Week 23 brings us a match on Feb 5th where Hatayspor and Kasımpaşa will play a match in Hatay in a clash of these two closely matched Super Lig teams. In their last match, 17th placed Hatayspor, recorded a 1-4 loss against Gazişehir Gaziantep. Ayoub El Kaabi struck first for Hatayspor in the 27th minute, then Marko Jevtović tied it up for Gazişehir Gaziantep in the 38th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 56th minute on a goal by Lazar Marković to cap off a wild match. Hatayspor is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while kasımpaşa sits at 13th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 5-1 win against Giresunspor. Vukan Savićević struck first for Giresunspor in the 10th minute, then Mamadou Fall got the equalizer for Kasımpaşa in the 14th minute on a feed from Mortadha Ben Ouannes But luckily in the 29th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a penalty goal by Valentin Eysseric. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
Kasımpaşa and Hatayspor last played eachother at the Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadyumu on Aug 28th. Kasımpaşa won by a score of 1 to 0. Haris Hajradinović struck first for Kasımpaşa in the 36th minute on a feed from Bersant Celina, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Hatayspor couldn’t muster any offence and Kasımpaşa ran away with the shutout win.
Kasımpaşa is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Aytaç Kara and Mamadou Fall each having 2 goals in their last five. Ayoub El Kaabi has been the most effective weapon for Hatayspor lately. The attacker has netted three goals in his last five matches.