Football: Besiktas seek to maintain Super League lead
Turkish Spor Toto Super League leaders Besiktas will play away against Eskisehirspor on Sunday
ANKARA
Having beaten archrivals Fenerbahce 3-2 in an Istanbul derby last weekend, Besiktas are aiming to maintain their lead in the Turkish Spor Toto Super League.
Besiktas will play away against Eskisehirspor on Sunday with two midfielders – Veli Kavlak and Tolgay Arslan – ruled out with injury.
The game at Eskisehir Ataturk Stadium will kick off at 5 p.m. (1400GMT).
Reigning Super League champions, Galatasaray will be hosted by Medipol Basaksehir on Saturday.
Galatasaray may lack striker Burak Yilmaz owing to injury. In addition, Turkish midfielder Hamit Altintop is injured as well. The Lions’ German winger Kevin Grosskreutz is also out.
The match at Basaksehir Fatih Terim Stadium will begin at 7 p.m. (1600 GMT).
Being in second spot in the league table, Fenerbahce will meet Akhisar Belediyespor on Sunday. The match at Ulker Stadium Fenerbahce Sukru Saracoglu will start at 8 p.m. (1700 GMT).
Fenerbahce's Serbian winger Lazar Markovic sustained a torn muscle injury during the derby against Besiktas last weekend so he will be ineligible on Sunday.
- Fixtures:
Friday:
Trabzonspor vs Torku Konyaspor
Medicana Sivasspor vs Mersin Idmanyurdu
Saturday:
Gaziantepspor vs Osmanlispor
Genclerbirligi vs Kayserispor
Medipol Basaksehir vs Galatasaray
Sunday:
Caykur Rizespor vs Bursaspor
Eskisehirspor vs Besiktas
Antalyaspor vs Kasimpasa
Fenerbahce vs Akhisar Belediyespor
- League table:
Rank | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Besiktas | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 13 |
2 | Fenerbahce | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 13 |
3 | Osmanlispor | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 11 |
4 | Galatasaray | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
5 | Caykur Rizespor | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 10 |
6 | Kasimpasa | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
7 | Antalyaspor | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 10 |
8 | Trabzonspor | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
9 | Akhisar Belediyespor | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
10 | Medipol Basaksehir | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
11 | Torku Konyaspor | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
12 | Gaziantepspor | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 7 |
13 | Bursaspor | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 6 |
14 | Medicana Sivasspor | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 5 |
15 | Kayserispor | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 5 |
16 | Genclerbirligi | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 4 |
17 | Eskisehirspor | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 4 |
18 | Mersin Idmanyurdu | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 16 | -12 | 1 |
