Gaziantep v Kayserispor: mid-table buffer meets survival fight | OneFootball

Gaziantep host Kayserispor in the Süper Lig on Monday, 20 April 2026, with the home side eyeing breathing space in mid-table and the visitors chasing a route out of the relegation places.

Gaziantep are 11th on 34 points, while Kayserispor sit 17th with 23 points in the drop zone. The reverse fixture in November ended Kayserispor 0-3 Gaziantep.

Recent form leans the hosts' way. Gaziantep have drawn two of their past four and won 4-1 at Antalyaspor in March, though they lost at Çaykur Rizespor last week. Kayserispor have four defeats in five, including a 4-0 home loss to Fenerbahçe, with their only win in that run coming against Fatih Karagümrük.

Selection-wise, Gaziantep are without suspended midfielder Melih Kabasakal, while defender Salem M'Bakata and forward Ali Ablak are injured. Kayserispor list defender Majid Hosseini and midfielder Emre Çeltik as injured, which may influence their defensive balance and midfield options.

Routes to goal look contrasting. Gaziantep can lean on fifth-ranked scorer Mohamed Bayo, who has 13 league goals, with supply from Alexandru Maxim and Drissa Camara, who have seven and six assists respectively. Kayserispor have scored 21 league goals and conceded 54, but their high crossing volume could target German Onugha, the club's leading scorer with eight.

A home win would take Gaziantep to 37 points and could nudge them towards the top half. Victory for Kayserispor would move them to 26 points and could lift them out of the relegation places.