Gençlerbirliği v Kasımpaşa: survival fight meets mid-table safety | OneFootball

Gençlerbirliği host Kasımpaşa in the Süper Lig on Saturday, 9 May 2026 at Eryaman Stadyumu, with the hosts trying to escape the relegation places and the visitors aiming to consolidate mid-table.

The last league meeting finished goalless in December, while Gençlerbirliği arrive 16th on 28 points and Kasımpaşa sit 13th with 32. Home advantage has mattered for the Ankara club, who have taken 22 of their 28 points on their own patch.

Recent form points to a tight game. Gençlerbirliği beat Kocaelispor 1-0 before a narrow 1-0 defeat at Fatih Karagümrük, while Kasımpaşa have lost just once in five, drawing 1-1 with Kocaelispor last time out after wins over Kayserispor and Alanyaspor.

Team news shapes the midfield battle. Gençlerbirliği are without suspended Henry Onyekuru, with Oghenekaro Etebo and Moussa Kyabou injured. Kasımpaşa miss Haris Hajradinovic through injury. Creativity could hinge on Goktan Gurpuz for the hosts, who has five league assists, and Mortadha Ben Ouanes for the visitors, who has six, supplying Adrian Benedyczak's seven-goal threat.

Season trends suggest margins may be fine. Both sides have scored 30 and conceded in the mid-40s, and neither has found joy from set pieces so far, though headed goals remain a route, five for Gençlerbirliği and seven for Kasımpaşa.

A win would take Gençlerbirliği to 31 points and could lift them out of the bottom three. Three points for Kasımpaşa would move them to 35 and may create more daylight to the relegation zone.