Kasımpaşa v Gençlerbirliği: survival fight as home woes meet visitors' uptick | OneFootball

Kasımpaşa host Gençlerbirliği in the Süper Lig on Friday, 12 December 2025 at Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadyumu in İstanbul, with both teams on 14 points and looking to step away from the relegation places.

Kasımpaşa's home form is the concern. They are yet to win at home this season and have one victory in their last five league games. Gençlerbirliği arrive with momentum after a 3-0 win over Fatih Karagümrük, though their away return is modest with four points on the road. Kasımpaşa won the most recent meeting, a 1-0 Türkiye Kupasi tie away in December 2024.

Team news trims options in midfield and in goal. Kasımpaşa are without Haris Hajradinovic and Cafu through injury, while goalkeepers Ali Yanar and Ege Albayrak are suspended. Gençlerbirliği list injuries for Gokhan Akkan, Oghenekaro Etebo, Ensar Kemaloğlu, Moussa Kyabou and Emirhan Ünal, with Ogulcan Ülgün suspended.

Routes to goal could hinge on delivery and penalty box presence. Kasımpaşa have scored all 14 league goals from inside the area and carry an aerial threat with five headed goals. Mortadha Ben Ouanes leads their supply with four assists, while Habib Gueye has five league goals. Gençlerbirliği have 17 goals with 44.74% shooting accuracy and 41% possession, suggesting they may look to be efficient when chances arrive.

A win would take either side to 17 points and could move them further clear of the bottom three. Defeat may drag them closer to the relegation zone, with both starting this round in 14th and 15th.