ANKARA
Matchday 5 in Turkey's top football division, Spor Toto Super League kicks off Friday with the opening match of the week between Mersin Idmanyurdu and Bursaspor Friday at 20.00 local time (1800 GMT).
Galatasaray, having been trampled by English side Arsenal, 4-1 in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday night, will be hosted by SAI Kayseri Erciyesspor on Saturday. The game kicks off at 18.30 local time (1630 GMT).
Meanwhile Fenerbahce will meet Torku Konyaspor in Istanbul Saturday. The game at Sukru Saracoglu Stadium will start at 21.00 local time (1900 GMT).
On Sunday, Trabzonspor will play away to Kardemir Karabukspor at 16.00 local time (1400 GMT) while Besiktas, who snatched a 1-1 draw against Tottenham Hotspur in UEFA Europa League game on Thursday night in London, will encounter Balikesirspor in an away match. The game in Balikesir will begin at 19.00 local time (1700 GMT).
Fixtures of matchday 5 are as follows:
Friday
Mersin Idmanyurdu v Bursaspor at 20.00 (1800 GMT)
Saturday
Kasimpasa v Gaziantepspor at 14.30 (1230 GMT)
Sivasspor v Genclerbirligi at 16.00 (1400 GMT)
SAI Kayseri Erciyesspor v Galatasaray at 18.30 (1630 GMT)
Fenerbahce v Torku Konyaspor at 21.00 (1900 GMT)
Sunday
Istanbul Basaksehir v Akhisar Belediyespor at 13.30 (1130 GMT)
Kardemir Karabukspor v Trabzonspor at 16.00 (1400 GMT)
Eskisehirspor v Caykur Rizespor at 16.00 (1400 GMT)
Balikesirspor v Besiktas at 19.00 (1700 GMT)
Standings are as follows:
| Rank | Teams | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts |
|---|
| 1 |
Akhisar Belediyespor |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
4 |
4 |
10 |
| 2 |
Besiktas |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
8 |
| 3 |
Genclerbirligi |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
4 |
3 |
7 |
| 4 |
Mersin Idmanyurdu |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
7 |
| 5 |
Galatasaray |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
7 |
| 6 |
Fenerbahce |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
7 |
| 7 |
Kasimpasa |
4 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
5 |
1 |
6 |
| 8 |
Bursaspor |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
-1 |
6 |
| 9 |
Torku Konyaspor |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
5 |
| 10 |
Gaziantepspor |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
5 |
| 11 |
Eskisehirspor |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
-1 |
5 |
| 12 |
Istanbul Basaksehir |
4 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
| 12 |
Trabzonspor |
4 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
| 14 |
SAI Kayseri Erciyesspor |
4 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
-1 |
3 |
| 15 |
Balikesirspor |
4 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
7 |
-3 |
3 |
| 16 |
Sivasspor |
4 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
-2 |
2 |
| 17 |
Caykur Rizespor |
4 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
-3 |
2 |
| 18 |
Karabukspor |
4 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
7 |
-4 |
1 |
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