This weekend is the final hurrah of the Turkish Süper Lig, the place the Thirty eighth-week battles will separate the champions from the chaff, deciding the eventual champions and the final two to face the guillotine.
Reigning champions, Galatasaray, coming into the final week three factors forward of archrivals Fenerbahçe, want only a single level towards a difficult Konyaspor to safe the championship.
Following final week’s intense derby between the 2, the place Ismail Kartal’s 10-men aspect edged Okan Buruk’s brigade, the stakes have by no means been larger as this weekend’s clashes will show extra essential than ever.
If the Lions fail to safe any meat from their hunt and the Yellow Canaries win towards Istanbulspor, the Kadiköy aspect will declare their first title because the 2013-14 season.
Thursday’s Turkish cup runners-up, Trabzonspor, who’ve already bagged third place, will host Ankaragücü, who’re hanging on a thread as relegation lurks.
2019-20 season champions, Başakşehir with 58 factors and the newly-crowned Turkish Cup champions Beşiktaş with 56 will battle it out for the fourth spot.
Başakşehir face Adana Demirspor away, whereas Beşiktaş can even be away to face Sami Uğurlu’s Kasımpaşa.
The relegation battle is equally intense, with essential matches lined up.
After Istanbulspor, Fatih Karagümrük are the second group to be confirmed relegated following final week’s matches.
The candidates for the final two relegation spots are the struggling Pendikspor, the troubled Hatayspor, Ankaragücü, Konyaspor, and Gaziantep.
With the gallows pulling them, Pendikspor, carrying 37 factors, aren’t but mathematically relegated however face a slim likelihood of survival.
Pendikspor want to complete degree on factors with Ankaragücü and outperform them on purpose distinction.
However, Ankaragücü at present have a minus 4 purpose distinction in comparison with Pendikspor’s minus 30.
Pendikspor, Hatayspor, Ankaragücü, Konyaspor, and Gaziantep all enter the ultimate week with 41 factors every.
In the relegation zone, Pendikspor host Gaziantep, Hatayspor face Rizespor, and Konyaspor play towards title log leaders Galatasaray.
Ankaragücü additionally journey to Trabzonspor.
The ultimate week of the Süper Lig sees essential matches for the groups within the relegation battle.
Hatayspor, at present in seventeenth place, will rely on the result of different matches in the event that they win their final sport towards Rizespor.
The final result of different matches, together with Konyaspor-Galatasaray, Pendikspor-Gaziantep, and Trabzonspor-Ankaragücü, will decide their destiny.
Hatayspor, promoted from the first Lig as champions within the 2019-2020 season, have been competing within the Süper Lig for 4 seasons now.
Relegations odds
Hatayspor: If Hatayspor beat Rizespor and Ankaragücü fail to win towards Trabzon, Hatayspor will keep within the league.
If Konyaspor and Gaziantep lose, Hatayspor may end above them on purpose distinction.
Ankaragücü: Ankaragücü will keep away from relegation by defeating Trabzon.
If the match ends in a draw and Hatayspor beat Rizespor, Ankaragücü might be relegated primarily based on head-to-head outcomes.
Konyaspor: If Konyaspor lose to Galatasaray and Hatayspor win towards Rizespor, Konyaspor might be relegated primarily based on purpose distinction.
In different eventualities, Konyaspor will keep within the league.
Gaziantep: Gaziantep will keep within the league with a win or a draw towards Pendikspor. If they lose, Hatayspor’s win will relegate Gaziantep.
Source: www.dailysabah.com