Sivasspor

Defending Turkish Süper Lig champion Galatasaray has moved a step closer to the top spot in the standings with a 3-0 win over city neighbor Kasımpaşa in a Week 21 game.

Adem Büyük scored a double for the visiting side in the 22nd and 41st minutes in the game on Feb. 9.

Having won its fifth league game in a row, Galatasaray climbed up to the fifth spot with 39 points.

Turkish Süper Lig leader Sivasspor from eastern Turkey, which beat Istanbul's Beşiktaş away in return from the winter break to make a statement that it is there to stay, will take on Black Sea's Rizespor on Jan. 27 on the closing day of match week 19.

The Turkish top-tier football league's first half of the 2019-2020 season will be completed with Week 17 games to be played this weekend.

Surprise leader Sivasspor is guaranteed to be crowned the winter champion of the Turkish Süper Lig going into the last game of the first half of the season with 34 points, four points ahead of closest rival Başakşehir.

Fenerbahçe beat Beşiktaş 3-1 in an Istanbul derby match on Dec. 22 to cling to the title race in Süper Lig led by Sivasspor.

At Ülker Stadium in Istanbul, Turkish football powerhouses Fenerbahçe and Beşiktaş met a vital Turkish Super Lig derby in a Week 16 match.

Two struggling title contenders of the Turkish Süper Lig will face off on the Anatolian side of Istanbul on Dec. 22, with both host Fenerbahçe and visitor Beşiktaş hoping to offset last week's losses.

The archrivals have been involved in a social media clash ahead of the game, posting videos on their former victories against each other.