On Saturday, the Turkish Spor Toto Super Lig's two undefeated teams will square off in Istanbul as front-runners Medipol Basaksehir travel to city rivals Besiktas at 7 p.m. (GMT1600).
The league's 12th week kicked off with two matches Friday, Galatasaray beating Bursaspor 3-1 to avoid a three-game losing streak.
Already hurt by Medipol Basaksehir and Fenerbahce losses in the past two weeks, the Lions started the match poorly and conceded a goal in only the 14th minute.
Galatasaray got the equalizer in the 32nd minute, with a sharp passing by Wesley Sneijder and Lukas Podolski which found winger Yasin Oztekin.
In the second half, the Istanbul powerhouse dominated the match, with Sneijder scoring from a free-kick and striker Eren Derdiyok finishing a counter-attack.
Galatasaray increased their points total to 23 and moved to third place, but city rivals Fenerbahce can claim their spot back with a win over Caykur Rizespor on Sunday.
Bursaspor, meanwhile, dropped to fifth place with 21 points.
In the other match of the day, Aytemiz Alanyaspor defeated Kayserispor 3-0.
Here is the schedule for the rest of the 12th week in Turkish Spor Toto Super Lig:
Saturday - November 26
Karabukspor v Gaziantepspor
Akhisar Belediyespor v Kasimpasa
Antalyaspor v Adanaspor
Besiktas v Medipol Basaksehir
Sunday - November 27
Genclerbirligi v Trabzonspor
Caykur Rizespor v Fenerbahce
Monday - November 28
Atiker Konyaspor v Osmanlispor FK
Standings as of Saturday, 11.00 a.m. (GMT0800):
St.
Teams
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
Pts.
1
Medipol Basaksehir
11
9
2
0
26
7
29
2
Besiktas
11
8
3
0
23
9
27
3
Galatasaray
12
7
2
3
18
11
23
4
Fenerbahce
11
6
3
2
23
10
21
5
Bursaspor
12
6
3
3
14
10
21
6
Atiker Konyaspor
11
4
4
3
14
11
16
7
Osmanlispor FK
11
3
6
2
13
11
15
8
Genclerbirligi
11
3
5
3
11
8
14
9
Karabukspor
11
4
2
5
15
18
14
10
Aytemiz Alanyaspor
12
4
2
6
17
23
14
11
Kasimpasa
11
3
3
5
13
19
12
12
Antalyaspor
11
3
3
5
9
15
12
13
Gaziantepspor
11
3
2
6
12
17
11
14
Trabzonspor
11
3
2
6
7
15
11
15
Caykur Rizespor
11
2
4
5
11
17
10
16
Akhisar Bld.
11
2
4
5
6
14
10
17
Kayserispor
12
2
3
5
11
22
9
18
Adanaspor
11
1
3
7
9
15
6
