On the 19th of August, in this week 3 match, Ümraniyespor hosts Galatasaray at Ümraniye Hekimbaşı Şehir Stadyumu in a clash of these two closely matched Super Lig teams in the anticipated İstanbul derby. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 29 degrees, which may be tiring for the players. In their last match, 13th placed Ümraniyespor, recorded a 0-1 loss against Antalyaspor. Haji Wright scored the first goal for Antalyaspor in the 59th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Ümraniyespor couldn’t muster any offence and Antalyaspor ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 1 of their last 10, while galatasaray is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Giresunspor. Borja Sainz scored the first goal for Giresunspor in the 77th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Galatasaray couldn’t manage to score, and Giresunspor took the shutout win. Galatasaray is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out.
Bafetimbi Gomis has been the most prolific scorer on Galatasaray in his last 5 matches with three goals. Mrsic has been the most effective weapon for Ümraniyespor lately. The Croatian midfielder has netted 3 goals in his last five matches.