December 25th features a match where Gazişehir Gaziantep plays host to Beşiktaş in a clash of these two closely matched Super Lig teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, 11th placed Gazişehir Gaziantep, recorded a 3-3 draw against Fatih Karagümrük. Ertuğrul Ersoy struck first for Gazişehir Gaziantep in the 13th minute on a feed from Alexandru Maxim, then Joao Figueiredo added another in the 20th minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while 8th placed Beşiktaş is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Galatasaray. Mauro Icardi struck first for Galatasaray in the 18th minute, but Cenk Tosun got the equalizer for Beşiktaş in the 28th minute. Beşiktaş is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Beşiktaş won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Beşiktaş is fortunate enough to have Cenk Tosun in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored four goals. Both Joao Figueiredo and Alexandru Maxim have been the hottest scorers for Gazişehir Gaziantep in the last five each having scored 2 goals each.