In a weekend match in week 17, on Sat Dec 18th, Trabzonspor plays host to Hatayspor in a clash of these two evenly matched Super Lig teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Trabzonspor is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Antalyaspor. Andreas Cornelius struck first for Trabzonspor in the 24th minute, then Fredy tied it up for Antalyaspor in the 34th minute But luckily in the 73rd minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Dorukhan Toköz. Trabzonspor is on a hot streak lately, with 8 wins in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Hatayspor recorded a 2-1 win against Altay. César Pinares struck first for Altay in the 21st minute, but Mame Biram Diouf got the equalizer for Hatayspor in the 38th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 76th minute on a goal by Dylan Saint-Louis to cap off a wild match. Hatayspor is looking for direction having 5 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Trabzonspor won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Mame Biram Diouf has been the most prolific scorer on Hatayspor in the last five matches with 2 goals. For Trabzonspor, their top scorers are Abdülkadir Ömür and Andreas Cornelius, each having 3 goals in their last five matches
Anthony Nwakaeme, Gervinho, Hüseyin Türkmen and Erce Kardeşler are unavailable to play for Abdullah Mucip Avcı’s team, while Noss Traoré, Isaac Sackey, Mehdi Boudjemaa, Onur Ergün and Bülent Cevahir are unavailable to play for Ömer Erdogan’s team.