Topic: Turkish Super League 2023/24 Season - page 8. (Read 17406 times)

Hatayspor hosted Ankaragücü at home. With 2 teams facing a high probability of relegation, the desire of both teams to leave this match with a win was very high. The first half of the match was goalless. In the second half, we watched a match with a high level of stress and fouls. Hatayspor won against its opponent and managed to increase its points to 37. As we enter the last 2 weeks, the point difference between the teams is not much and we can see very stressful and fierce matches in the last 2 weeks.

The thing I find interesting the most is why Saran decided to withdraw his candidacy. Ali Koç wasn't even supposed to be in the race for presidency anymore but he changed his mind, why Saran also is not running for presidency? He seems to be a good businessman and can bring a new breath to the club. I would support a new president like him instead of Ali Koç. That is a very strange situation.

With Galatasaray not losing points this week as mostly expected, I don't see any chance that they are losing the title. Next week's derby will be quite a game. Galatasaray will most probably get at least a draw.

Galatasaray did not lose any points today, they managed to get three points from Karagümrükspor. Galatasaray continues undefeated as a leader. Karagümrük fought very well, they worked hard and they found a draw today. Berkan Kutlu scored a goal worth three points for Galatasaray and prevented a big loss point.

There are only two matches left now. I expect a possible draw from the Fenerbahçe match and then Konyaspor, it seems like there won't be much of a problem.

One of the matches that affected the relegation zone was Adana Demirspor vs Gaziantep. Adana Demirspor lost 6-1 to Gaziantep at home. Gaziantep team managed to get an important 3 points in this tough away game. We can say that this score had a big impact on Adana Demirspor being reduced to 10 men before the end of the first half. Balotelli left his team with 10 men and his team was weakened in the attacking line. Maxim had a really good game and played a big part in the game with 3 assists.

Looks like we already know who will win the title this season, yeah Galatasaray just need one more point to secure the title and Galatasaray still has 2 matches remaining so as you said Fenerbahce needs a miracle to take over the top of the standings. On May 19 these two teams will fight each other as well as proving who is stronger, Galatasaray as the home team is certainly the favorite but we should not underestimate Fenerbahce, because they are the most productive team in scoring goals. so far they have scored 92 goals in 36 matches

Fenerbahçe managed to defeat Kayserispor. It wasn't too difficult for them to get a comfortable home win. Against Kayserispor, Djiku played in the number 6 position. We can say that it was a very good game. Fenerbahçe's win didn't change much because Galatasaray also won against Karagümrük. In a game that got more and more tense in the last minutes, Galatasaray managed to win the match. Karagümrük managed to equalize in the 83rd minute but Berkan's goal in the 90th minute gave them the win.

Fenerbahçe won a comfortable victory. Kayserispor had no power to resist them. But Galatasaray continues on its way without losing any points.
In this case, the 3 points Fenerbahçe gained does not matter much. They need a miracle to prevent Galatasaray from becoming champions

Karagumruk 2 - 3 Galatasaray

It was a game in which Karagumruk tried hard and they were close to getting a draw when in the 83rd minute they managed to score the second goal and tied the game, but they were very unlucky when Galatasaray managed to score the third goal. It was a game in which if Galatasaray had lost points, something like drawing in that game, it still wouldn't change anything in the race for the title because Galatasaray would win the last two remaining games. In the next game Galatasaray will play against Fenerbahce, it will be the game that will decide the title

Looking at the h2h between these two teams we have the following scenario:



source: https://www.fctables.com/h2h/fenerbahce/galatasaray/

In the last game Galatasaray got the better of Fenerbahce, I imagine that in the next game Galatasaray could get a draw or victory, but a draw would also mean that Galatasaray would win the league. but in a scenario where Galatasaray lost in the next game, they could still win in the last game of the league, which will be a game against a weak opponent that I believe Galatasaray will win, by that I mean that the title is already guaranteed by Galatasaray

Galatasaray will start the match with the classic 11 and tactics. Zaha is on the bench. Ziyech will play today. Therefore Kerem Aktürkoğlu is also on the bench. Icardi will play in the striker. Ziyech, Mertens and Baris will play behind Icardi. It's a formation we are used to tonight. Galatasaray played their most comfortable matches this season with this tactical formation and players. I don't expect any surprises in this match. I think Galatasaray will win this match comfortably. I don't expect a surprise. I have no comment for the Fenerbahçe match. I think they lost their motivation.

Fenerbahçe will play at home against kayserispor.Fenerbahçe can't afford to lose any more points.Fenerbahçe needs to win this home game for sure.Kayserispor is not too close to the relegation zone at the moment, which increases the potential for Fenerbahçe to win this game. I expect Fenerbahçe to win this game to close the points gap with Galatasaray.Galatasaray will most probably be the champion but Fenerbahçe will want to take its chances until the last week as the points difference has increased to 6 after losing 4 points in Konya and Sivasspor.

I also don't understand why Fenerbahçe is this stubborn to keep the same chairman for a longer time period. Just look at the achievements Fenerbahçe have earned in his time. It isn't even plural, only 1 Turkish Cup that's all. Doesn't this mean something is really wrong with the management of the club?

Fenerbahçe is one of the biggest clubs in Turkey. It shouldn't be acceptable to have even 2 consecutive seasons without achievements. They haven't been able to win the TSL title for 10 years but Ali Koç is preparing for his 7th year. 

