Match Report
Before the match
Başakşehir came into the game with one win, two draws and two defeats from their last five outings, scoring seven goals and conceding nine. A 0-0 draw away to Konyaspor (11 October) was their most recent result; their biggest win in that spell was 4-0 at home to Gençlerbirliği S.K. on 19 September.
11 October: Başakşehir drew 0-0 against Konyaspor away from home in Süper Lig, scoring zero goals and allowing zero. Against Gençlerbirliği S.K. in Süper Lig, Başakşehir scored four and conceded zero on 19 September; the at home result was 4-0. Başakşehir's away from home game on 13 September (Süper Lig) ended 0-5 against Amed, with zero goals for and five against. On 4 September, Galatasaray faced Başakşehir in Süper Lig: Başakşehir lost 2-3 at home, having scored two and conceded three. Süper Lig, 30 August brought a home meeting with Kasımpaşa; Başakşehir drew 1-1, a return of one goal scored and one conceded.
Gaziantep FK: one win, one draw and three defeats over five games; five goals scored, nine conceded, failing to score in three of those games. Latest: a 3-0 defeat at home to Çorum FK on 11 October.
On 11 October, Çorum FK faced Gaziantep FK in Süper Lig: Gaziantep FK lost 0-3 at home, having scored zero and conceded three. Süper Lig, 19 September brought an away meeting with Kocaelispor; Gaziantep FK lost 0-2, a return of zero goals scored and two conceded. Gaziantep FK hosted Fenerbahçe on 14 September (Süper Lig) and drew 0-0; their goals totalled zero, compared with zero conceded. Göztepe hosted Gaziantep FK (Süper Lig) on 7 September. For Gaziantep FK, the score was 4-2: four goals scored, two allowed. 1-2 was Gaziantep FK's result against Rizespor on 29 August (Süper Lig), playing at home; Gaziantep FK lost, with one scored to two conceded.
The last two recorded meetings were a 2-1 away win for Başakşehir on 16 May and a 5-1 home win for Başakşehir on 22 December 2025.
After the match
Başakşehir edged past Gaziantep FK 2-1 on 18 October 2026. E. Shomurodov opened the scoring inside the first 9 minutes for Başakşehir to make it 1-0. S. Dursun levelled it 66 minutes into the game for Gaziantep FK, set up by K. Kozlowski, to make it 1-1. Başakşehir regained the lead through U. Gunes late on, in the 81st minute, set up by E. Shomurodov, to make it 2-1. 9 players were booked, among them O. Ak (36'), S. Kharebashvili (48'), J. Kaluzinski (51'), D. Camara (58'), O. Ba (75') and U. Gunes (79'). The rating gap is a clear one: our current Elo ratings have Başakşehir 176 points stronger than Gaziantep FK. Başakşehir: 70.3% to win this pairing in the model on current ratings; the match ended in their favour. The card tally for Başakşehir was four yellow cards. Başakşehir made five changes. Gaziantep FK picked up five yellow cards. The substitution total for Gaziantep FK was five.