In a mid week match in week 16, on Thursday Dec 29th, Beşiktaş will host Adana Demirspor at Vodafone Park (i̇stanbul) in a clash of these two closely matched Super Lig teams. Weather on match day is looking like 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, 7th placed Beşiktaş, recorded a 1-1 draw against Gazişehir Gaziantep. Joao Figueiredo struck first for Gazişehir Gaziantep in the 71st minute, then Wout Weghorst tied it up for Beşiktaş in the 86th minute on a feed from Arthur Masuaku earning Beşiktaş a comeback draw. Beşiktaş is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 3rd placed Adana Demirspor, recorded a 2-1 win against Fatih Karagümrük. Emre Akbaba struck first for Adana Demirspor in the 11th minute, then Fabio Borini tied it up for Fatih Karagümrük in the 19th minute. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Adana Demirspor should be reasonably happy with their performance.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 2 draws apiece.
Emre Akbaba has been the most effective weapon for Adana Demirspor lately. The Turkish midfielder has netted three goals in his last 5 matches. Beşiktaş has been fortunate! In the last 5 matches, both Cenk Tosun and Wout Weghorst are on scoring streaks. They have each scored 4 goals for Beşiktaş and look to continue their dominance.