On Sunday Jan 8th, in week 18, Konyaspor and Fatih Karagümrük will play a match in İstanbul in a meeting of these two Super Lig teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, Fatih Karagümrük recorded a 4-2 win against Kayserispor. Levent Mercan scored the first goal for Fatih Karagümrük in the 1st minute, then Mbaye Diagne added another in the 12th minute. Fatih Karagümrük is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while 6th placed Konyaspor is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Sivasspor. Muhammet Demir scored the first goal for Konyaspor in the 22nd minute, then Max Gradel tied it up for Sivasspor in the 34th minute . Konyaspor is looking for direction having earned 14 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 each.
Konyaspor’s most prolific scorer has been Amir Hadžiahmetović. The midfielder has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches. Both Fabio Borini and Mbaye Diagne have been the hottest scorers for Fatih Karagümrük in the last 5 each having scored 3 goals each.