ISTANBUL, Turkey — On Sunday, April 27, 2025, Eyupspor go face Galatasaray for match wey fit determine wetin go happen for league title race as both teams dey jostle for top of the table.
Eyupspor, as them dey enjoy their first season for Turkish Super Lig, don show strength as dem dey sit for fourth place with 50 points from 31 matches. Dem get one match more than Besiktas and Basaksehir, who dey contest for continental spots. Coach Ertugrul Turan dey lead the charge after dem hammer Adana Demirspor 6-0 in their last home game. Dem need to secure victory against league leaders Galatasaray to maintain their push for third place.
“To compete with the top teams, we sabi say we dey need full points this Sunday. E go show say we don ready to make name for this league,” Turan talk in a pre-match interview.
Galatasaray, meanwhile, dey enter this match after winning four straight games, including victories over Samsunspor and Bodrum. Dem don manage four clean sheets and dey enjoy confidence as dem dey chase their fifth consecutive win. Coach Okan Buruk don see his men dey rack up wins, but he sabi say Eyupspor no fit be underestimated.
“Every match dey special; Eyupspor don dey show say dem fit compete with any team for league, so we must be on our toes,” Buruk emphasize.
This season dey tight as Galatasaray dey only five points ahead of Fenerbahce as dem enter final stretch of games. The team must secure their position and no allow Eyupspor disrupt their title aspirations. The last time these two teams meet, Eyupspor hold Galatasaray to a thrilling 2-2 draw at Rams Park in December.
For the match, Eyupspor dey miss star forward, who na league’s top scorer with 21 goals, but dem still get steady players like Thiam, wey don score 14 goals, including some vital match winners. Meanwhile, Galatasaray’s Osimhen, one of the top attacking threats, go also look to boost him goals tally.
“No player for the league don score more away goals than Osimhen, and him fit add to him tally against Eyupspor this Sunday,” Buruk talk about him striker.
As dem dey prepare for dis critical encounter, both teams dey desperate for points — Eyupspor to secure their Europa place and Galatasaray to maintain their title challenge. It go be a game wey fit make or break dem for this season.
