Week 23 features a match on Saturday Jan 22nd, where Sivasspor hosts Fenerbahçe at Yeni Sivas 4 Eylül Stadyumu in a Super Lig match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only -10 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, 10th placed Sivasspor, recorded a 1-1 draw against Trabzonspor. Leke James struck first for Sivasspor in the 20th minute, then in the 24th minute, Vitor Hugo sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Abdülkadir Ömür earning them at least the one point. Sivasspor should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Fenerbahçe recorded a 1-1 draw against Antalyaspor. José Sosa scored the first goal for Fenerbahçe in the 72nd minute, but Doğukan Sinik got the equalizer for Antalyaspor in the 81st minute earning Antalyaspor a comeback draw. Fenerbahçe is looking for direction having 3 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Sep 12th, Fenerbahçe and Sivasspor battled to a 1-1 draw. Bright Osayi-Samuel struck first for Fenerbahçe in the 23rd minute, then Pedro Henrique tied it up for Sivasspor in the 45th minute earning Sivasspor a comeback draw.
Mesut Özil has been the most prolific scorer on Fenerbahçe in the last 5 matches with 2 goals. Both Mustapha Yatabare and Leke James have been the hottest scorers for Sivasspor in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each
Sivasspor will be without Hakan Arslan, Ziya Erdal, Aaron Appindangoyé and Jorge Félix, while İsmail Kartal’s Fenerbahçe squad will be without Mert Hakan Yandaş, Filip Novák, Serdar Aziz, Luiz Gustavo, Altay Bayindir and Enner Valencia.