Hatayspor and Fatih Karagümrük meet at Antakya Atatürk Stadı, in a match for the 12th round of the Süper Lig. In the last 3 years there is only a record of 2 direct confrontations between these two teams: one on 07‑02‑2020, which ended in a draw by (1‑1), and another more recent on 16‑09‑2019, which ended in a tie by (0‑0). The home / away condition deserves particular attention, since despite this being a match between 11th and 6th in the league table, in reality it is a clash between the 4th classified in home games and the 17th as a visitor.
Hatay :
After 4 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses, the home team is currently in 11th position, with 15 points won. In their last match, they beat BB Erzurumspor at home by (3‑0), after losing in the previous match (3‑0) away, in a match against Galatasaray. This is a team that tends to be more competitive at home, since they won 11 points in their stadium, where they scored 9 goals and suffered 3, against only 4 points away, with 1 goal scored and 9 suffered.
For this competition, he hasn’t lost in his stadium for 5 games. In 9 games in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 4 games in which he suffered the first goal.
The team is coming off a victory (3-0), at home, against Erzurumspor. In the previous match, they lost 3-0 to Galatasaray. Occupying the eleventh position, he added important points, in the last round, to open distance from the relegation zone. The coach will have three absences for the game: centrals Soner Örnek, Mesut Caytemel and Alexandros Katranis, all of them injured.
Fatih :
The visiting team is currently in 6th position, with 17 points won, after 4 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in an away match against Kayserispor, by (0‑0). In the last match, they won at home against Rizespor by (2‑1). This is a team that tends to be more competitive at home, as they won 3 points away and 14 in their stadium, with 5 goals scored and 8 suffered as away, against 14 goals scored and 4 suffered at home. In their last 5 away matches for the championship, Fatih Karagümrük registers 3 draws and 2 losses, for which they have won 3 points out of 15 possible.
For this competition, they have not won any of the last 5 away matches. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 8 of the last 10 matches, so they have not presented great defensive strength, but their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition.
The visitors won the last home game against Rizespor 2-1. In the previous match they drew 0-0 away from home with Kayserispor. In 6th place, they have an incredible campaign, much higher than expected. The coach will have two absences for the game: central Ervin Zukanovic and midfielder Cristóbal Jorquera, both injured.
