Football: Galatasaray to face Besiktas in derby

3 Istanbul clubs -- Basaksehir, Galatasaray, Besiktas -- still standing in Turkish football league title race

By Fatih Erel

ISTANBUL (AA) - Istanbul giants Galatasaray and Besiktas will meet in a derby match on Sunday to remain in the title race in the Turkish football league.

At home, second-place Galatasaray will face third-place Besiktas.

Galatasaray have not been defeated this season at home, with 11 wins and four draws.

Leaders Medipol Basaksehir will face Demir Grup Sivasspor in an away match on Friday in the opening game of Week 31 in Turkey's Spor Toto Super Lig.

It is one of the closest title races in the Turkish football league, as Basaksehir has 62 points, followed by Galatasaray with 60 and Besiktas with 59.

In the last four weeks in the league, Galatasaray will face off against Besiktas and Basaksehir in order to get leverage to again take the title.

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