Basaksehir 1 win away to seal their first league title

By Muhammed Enes Calli

ANKAR (AA) - Basaksehir will be crowned Turkish Super Lig champions for the first time in their history if they beat Kayserispor on Sunday.

Medipol Basaksehir have a chance to end second-place Trabzonspor's title hopes as the Istanbul club are now one win away to lift the Turkish Super Lig title this weekend.

Medipol Basaksehir collected 66 points, while Trabzonspor are following them with 62 points with two games left in the season.

In the game of the week 33, Basaksehir will host Hes Kablo Kayserispor in Istanbul and Trabzonspor will face Ittifak Holding Konyaspor at home.

Both title contenders suffered surprising defeats in their last league matches.

The matches will kick off at 9:00 p.m. local time (1800GMT) on Sunday.

In another match of the week, there will be a Istanbul derby between Besiktas and Fenerbahce on Sunday.

Both teams failed to meet their fans' expectations this season as Besiktas sit in the fourth spot with 56 points, while Fenerbahce collected 50 points to be in seventh place.

The match will take place at 9:00 p.m. local time (1800GMT) in Vodafone Park on Sunday.

- 7 teams fight to stay in league

The relegation battle in Turkish Super Lig has intensified while a total of seven clubs fight to stay in the league.

Genclerbirligi, Yukatel Denizlispor, Ittifak Holding Konyaspor, BtcTurk Yeni Malatyaspor, Caykur Rizespor, Hes Kablo Kayserispor and Ankaragucu are in a race to jump off the relegation zone.

Caykur Rizespor will face BtcTurk Yeni Malatyaspor in Rize on Sunday in a highly-anticipated match for the relegation zone.

Week 33 fixtures:

- Saturday

Galatasaray - Goztepe

Gaziantep FK - Kasimpasa

- Sunday

Trabzonspor - Ittifak Holding Konyaspor

Medipol Basaksehir - Hes Kablo Kayserispor

Aytemiz Alanyaspor - Yukatel Denizlispor

Caykur Rizespor - BtcTurk Yeni Malatyaspor

Ankaragucu - Fraport TAV Antalyaspor

Demir Grup Sivasspor - Genclerbirligi

Besiktas - Fenerbahce