On the 23rd of October, Galatasaray and Alanyaspor will play a match in İstanbul in a clash of these two closely matched Super Lig teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 7th placed Galatasaray, recorded a 1-2 loss against Kayserispor. Mario Gavranović struck first for Kayserispor in the 22nd minute on a feed from Olivier Kemen, then Onur Bulut added another in the 34th minute. Galatasaray should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches, while alanyaspor sits at 11th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-2 win against Antalyaspor. Koka scored the first goal for Alanyaspor in the 44th minute, then Arnaud Lusamba added another in the 51st minute. Alanyaspor is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Alanyaspor won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Koka has been the most prolific scorer on Alanyaspor in his last five matches with two goals. For Galatasaray, their top scorers are Muhammed Aktürkoğlu and Bafetimbi Gomis, each having 2 goals in their last five matches.