Istanbul
By Fatih Erel
ISTANBUL
Galatasaray will play against Buyuksehir Belediye Erzurumspor on Friday evening to kick things off in Turkey's Spor Toto Super Lig.
Matchday 7's first game will be played at Galatasaray's Turk Telekom Stadium in Istanbul at 8.00 p.m. local time (1700GMT).
Stunned by Akhisar Belediyespor last week, 'The Lions' will look to bounce back at home, where they have won their last 13 matches.
On Saturday, Besiktas will take on Kayserispor at home in Istanbul's Vodafone Park. After last week's derby draw, Black Eagles look to bag three points at home.
On Sunday, Fenerbahce will take on Caykur Rizespor in an away match. The Yellow Canaries are desperate for a win to stay close to league's top.
On Monday, leaders Medipol Basaksehir will look to beat Yeni Malatyaspor at home to stay at the top of the league.
Currently, Medipol Basaksehir leads the league with 13 points, followed by champion Galatasaray with 12 points and Kasimpasa with 12 points while Besiktas at 4th place with 11 points, Fenerbahce, with seven points, found themselves at the 13th spot.
Week Seven schedule:
Friday:
Galatasaray-Buyuksehir Belediye Erzurumspor at 1700GMT
Saturday:
Trabzonspor - Kasimpasa at 1300GMT
Aytemiz Alanyaspor - Akhisarspor at 1300GMT
Besiktas - Kayserispor at 1600GMT
Sunday:
Demir Grup Sivasspor - Bursaspor at 1030GMT
Goztepe - Atiker Konyaspor at 1300GMT
Caykur Rizespor - Fenerbahce at 1600GMT
Monday:
MKE Ankaragucu - Antalyaspor at 1700GMT
Medipol Basaksehir - Evkur Yeni Malatyaspor at 1700GMT
Here are the standings prior to Matchday 7:
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Points | |
| 1. | MEDIPOL BASAKSEHIR | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 13 |
| 2. | GALATASARAY | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 12 |
| 3. | KASIMPASA | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| 4. | BESIKTAS | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 5. | KONYASPOR | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 11 |
| 6. | YENI MALATYASPOR | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 7. | ANKARAGUCU | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 10 |
| 8. | ANTALYASPOR | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 10 |
| 9. | GOZTEPE | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| 10. | ALANYASPOR | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 9 |
| 11. | KAYSERISPOR | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 8 |
| 12. | TRABZONSPOR | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 7 |
| 13. | FENERBAHCE | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 7 |
| 14. | AKHISARSPOR | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 5 |
| 15. | BURSASPOR | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 5 |
| 16. | SIVASSPOR | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 5 |
| 17. | RIZESPOR | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 3 |
| 18. | ERZURUMSPOR | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 2 |
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