In this week 17 match on Jan 4th, Kayserispor will host Fatih Karagümrük in a meeting of these two Super Lig teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 2 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Kayserispor sits at 8th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-3 loss against Alanyaspor. Koka struck first for Alanyaspor in the 21st minute, then Yusuf Özdemir added another in the 36th minute. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Kayserispor should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, 12th placed Fatih Karagümrük, recorded a 4-1 win against Trabzonspor. Magomed Ozdoev scored the first goal for Fatih Karagümrük in the 6th minute, then Bartra tied it up for Trabzonspor in the 20th minute. Fatih Karagümrük 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. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
Both Rayyan Baniya and Fabio Borini have been the hottest scorers for Fatih Karagümrük in the last 5 each having scored 3 goals. Kayserispor’s top weapon lately has been Mame Thiam, who has two goals in the last 5 matches
Kayserispor will be without Nurettin Korkmaz, Joseph Attamah and Arif Kocaman, while Fatih Karagümrük will be without Steven Caulker and Efe Tatlı.