On Sun Sep 11th, in week 6, Kasımpaşa will play host to Galatasaray in a meeting of these two closely matched Super Lig teams in the anticipated İstanbul derby. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 24 degrees, a perfect day for football. 12th placed Kasımpaşa is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Antalyaspor. Florent Hadergjonaj scored the first goal for Kasımpaşa in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time on a penalty kick, then Cemali Sertel added another on an own goal in the 61st minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Antalyaspor couldn’t manage to score, and Kasımpaşa took the shutout win. Kasımpaşa is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 7th placed Galatasaray, recorded a 2-1 win against Gazişehir Gaziantep. Ángelo Sagal struck first for Gazişehir Gaziantep in the 27th minute on a feed from Alexandru Maxim, then Bafetimbi Gomis tied it up for Galatasaray in the 36th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 91st minute on a goal by Stelios Kitsiou to cap off a wild match. Galatasaray is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Kasımpaşa won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Galatasaray’s most prolific scorer has been Bafetimbi Gomis. The French attacker has netted 3 goals over the last five matches. Kasımpaşa is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Haris Hajradinović and Cemali Sertel each only have 1 goal in their last 5.