Recap
Due to financial debts to former players, Altay have been transfer banned since the start of the season. They have a bunch of old players like Ibrahim Ozturk (41 years old), Murat Uluc (41 years old), Marco Paixao (38 years old), and Ozgur Ozkaya (35 years old), a few good foreign players and the rest are poor Turkish players. Sinde mid-December, they played eight league games and collected only 4 points (awarded win against last placed Yeni Malatyaspor 3:0, who withdrew from the league) and a lucky draw against Keciorengucu. Eyüpspor is financially stable and the richest team in this league. They have the strongest squad and star players like Ryan Babel, Pa Dibba, Luccas Claro, Halil Akbunar and Mustafa Pektemek. Additional problem for Altay is the absence of first goalkeeper Evrim Ozan (21/0), and on the goal will be young goalkeeper Eren Karatas. Quality difference between these two sides is simply huge, and if Eyupspor opens the score in the first 20-30 minutes will be a blowout.