Trabzonspor v Gençlerbirliği: European push meets survival fight | OneFootball

Trabzonspor host Gençlerbirliği in the Süper Lig on Sunday, 17 May 2026, in Trabzon, with the third-placed hosts eyeing European qualification and the visitors looking to pull further clear of the relegation places.

These sides have split recent meetings. Trabzonspor won 2-1 away in the Türkiye Kupası semi-finals on 13 May, while Gençlerbirliği edged a 4-3 league game in December.

Form leans the hosts' way. Trabzonspor won at Beşiktaş last time out in the league and have just one defeat in their last five. Gençlerbirliği have taken two recent home wins but lost away at Fatih Karagümrük, and they've collected only six away points this season.

Selection could matter. Trabzonspor are without Edin Visca, Stefan Savic, Okay Yokuşlu and Arsenii Batagov through injury, while Ernest Muçi is suspended. Gençlerbirliği miss Henry Onyekuru (suspended) and midfielders Oghenekaro Etebo and Moussa Kyabou (injured).

On the pitch, Trabzonspor's season profile points to control and aerial threat: 61 league goals, 54% possession, 86.09% pass accuracy, plus 20 headed goals and 422 open-play crosses at 26.07% accuracy. League top scorer Paul Onuachu leads the chart with 22 goals, while Wagner Pina and Oleksandr Zubkov have seven assists each (per the league rankings). Gençlerbirliği have scored 33 and conceded 47, with 44% possession and six clean sheets. Creator Göktan Gürpüz has five assists. The visitors may need to absorb pressure and limit crosses.

A win would move Trabzonspor to 72 points and strengthen their grip on third and the European places. Three points for Gençlerbirliği would take them to 34 and could lift them up the table while pushing them further from the relegation zone.