On Sat Jan 15th, Sivasspor hosts Trabzonspor in a clash of these two mismatched Super Lig teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only -6 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Sivasspor is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Konyaspor. Leke James scored the first goal for Sivasspor in the 66th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Konyaspor was frustrated by Sivasspor’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Sivasspor ended the match with the shutout victory. Sivasspor should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches, while trabzonspor sits at 1st place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Yeni Malatyaspor. Andreas Cornelius struck first for Trabzonspor in the 23rd minute on a feed from Anthony Nwakaeme, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Yeni Malatyaspor was frustrated by Trabzonspor’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Trabzonspor ended the match with the shutout victory. Trabzonspor is on a hot streak lately, having won 8 of their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Trabzonspor was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Anastasios Bakasetas struck first for Trabzonspor in the 15th minute on a penalty kick, then Anthony Nwakaeme added another in the 47th minute.
Andreas Cornelius has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the attacker has scored 5 goals for Trabzonspor. For Sivasspor, their top scorers are Mustapha Yatabare and Fayçal Fajr, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches
Rıza Çalımbay’s squad will be without Sefa Yılmaz, Hakan Arslan, Ziya Erdal and Aaron Appindangoyé, while Edgar Ié, Anthony Nwakaeme, Gervinho, Djaniny Tavares and Vitor Hugo are unavailable to play for Abdullah Mucip Avcı’s team.