ANKARA
Turkey’s Spor Toto Super League title race among the three Istanbulite giants, Besiktas, Fenerbahce and Galatasaray, is at full speed.
Galatasaray will play an away game against Medicana Sivasspor on Saturday. Galatasaray, which stands in third place, is only two points behind league leader Besiktas.
Galatasaray may be able to lead the league if they topple Medicana Sivasspor this weekend. The match in Sivas province will kick off at 19:00 local time (1700 GMT).
League leaders Besiktas want to maintain their lead. The Black Eagles will play against Eskisehirspor in an away match on Sunday. Besiktas goalkeeper and team captain Tolga Zengin is suffering from a knee injury, so he will miss the game in Eskisehir. The match will start at 19:00 (1700 GMT).
Besiktas' closest rivals in standings, Fenerbahce, will host underdogs Akhisar Belediyespor on Monday in Istanbul.
The Yellow Canaries' veteran goalkeeper Volkan Demirel is suspended for the match versus Akhisar Belediyespor. The game at Fenerbahce Sukru Saracoglu Stadium will begin at 20:00 (1800 GMT).
- Matchday 21 fixtures are as follows:
Friday
SAI Kayseri Erciyesspor vs Torku Konyaspor at 20:00 (1800 GMT)
Saturday
Istanbul Basaksehir vs Gaziantepspor at 13:30 (1130 GMT)
Bursaspor vs Caykur Rizespor at 16:00 (1400 GMT)
Medicana Sivasspor vs Galatasaray at 19:00 (1700 GMT)
Sunday
Mersin Idmanyurdu vs Kardemir Karabukspor at 13:00 (1100 GMT)
Balikesirspor vs Genclerbirligi at 13:00 (1100 GMT)
Kasimpasa vs Trabzonspor at 16:00 (1400 GMT)
Eskisehirspor vs Besiktas at 19:00 (1700 GMT)
Monday
Fenerbahce vs Akhisar Belediyespor at 20:00 (1800 GMT)
- Standings in Spor Toto Super League:
| Rank | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts |
|---|
| 1 |
Besiktas |
20 |
15 |
2 |
3 |
34 |
19 |
15 |
47 |
| 2 |
Fenerbahce |
20 |
14 |
4 |
2 |
35 |
14 |
21 |
46 |
| 3 |
Galatasaray |
20 |
14 |
3 |
3 |
35 |
22 |
13 |
45 |
| 4 |
Bursaspor |
20 |
9 |
6 |
5 |
41 |
27 |
14 |
33 |
| 5 |
Trabzonspor |
20 |
8 |
9 |
3 |
37 |
32 |
5 |
33 |
| 6 |
Istanbul Basaksehir |
20 |
8 |
8 |
4 |
27 |
15 |
12 |
32 |
| 7 |
Mersin Idmanyurdu |
20 |
8 |
5 |
7 |
35 |
26 |
9 |
29 |
| 8 |
Gaziantepspor |
20 |
8 |
3 |
9 |
21 |
29 |
-8 |
27 |
| 9 |
Kasimpasa |
20 |
6 |
6 |
8 |
30 |
38 |
-8 |
24 |
| 10 |
Medicana Sivasspor |
20 |
6 |
5 |
9 |
22 |
28 |
-6 |
23 |
| 11 |
Torku Konyaspor |
20 |
6 |
5 |
9 |
18 |
27 |
-9 |
23 |
| 12 |
Genclerbirligi |
20 |
5 |
7 |
8 |
26 |
27 |
-1 |
22 |
| 13 |
Akhisar Belediyespor |
20 |
5 |
7 |
8 |
22 |
32 |
-10 |
22 |
| 14 |
Eskisehirspor |
20 |
4 |
8 |
8 |
26 |
31 |
-5 |
20 |
| 15 |
Kardemir Karabukspor |
20 |
4 |
5 |
11 |
23 |
28 |
-5 |
17 |
| 16 |
SAI Kayseri Erciyesspor |
20 |
3 |
8 |
9 |
23 |
29 |
-6 |
17 |
| 17 |
Caykur Rizespor |
20 |
4 |
5 |
11 |
20 |
32 |
-12 |
17 |
| 18 |
Balikesirspor |
20 |
3 |
4 |
13 |
21 |
40 |
-19 |
13
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