Week 18 features a match on Thursday Dec 23rd, where Yeni Malatyaspor hosts Kayserispor in a Super Lig match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only -5 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, 19th placed Yeni Malatyaspor, recorded a 0-1 loss against Rizespor. Deniz Hümmet struck first for Rizespor in the 80th minute on a feed from Cemali Sertel, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Yeni Malatyaspor was frustrated by Rizespor’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Rizespor ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while 15th placed Kayserispor is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Gazişehir Gaziantep. Neither Kayserispor nor Gazişehir Gaziantep could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 9 and 10 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Kayserispor looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Kayserispor won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Mame Thiam has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored four goals for Kayserispor. Yeni Malatyaspor is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Benjamin Tetteh and Rayane Aabid each only have 1 goal in their last 5
Rayane Aabid, Damlu and Nuri Aydin are unavailable to play for Yeni Malatyaspor, while Hikmet Karaman’s Kayserispor squad will be without Miguel Cardoso.