Three weeks before the end of the league, they started to play the matches at the same time. Things are complicated in the relegation zone, 3 out of 6 teams will be relegated. İstanbulspor is guaranteed to be relegated but the other 3 teams are uncertain. Most of the standings may change after this week's matches are played. For example, if Hatayspor beats Ankaragücü, this result will affect many teams. Gaziantep FK will have a difficult away game but they also have a chance to win. Pendikspor's chances are very small in my opinion. I think they will be relegated.

The 36th week of Trendyol Super League will start tomorrow. All matches will be played on the same day and at the same time. There is great chaos in the relegation line. Which three teams will not be able to get out of this chaos? Pendikspor, Hatayspor, Gaziantepspor, Konyaspor or Karagümrükspor? By the way, İstanbulspor was the first team that could not get out of this chaos.

The Turkish Super Lig have been a very interesting league since the start of the season and that's because the top two teams in the league have been very impressive with their performances but the truth is that one team have been superior than the other and that's Galatasaray. The reigning champions of Turkey have been the best team in the league and are very likely to retain the league title at the end of the season. With just three more games to play before the end of the current season, Galatasaray are six points better than their closest rivals Fenerbahce and are also much better with their goal difference. Galatasaray needs just four points from their remaining three games to be crowned Turkish champions again and if they can beat Fatih Karagümrük tomorrow, I think winning the league wouldn't be a big issue for them.

Super lig only has three more matches left to be able to determine who is entitled to the championship trophy this season, the two teams have currently competed tightly with a difference of 6 points so that galatasaray and fenerbache are required to no longer lose in the next 3 matches, but the chance can change drastically if later galatasaray can win over karagumruk while fenerbache losesnin week 36, then automatically the chances of fenerbache winning this season have been tightly closed,  But if the two teams (Galatasaray and Fenerbache) both win, it is certain that the championship will be determined in the match week 37, namely in the match between the two, but so far Galatasaray has a greater chance to win the Super League this season than Fenerbache.

Galatasaray and fenerbache are actually quite consistent this season and even both teams have a pretty good performance because so far both have only suffered 1 defeat, but unfortunately fenerbache has dropped points more often with many draws this season compared to galatasaray which is much less.

Ali Koç and Sadettin Saran were in talks about the Fenerbahçe presidency. After this meeting ended Sadettin Saran stated that he wouldn't be a candidate for this job. Ali Koç decided to maintain his job for at least another year.

The news related to the decision (in Turkish): https://twitter.com/yagosabuncuoglu/status/1789284236383367527

It is really interesting honestly. I thought we would finally see Fenerbahçe making a change with the people in charge. If it was Galatasaray and if they failed this much I believe there is no way that board would stay for long. Galatasaray acts much more sensitive about this topic. If there is no championship then it is time to say goodbye.  

Let's wait and see if anything will change for Fenerbahçe and if they will finally win a Super League title while Ali Koç is the president.

The Turkish Super Lig is one league that's been having a wide point margin between their title holder and the other teams but this season both top teams have actually been playing averagely and their end result is more or less thesame with a difference in just the goal margins. It's not so bad though but it'd mean that one team would have to put extra work to their game delivery if they want to secure the trophy.

 Fernabache and Galatasaray are good teams with good quality of players and both are capable of making the contest tough. But we await who'd be the greatest of them all. Galatasaray and Fernabache are making the struggle for the league trophy more difficult because they are giving thesame victory energy and aura, the points gathered, the goal differences, they're seemingly the toughest team in the league and their victory is so certain. Their elimination from the UEFA conference league tournament gave them more time to prepare and focus on the last laps of the Turkish League games for the season.

 In a long while in the Turkish League, deciding the league's winner will take a while because these two teams are good at what they do. They play to win, and their position on the league table would be determined by the outcome of the game of the other. The next  league game for both teams would undoubtedly end up as a victory for them because their opponents are a little bit opposite of them in all aspects. It's hard to watch these top teams perform and get a result that is utterly different but maybe after their next game, the final decider would be when they go up against themselves. There and then, the best thing would be determined or worst case, the points will be shared.

This week, Fenerbahçe will play against Kayserispor.
Galatasaray will play with Fatih Karagümrük.

Kayserispor and Fatih Karagümrük need to get points from these games to stay in the league.

It will be more difficult for Fatih Karagümrük to get points because they will play against a fit team like Galatasaray.
If Galatasaray wins this game, it is very likely that the championship will be confirmed.

We can say that hopes are over for Fenerbahçe, because as we saw in the Konyaspor game, the team is dispersed.

On paper, Zaha and Tete are important players and of course it is the coach's duty to give these players a chance. Despite this, Galatasaray still achieved great statistics. They had only 3 draws and 1 defeat. These are statistics that can happen with any squad. I think Galatasaray played in the best way. We can almost say that they are champions this season. Another unlucky season for Fenerbahçe.

If Galatasaray had gotten the results they wanted from the new signings they made at the start of the season, they could have finished this season as champions more comfortably. Okan Buruk worked hard to adapt the new signings to the team. But he failed to do so. When he started to field the same skeleton squad that won the championship last season, Galatasaray began to take championship steps. The harmony achieved with Mertens, Icardi and Kerem Aktürkoğlu could not be achieved with Tete, Zaha and others. Fenerbahçe were able to stay in the title race for a long time this season because Galatasaray couldn't create a coherent squad with their new signings. If Galatasaray had started the season with the same skeleton squad as last season, they could have won the title sooner this season.