Galatasaray to Visit Konyaspor, Abdülkerim Unavailable to Play

Leaders Galatasaray face TÜMOSAN Konyaspor away in Week 10 of the Süper Lig tomorrow. The yellow-reds will visit the MEDAŞ Konya Metropolitan Stadium for the opening match of the week. Kickoff is at 20.00.

Galatasaray have won 7 of their 9 league matches, drawn once and lost once, collecting 22 points. The team enter the week at the top of the table. Their closest challenger, Amed Sportif Faaliyetler, are 2 points behind, Trabzonspor 3, Beşiktaş 4 and Fenerbahçe 6. Konyaspor have failed to pick up a point in their first 4 matches of the season. They have collected all 8 of their points in the last 5 weeks and sit 14th in the table.

The squad has some absentees. Captain Abdülkerim Bardakcı will not be able to play against his former club due to a suspension. Abdülkerim was shown a red card after the incidents that followed the derby in Week 9, which Galatasaray won 2-1 against Fenerbahçe. The player, who was one of the key members of the Konyaspor squad that won the title 4 seasons in a row, will not be able to get any minutes tomorrow.

Barış Alper Yılmaz is not expected to be risked due to muscle pain. The player has played 90 minutes in most of the 12 official matches he has appeared in this season. He has played in 3 of the 4 matches he has featured in for the national team.

Davinson Sanchez, Rafael Leao and Roland Sallai each have three yellow cards in the league and are on the edge of a suspension. If any of these three players is booked tomorrow, they will miss the match against Amed Sportif Faaliyetler in Week 11.