In this 37th week match, on Sun May 15th, Altay will travel to Trabzon to battle Trabzonspor in a clash of the Super Lig. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, which is great football weather. Trabzonspor sits at 1st place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Hatayspor. Djaniny Tavares scored the first goal for Trabzonspor in the 48th minute, then Mame Biram Diouf tied it up for Hatayspor in the 4th minute of the second half’s stoppage time earning Hatayspor at least a draw. Trabzonspor is looking for direction having 3 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Altay recorded a 1-1 draw against Giresunspor. Mehmet Umut Nayir struck first for Giresunspor in the 28th minute on a feed from Flávio, then in the 60th minute, Cebrail Karayel sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Leandro Deyrinio Kappel earning them at least the one point. Altay is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
On the 21st of December, Altay hosted Trabzonspor in their last match together. Trabzonspor took the match by a score of 2 to 1. Cebrail Karayel struck first for Altay in the 33rd minute on a feed from André Poko, then Andreas Cornelius tied it up for Trabzonspor in the 51st minute on a feed from Anastasios Bakasetas Finally they completed the comback in the 88th minute on a goal by Andreas Cornelius to cap off a wild match.
Kappel has been the most prolific scorer on Altay in his last 5 matches with two goals. Both Andreas Cornelius and Djaniny Tavares have been the hottest scorers for Trabzonspor in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each
Anthony Nwakaeme, Bruno Peres, Anders Trondsen and Hüseyin Türkmen are unavailable to play for Abdullah Mucip Avcı’s team, while Deniz Kadah is unavailable to play for Sefer Yılmaz’s team.