Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray, at present neck and neck within the Süper Lig title race, are set to embark on parallel journeys within the league, making their first-half fixture lineup notably comparable.
As the matches unfold till the primary week of January, each groups are poised to cowl an analogous distance of their pursuit of the championship.
After 12 weeks within the Süper Lig, the archrivals discover themselves tied with the identical variety of victories and factors, setting the stage for a carefully contested battle.
In the remaining matches of the primary half, each groups will enterprise past Istanbul solely as soon as.
Hosting Fatih Karagümrük and Sivasspor consecutively, Fenerbahçe will then face Beşiktaş away within the fifteenth week.
Following the derby, they’ll play Konyaspor at residence after which journey to Kayseri. The spherical journey to Kayseri will see Fenerbahçe overlaying 1240 kilometers (770.5 miles).
After the Kayseri journey, Fenerbahçe will conclude the primary half of the season by internet hosting Galatasaray in a extremely anticipated match earlier than their supporters.
Galatasaray’s away in Sivas
Galatasaray, like Fenerbahçe, will solely enterprise exterior Istanbul as soon as within the remaining matches of the primary half of the league.
In the thirteenth week of the Süper Lig, Galatasaray will host Alanyaspor after which face Pendikspor away within the 14th week.
After a house sport towards Adana Demirspor within the fifteenth week, the Lions will journey to face Sivasspor, overlaying a complete of 1400 kilometers for the spherical journey.
Following the Sivas journey, Galatasaray will play towards Fatih Karagümrük at residence within the league and can wrap up the primary half with an away match towards Fenerbahçe.
European vacation spot
Participating within the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa Conference League, respectively, Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe will journey to Denmark for his or her closing away matches within the group stage.
Fenerbahçe will face Nordsjaelland on Nov. 30 of their final away group stage match.
The Yellow Canaries will fly to Copenhagen, and from there, they’ll journey 25 kilometers to Farum for the match.
Galatasaray, competing within the UEFA Champions League Group A, will play their final group stage match on Dec. 12 towards a Copenhagen-based staff.
The red-yellow staff will cowl 4,004 kilometers for the spherical journey, 50 kilometers lower than their yellow-navy counterparts.
Saudi-bound
In a climactic showdown, Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray, engaged within the championship race, will face off in Kadıköy on Dec. 24 within the league.
Just 5 days later, they’ll conflict within the TFF Süper Cup closing in Saudi Arabia.
The flight distance between Istanbul and Riyadh is 2,467 kilometers. Both groups will cowl a complete distance of 4,934 kilometers for the spherical journey.
As Galatasaray travels to Sivas for his or her solely away league match exterior Istanbul within the first half, they’ll cowl 10,338 kilometers by the yr’s finish.
Fenerbahçe, then again, heading to Kayseri for his or her sole away league match exterior Istanbul within the first half, could have an early 10,228-kilometer New Year current.
Source: www.dailysabah.com