By Selcuk Bugra Gokalp
ANKARA (AA) - Istanbul’s Besiktas will host Black Sea side Trabzonspor on Saturday in a Turkish Super Lig week 12 matchup.
The Black Eagles, currently in the league’s number four spot, will look to close the six-point gap between the current league leaders, the Black Sea Storm.
Despite the home turf advantage, Besiktas seem to have a hard match in front of them as several key players will have to sit out the game.
Domagoj Vida, Miralem Pjanic, Michy Batshuayi, Valentin Rosier, Can Bozdogan, Georges-Kevin N'Koudou, and Ajdin Hasic will all be unavailable due to injuries.
Besiktas' recent 4-0 lost to Sporting Lisbon 4-0 in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday may also dampen the Istanbul team’s spirits for the game.
Trabzospor on the other hand have only two injured players: Bruno Peres and Gervinho.
Besiktas will play against Trabzonspor on Saturday at 1600 GMT at Vodafone Park, Istanbul.
- Fixtures:
Gaziantep-Kasimpasa
Caykur Rizespor-Aytemiz Alanyaspor
Demir Grup Sivasspor-GZT Giresunspor
Oznur Kablo Yeni Malatyaspor-Medipol Basaksehir
Fraport TAV Antalyaspor-Altay
Besiktas-Trabzonspor
Goztepe-Ittifak Holding Konyaspor
VavaCars Fatih Karagumruk-Galatasaray
Adana Demirspor-Atakas Hatayspor
Fenerbahce -Yukatel Kayserispor