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Football: Derby fever in Turkey's Super Lig

Istanbul rivals Fenerbahce, Besiktas do battle in weekend's most anticipated match

22.09.2017 - Update : 23.09.2017
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By Satuk Bugra Kutlugun

ANKARA

Fenerbahce and Besiktas will do battle in Istanbul on Saturday in the Turkish Super Lig's 6th match week.

The league's sixth week will kick off on Friday with Trabzonspor taking on Alanyaspor.

On Saturday, fifth-placed Medipol Basaksehir will go to Ankara to play Genclerbirligi, who struggled in the first five weeks and have only accumulated one point so far.

The derby between Fenerbahce and Besiktas will kick off at 7.30 p.m. local time (1630GMT).

Besiktas are currently on second place behind Galatasaray, who accumulated same amount of points but lead the league on goal difference.

The Black Eagles are unbeaten in the league, having won four times and drawn one time to have 13 points.

City rivals Fenerbahce have not made a good start to the season, only racking up eight points and standing in 8th place.

On Sunday, league leaders Galatasaray will take on Bursaspor in an away match at 7.30 p.m. (1630GMT).

Here is the schedule for match week 6 in the Super Lig:

Friday:

8.p.m. (1700GMT): Trabzonspor - Aytemiz Alanyaspor

Saturday:

2 p.m. (1100GMT): Atiker Konyaspor - Akhisarspor

4.30 p.m. (1330GMT): Genclerbirligi - Medipol Basaksehir

7.30 p.m. (1630GMT): Fenerbahce - Besiktas

Sunday:

2 p.m. (1100GMT): Karabukspor - Yeni Malatyaspor

2 p.m. (1100GMT): Sivasspor - Goztepe

4.30 p.m. (1330GMT): Kasimpasa - Kayserispor

7.30 p.m. (1630GMT): Bursaspor - Galatasaray

Monday:

8 p.m. (1700GMT): Antalyaspor - Osmanlispor

The standings table as of Friday 4 p.m. (1300GMT):


TEAMS

P

W

D

L

GF

GA

+/-

Pts.

1.

GALATASARAY

5

4

1

0

13

3

10

13

2.

BESIKTAS

5

4

1

0

9

3

6

13

3.

GOZTEPE

5

3

1

1

10

7

3

10

4.

KAYSERISPOR

5

3

1

1

8

6

2

10

5.

MEDIPOL BASAKSEHIR

5

3

1

1

9

8

1

10

6.

AKHISARSPOR

5

3

1

1

7

7

0

10

7.

BURSASPOR

5

3

0

2

11

7

4

9

8.

FENERBAHCE

5

2

2

1

12

9

3

8

9.

TRABZONSPOR

5

2

2

1

11

9

2

8

10.

KASIMPASA

5

2

1

2

9

9

0

7

11.

SIVASSPOR

5

2

0

3

6

8

-2

6

12.

KARABUKSPOR

5

1

2

2

6

6

0

5

13.

YENI MALATYASPOR

5

1

1

3

8

11

-3

4

14.

ALANYASPOR

5

1

1

3

7

11

-4

4

15.

ATIKER KONYASPOR

5

1

0

4

5

8

-3

3

16.

ANTALYASPOR

5

0

3

2

4

8

-4

3

17.

GENCLERBIRLİGI

5

0

1

4

5

12

-7

1

18.

OSMANLISPOR

5

0

1

4

6

14

-8

1

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