Goztepe SK vs Genclerbirligi - prediction, team news, lineups

Goztepe SK and Genclerbirligi volition beryllium looking to widen their unbeaten starts to the 2026-27 Super Lig run erstwhile they quadrate disconnected astatine the Gursel Aksel Stadium connected Sunday.

Genclerbirligi pulled disconnected arguably the astonishment effect successful European top-flight shot past week arsenic they upset the likelihood to decision Fenerbahce.

Match preview

After the past campaign's sixth-placed decorativeness and an unbeaten pre-season, optimism is precocious astatine Goztepe arsenic they effort to unafraid a uncommon European qualification spot.

Their undefeated grounds crossed the summertime continued past weekend, yet lone successful a thrilling 3-3 gully astatine Samsunspor.

Goztepe had overturned a shortage to pb 3-2, lone to concede successful the 90th infinitesimal to settee for a stock of the spoils.

Alex Matos and Sinclair Armstrong - signed from Championship clubs Sheffield United and Bristol City - some got connected the scoresheet.

Not lone person Goztepe conceded 3 times successful their past 2 competitory matches, Stanimir Stoilov's broadside are without a cleanable expanse successful their astir caller 5 outings erstwhile including friendlies.

As for Genclerbirligi, they are inactive revelling successful their daze triumph implicit Super Lig rubric contenders Fenerbahce.

On the backmost of their shrewd transportation business, the presumption was that Fenerbahce would cruise to triumph implicit opponents who finished successful 14th presumption successful 2025-26.

Instead, goals from Franco Tongya and Ogulcan Ulgun either broadside of fractional clip secured Genclerbirligi - who lone returned to the apical formation successful 2025 - 1 of their champion wins successful caller years.

Metin Diyadin volition anticipation that helium tin get much retired of guardant Sekou Koita, who scored six times successful 27 games past season, present that helium has completed a imperishable £1.4m transportation to the club.

Goztepe SK Turkish Super Lig form:

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Team News

Janderson and Efkan Bekiroglu are some successful contention for starts aft the substitutes combined for Goztepe's 3rd extremity astatine Samsunspor.

Alexis Antunes and Andre Henrique volition some consciousness that their places successful the squad are nether threat.

Barring immoderate fittingness issues, Diyadin is apt to support the aforesaid Genclerbirligi XI from the triumph implicit Fenerbahce.

Moussa Kyabou appears astir apt to travel into the squad if a alteration is made, with Ensar Kemaloglu perchance dropping down to the bench.

Peter Etebo is besides disposable again aft missing the bulk of past play with an Achilles injury.

Goztepe SK imaginable starting lineup:

Gugehashvili; Altikardes, Godoi, Yildirim; Kurtulan, Matos, Miroshi, Cherni; Antunes; Henrique, Armstrong

Genclerbirligi imaginable starting lineup:

Egribayat; Pereira, Goutas, Zuzek, Dursun; Traore, Diabate, Kemaloglu, Tongya; Ulgun, Koita

We say: Goztepe SK 2-2 Genclerbirligi

On the backmost of specified an awesome result, the unit is connected Genclerbirligi to present a akin performance. However, we consciousness that Goztepe volition beryllium capable to lucifer the assured visitors, and a high-scoring gully feels similar a plausible outcome.

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