Week 2 features a match on Sun Aug 14th, where Alanyaspor will play host to Beşiktaş in a meeting of these two closely matched Super Lig teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 27 degrees, which is great football weather. Alanyaspor sits at 2nd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 4-2 win against Fatih Karagümrük. Wilson Eduardo struck first for Alanyaspor in the 19th minute, then Efkan Bekiroglu added another in the 28th minute. Alanyaspor is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while beşiktaş sits at 5th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Kayserispor. Rachid Ghezzal struck first for Beşiktaş in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time on a feed from Wout Weghorst, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Kayserispor was frustrated by Beşiktaş’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Beşiktaş ended the match with the shutout victory. Beşiktaş is looking for direction having 1 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.
For Beşiktaş, their top scorers are Georges-Kévin N’Koudou and Rachid Ghezzal, each having 2 goals in their last five matches. Alanyaspor’s most prolific scorer has been Efkan Bekiroglu. The German midfielder has netted three goals over the last five matches.