In this week 9 match on the 9th of October, Alanyaspor and Hatayspor will play a match in Hatay in a clash of these two mismatched Super Lig teams. 18th placed Hatayspor is fresh off their 2-1 win against Sivasspor. Ayoub El Kaabi struck first for Hatayspor in the 14th minute, then Bertuğ Yıldırım added another in the 20th minute. Hatayspor looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10, while alanyaspor is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Giresunspor. Görkem Sağlam scored the first goal for Giresunspor in the 65th minute on a penalty, then in the 81st minute, Leroy Fer sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Jure Balkovec squeezing out at least the one point for Alanyaspor. Alanyaspor is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.
Efkan Bekiroglu and Koka are the top scorers for Alanyaspor in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. Onur Ergün and Bertuğ Yıldırım are the top scorers for Hatayspor in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats
Serkan Özbalta’s squad will be without Kévin Soni and Barış Alıcı, while Alanyaspor will be without Famara Diédhiou.