On Dec 24th, Trabzonspor will host Fenerbahçe in a meeting of these two mismatched Super Lig teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 3 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Trabzonspor sits at 7th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Ankaragücü. Enis Bardhi struck first for Trabzonspor in the 70th minute on a feed from Maximiliano Gómez, then Tolga Ciğerci tied it up for Ankaragücü in the 74th minute squeezing out at least the one point for Ankaragücü. Trabzonspor should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches, while fenerbahçe sits at 1st place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Giresunspor. Enner Valencia struck first for Fenerbahçe in the 19th minute on a penalty kick, then Borja Sainz tied it up for Giresunspor in the 71st minute on a penalty kick But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 83rd minute on a goal by Borja Sainz. Fenerbahçe is on a hot streak lately, having won 7 of their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Trabzonspor won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Enner Valencia has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored four goals for Fenerbahçe. Anastasios Bakasetas has been the most effective weapon for Trabzonspor lately. The Greek attacker has netted three goals in his last 5 matches
Abdullah Mucip Avcı’s Trabzonspor squad will be without Dorukhan Toköz, Bruno Peres, Serkan Asan and Emrehan Gedikli, while Jorge Fernando Pinheiro de Jesus’s squad will be without Nazım Sangare and João Pedro.