Week 22 brings us a match on Feb 1st, where Trabzonspor will play host to Antalyaspor in a meeting of these two Super Lig teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 4 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Trabzonspor is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Hatayspor. Enis Bardhi scored the first goal for Trabzonspor in the 9th minute, then Ayoub El Kaabi tied it up for Hatayspor in the 47th minute on a feed from Bertuğ Yıldırım But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 50th minute on a goal by Bertuğ Yıldırım. Trabzonspor should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches, while 13th placed Antalyaspor is fresh off their 3-2 win against Ümraniyespor. Mehmet Umut Nayir scored the first goal for Ümraniyespor in the 33rd minute, then in the 38th minute, Doğukan Sinik sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Sam Larsson But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 93rd minute on a goal by Fredy. Antalyaspor is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Antalyaspor won by a score of 5 to 2. Fernando struck first for Antalyaspor in the 14th minute, then Haji Wright added another in the 40th minute from the penalty spot.
Antalyaspor’s most prolific scorer has been Luiz Adriano. He has netted 2 goals over the last five matches. Anastasios Bakasetas has been the most effective weapon for Trabzonspor lately. The Greek attacker has netted 2 goals in his last five matches
Jean-Philippe Gbamin, Dorukhan Toköz, Serkan Asan and Marek Hamšík are unavailable to play for Trabzonspor, while Nuri Şahin’s squad will be without Haji Wright, Fredy and Houssam Ghacha.