In a mid week match on Monday Dec 6th, in week 15, Konyaspor will play host to Yeni Malatyaspor in a Super Lig match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. 2nd placed Konyaspor is fresh off their 2-3 loss against Gazişehir Gaziantep. Guilherme Haubert Sityá scored the first goal for Konyaspor in the 7th minute on a penalty, then Steven Caulker tied it up for Gazişehir Gaziantep in the 18th minute on a penalty But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 86th minute on a goal by Joao Figueiredo. Konyaspor is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 17th placed Yeni Malatyaspor, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Galatasaray. Neither Yeni Malatyaspor nor Galatasaray could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 5 and 12 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Yeni Malatyaspor looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Konyaspor won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Adem Büyük and Benjamin Tetteh are the top scorers for Yeni Malatyaspor in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. Konyaspor’s top weapon lately has been Sokol Cikalleshi, who has three goals in the last 5 matches.