Football: Turkish league's 10th week begins Saturday
Second-place Galatasaray host Trabzonspor in Istanbul on Saturday
ANKARA
Matches for the Turkish football league's 10th week will start on Saturday.
Current second-place Galatasaray will host Trabzonspor at Turk Telekom Arena on Saturday. The game in Istanbul will start at 19:00 local time in Turkey (1700 GMT).
Swiss midfielder Blerim Dzemaili may not be able to play for Galatasary due to a thigh injury. Meanwhile, Trabzonspor will not have their regular goalkeeper, Onur Kivrak, as he sustained a major cruciate ligament injury, keeping him out of action until April.
Third-place Besiktas will host Kasimpasa on Sunday. The match at Basaksehir Fatih Terim Stadium will begin at 19:00 local time (1700 GMT).
Besiktas will be without Colombian center-back Pedro Franco and Turkish left-back Ismail Koybasi, both suspended, as well as Czech defender Tomas Sivok, out with an injury. Their regular goalkeeper Tolga Zengin, suffering from a shoulder injury, is also doubtful for the match.
Bursaspor will host defending champions and current league leaders Fenerbahce on Monday. The match at Bursa Ataturk Stadium will kick off at 20:00 local time (1800 GMT).
Fixtures are as follows:
Saturday
Caykur Rizespor v Istanbul Basaksehir at 13:30 (1130 GMT)
Akhisar Belediyespor v Mersin Idmanyurdu at 16:00 (1400 GMT)
Galatasaray v Trabzonspor at 19:00 (1700 GMT)
Sunday
Torku Konyaspor v Gaziantepspor at 13:30 (1130 GMT)
Genclerbirligi v Kardemir Karabukspor at 13:30 (1130 GMT)
Eskisehirspor v SAI Kayseri Erciyesspor at 16:00 (1400 GMT)
Besiktas v Kasimpasa at 19:00 (1700 GMT)
Monday
Balikesirspor v Sivasspor at 19:00 (1700 GMT)
Bursaspor v Fenerbahce at 20:00 (1800 GMT)
Standings in Spor Toto Super League are as follows:
| Rank | Teams | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fenerbahce | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 19 |
| 2 | Galatasaray | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 19 |
| 3 | Besiktas | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 17 |
| 4 | Mersin Idmanyurdu | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 16 |
| 5 | Gaziantepspor | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 15 |
| 6 | Bursaspor | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 14 |
| 7 | Akhisar Belediyespor | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 14 |
| 8 | Kasimpasa | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 13 |
| 9 | Genclerbirligi | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 12 |
| 10 | Trabzonspor | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 12 |
| 11 | Istanbul Basaksehir | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 12 | Caykur Rizespor | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 10 |
| 13 | SAI Kayseri Erciyesspor | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 9 |
| 14 | Torku Konyaspor | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 9 |
| 15 | Eskisehirspor | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 8 |
| 16 | Kardemir Karabukspor | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 7 |
| 17 | Sivasspor | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 6 |
| 18 | Balikesirspor | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 19 | -10 | 5 |
