Eyüpspor v Gençlerbirliği: relegation fight meets away form test | OneFootball

Eyüpspor host Gençlerbirliği in the Süper Lig on Saturday, 21 February 2026 at the Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadyumu in Istanbul, with the home side aiming to climb out of the relegation places and the visitors looking to steady mid table form away from home.

The sides have already shared a lively cup draw this month, finishing 2-2 in the Türkiye Kupası. Earlier in the league campaign, Gençlerbirliği edged the reverse fixture 1-0 in Ankara.

Recent form is mixed. Eyüpspor have one win in their last five league games, a 3-1 success at Alanyaspor, alongside draws with Beşiktaş and Konyaspor and defeats to Başakşehir and Galatasaray. Gençlerbirliği beat Gaziantep at home but lost at Antalyaspor and Fenerbahçe, drawing 2-2 with Çaykur Rizespor last time out. Away form remains an issue for the visitors, who have taken five points on the road with one away win.

Selection matters could bite. Eyüpspor list Taras Stepanenko and Luccas Claro as injured, while Bedirhan Özyurt is suspended for this match. Gençlerbirliği are without Oghenekaro Etebo, Moussa Kyabou and Emirhan Ünal through injury.

Routes to goal may hinge on efficiency. Eyüpspor average 0.8 goals per game with 49% possession and 81.37% pass accuracy, and have scored 17 times from inside the box. Gençlerbirliği score 1.3 per game with 42% possession. Sekou Koita leads their league tally with six goals and Göktaan Gürpüz has five assists, which could prove decisive in transition.

Eyüpspor sit 16th on 18 points and a win would move them to 21, which could lift them out of the relegation zone. Gençlerbirliği are 11th on 23 points and victory would take them to 26, strengthening their grip on mid table and edging them towards the top half.