In a weekend match on Saturday Oct 29th, in week 12, Alanyaspor will host Gazişehir Gaziantep in a Super Lig match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 10th placed Alanyaspor is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Galatasaray. Dries Mertens struck first for Galatasaray in the 11th minute, then Mauro Icardi added another in the 22nd minute on a feed from Sérgio Oliveira . Alanyaspor looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 9th placed Gazişehir Gaziantep, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Konyaspor. Arda Kızıldag struck first for Gazişehir Gaziantep in the 85th minute on a feed from Alexander Merkel, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Konyaspor was frustrated by Gazişehir Gaziantep’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Gazişehir Gaziantep ended the match with the shutout victory. Gazişehir Gaziantep is looking for direction having earned 15 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.
Lazar Marković has been the most prolific scorer on Gazişehir Gaziantep in his last 5 matches with 2 goals. Alanyaspor is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Koka and Jure Balkovec each having 2 goals in their last five
Alanyaspor will be without Erencan Yardimci, Ivan Cavaleiro and Yusuf Özdemir, while Gazişehir Gaziantep will be without Mustafa Eskihellaç.