Fenerbahçe v Gençlerbirliği: title push meets resurgent mid-table side | OneFootball

Fenerbahçe host Gençlerbirliği in the Süper Lig at the Şükrü Saracoğlu on Monday, 9 February 2026, with the unbeaten hosts driving the title race and the visitors aiming to build on recent momentum.

Fenerbahçe are second on 46 points and have the edge in the recent head to head, with seven wins to Gençlerbirliği's two and three draws. Gençlerbirliği sit 11th and face one of the division's form sides.

Kanarya arrive off successive wins across league and cup, including a 2-0 victory at Kocaelispor and a 3-1 home win over Erzurumspor. Gençlerbirliği beat Gaziantep 2-1 last time out in the league and drew 2-2 with Eyüpspor in the cup, extending a useful run.

Selection could matter. Fenerbahçe are without Milan Skriniar and Edson Álvarez through suspension, while Munir Levent Mercan and Archibald Norman Brown are injured. Gençlerbirliği list Oghenekaro Etebo, Moussa Kyabou and Emirhan Ünal as injured.

Kanarya have scored 45 league goals at 2.2 per game, with 59% possession and 86.08% passing accuracy, pointing to control and chance creation. Talisca (11 league goals) and Marco Asensio (nine) headline the threat, while seven headed goals add an aerial angle. Gençlerbirliği have 25 goals with 42% possession, and Goktan Gurpuz's five assists offer supply. They may look to counter and target transitions, especially given Kanarya's absences at the back.

Kanarya's win would keep the pressure on leaders Galatasaray in the title race. Gençlerbirliği, on 22 points, could climb towards the top half and put further distance between themselves and the relegation places with a positive result.