In this week 17 match on the 4th of January, Konyaspor hosts Sivasspor in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Super Lig teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 2 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, 7th placed Konyaspor, recorded a 2-2 draw against Alanyaspor. Amir Hadžiahmetović struck first for Konyaspor in the 22nd minute on a penalty shot, then Furkan Bayır tied it up for Alanyaspor in the 65th minute on a feed from Ivan Cavaleiro . Konyaspor is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while sivasspor sits at 17th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Galatasaray. Dries Mertens struck first for Galatasaray in the 27th minute on a feed from Sacha Boey, then Erdoğan Yeşilyurt tied it up for Sivasspor in the 80th minute on a feed from Dia Saba. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.
Dia Saba has been the most prolific scorer on Sivasspor in his last 5 matches with 3 goals. Konyaspor’s top weapon lately has been Mame Biram Diouf, who has 3 goals in the last 5 matches
Muhammet Demir is unavailable to play for İlhan Palut’s team, while Rıza Çalımbay’s Sivasspor squad will be without Samba Camara and Aaron Appindangoyé.