Galatasaray cling to title race
Super Lig side hope to remain in sight of leaders after sacking manager
Defending champions Galatasaray, who this week sacked the manager who won them a league and cup triple last season, are hoping to stay in touch with leaders Besiktas this weekend.
Currently placed third behind Istanbul rivals Besiktas and Fenerbahce, Galatasaray face mid-table Antalyaspor on Saturday evening.
The Lions having parted ways with Hamza Hamzaoglu on Wednesday, goalkeeping trainer Claudio Taffarel takes charge for the Antalyaspor game.
Despite their modest league position, Antalyaspor boast Samuel Eto'o in attack. The Cameroonian is the league's top scorer with nine goals in 11 league games.
Galatasaray striker Umut Bulut is suspended for the match while left-back Lionel Carole and midfielder Hamit Altintop are injured.
The match is due to kick-off at 8.15 p.m. local time (1815GMT) at the Turk Telekom Arena in Istanbul.
Meanwhile, Fenerbahce meet Mersin Idmanyurdu in an away match on Saturday. Fenerbahce are second in the league while Mersin are second from the bottom.
The match at Mersin Stadium begins at 5.00 p.m. local time (1500GMT).
Leaders Besiktas will host relegation-zone Medicana Sivasspor on Sunday evening, aiming to extend their lead.
The match at the Basaksehir Fatih Terim Stadium is to start at 7.00 p.m. local time (1700GMT).
- Matchday 12 fixtures:
Saturday:
Akhisar Belediyespor vs Bursaspor
Mersin Idmanyurdu vs Fenerbahce
Kayserispor vs Kasimpasa
Galatasaray vs Antalyaspor
Sunday:
Torku Konyaspor vs Eskisehirspor
Osmanlispor vs Caykur Rizespor
Trabzonspor vs Genclerbirligi
Besiktas vs Medicana Sivasspor
Monday:
Gaziantepspor vs Medipol Basaksehir
- Standings
Rank
Team
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
/-
Pts
1
Besiktas
11
8
2
1
28
12
16
26
2
Fenerbahce
11
7
3
1
16
9
7
24
3
Galatasaray
11
6
3
2
25
13
12
21
4
Medipol Basaksehir
11
6
1
4
16
10
6
19
5
Akhisar Belediyespor
11
5
4
2
14
10
4
19
6
Kasimpasa
11
5
3
3
15
9
6
18
7
Torku Konyaspor
11
4
4
3
11
14
-3
16
8
Bursaspor
11
5
0
6
12
13
-1
15
9
Antalyaspor
11
4
3
4
16
19
-3
15
10
Caykur Rizespor
11
3
5
3
18
16
2
14
11
Osmanlispor
11
4
2
5
15
13
2
14
12
Trabzonspor
11
4
2
5
14
15
-1
14
13
Gaziantepspor
11
4
2
5
9
17
-8
14
14
Genclerbirligi
11
3
3
5
12
16
-4
12
15
Kayserispor
11
2
4
5
8
11
-3
10
16
Medicana Sivasspor
11
1
6
4
13
16
-3
9
17
Mersin Idmanyurdu
11
1
4
6
11
23
-12
7
18
Eskisehirspor
11
1
1
9
7
24
-17
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