Süper Lig · Matchday 9 Konyaspor vs Gençlerbirliği: Recent Meetings Point to a Tight Affair
Gençlerbirliği have conceded 14 goals in their last five matches, yet the recent history between these two sides suggests Sunday's meeting in Konya will be decided by very little.
📍 Konya Buyuksehir Belediye Stadium
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Match facts
Recent form
Last 5 league games, latest on the right
Goals per game
| · | Scored | Conceded |
|---|---|---|
| Konyaspor | 0.5 | 1.1 |
| Gençlerbirliği S.K. | 0.9 | 2.0 |
PreviaXI model
- Predicted score
- 1-0
- Expected goals (model)
- 1.61 – 0.95
- Double chance
- 1X · 79%12 72% · X2 49%
- Over 2.5 goals
- 47%
- Both teams score
- 51%
- Expected corners
- 9.75.5 – 4.2 · Over 9.5: 50%
- Expected cards
- 4.52.4 – 2.1 · Over 3.5: 61%
Statistical model based on expected goals (xG), results and match statistics from the last two seasons. For information only. How our model works →
Why the model leans towards Konyaspor
- Power ratings: Konyaspor -0.15 goals per game (11th of 18 in Süper Lig), Gençlerbirliği S.K. -0.47 (17th).
- Konyaspor's attack (1.22 goals per game) meets Gençlerbirliği S.K.'s defence (1.56 conceded per game).
- Gençlerbirliği S.K.'s attack (1.09) meets Konyaspor's defence (1.37).
- Home advantage in this competition: home sides score about 30% more goals.
- Put together, the model expects 1.61 – 0.95 goals: Konyaspor 51%, draw 28%, Gençlerbirliği S.K. 21%.
Absences
Konyaspor
- OutA. Demirbag · Injury
- OutE. Destan · Knee Injury
- DoubtfulU. Yazgili · Injury
Gençlerbirliği S.K.
- OutP. Etebo · Inactive
- OutC. Niasse · Muscle Injury
- OutK. Rodrigues · Muscle Injury
- DoubtfulP. Pereira · Injury
- DoubtfulA. Traore · Muscle Injury
Injury and suspension list from our data provider, updated every 6 hours. It can change before kick-off.
Chance to score
Gençlerbirliği S.K.
- Thalisson Kelven1 goals in 5 games13%
- A. Traoré1 goals in 6 games11%
- O. Ülgün1 goals in 7 games10%
Model estimate: each player’s season goals per minute compared with his team’s, applied to the model’s expected goals for this match and his usual minutes. Players listed as out are left out.
Trends
- 6 of Konyaspor’s last 8 matches had under 2.5 goals.
- Gençlerbirliği S.K. have not won in their last 6 matches.
- At least one side failed to score in 6 of Konyaspor’s last 8 matches.
- Konyaspor failed to score in 5 of their last 8 matches.
Season stats
| · | Konyaspor | Gençlerbirliği S.K. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| · | All | Home | All | Away |
| Won-drawn-lost | 1-2-5 | 1-1-2 | 2-2-4 | 1-0-2 |
| Goals scored per game | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.88 | 0.33 |
| Goals conceded per game | 1.12 | 0.75 | 2.00 | 3.00 |
| xG per game | 1.01 | 0.72 | 1.03 | 0.98 |
| xG against per game | 1.24 | 1.02 | 2.13 | 2.62 |
| Scored in | 38% | 50% | 62% | 33% |
| Clean sheets | 38% | 50% | 12% | 33% |
| Failed to score | 62% | 50% | 38% | 67% |
| Both teams scored | 25% | 25% | 50% | 0% |
| Over 1.5 goals | 25% | 25% | 75% | 67% |
| Over 2.5 goals | 25% | 25% | 62% | 67% |
| Over 3.5 goals | 12% | 0% | 38% | 67% |
| Shots per game | 10.4 | 9.2 | 12.8 | 10.3 |
| Shots on target per game | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 2.7 |
| Shots on target | 30% | 30% | 30% | 26% |
| Possession | 49% | 43% | 43% | 49% |
| Passes per game | 403.6 | 360.0 | 338.4 | 395.0 |
| Pass accuracy | 81% | 78% | 78% | 83% |
| Corners per game | 2.5 | 2.0 | 5.2 | 5.0 |
| Corners against per game | 5.9 | 5.8 | 6.8 | 5.0 |
| Cards per game | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.3 |
| Fouls per game | 12.4 | 13.0 | 12.4 | 11.0 |
League matches this season (Süper Lig). Per-game averages; % = share of matches.
When goals come
Konyaspor
- 0-152 / 1
- 16-300 / 2
- 31-450 / 2
- 46-600 / 1
- 61-750 / 1
- 76-90+1 / 3
Usual formation: 4-2-3-1
Gençlerbirliği S.K.
- 0-150 / 4
- 16-301 / 2
- 31-451 / 1
- 46-603 / 3
- 61-751 / 2
- 76-90+2 / 3
Usual formation: 4-1-4-1
Goals scored (green) and conceded (orange) by 15-minute period, league matches this season.
Süper Lig table
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Amed | 9 | +10 | 20 |
| 2 |  Galatasaray | 8 | +6 | 19 |
| 3 |  Fenerbahçe | 8 | +16 | 16 |
| 4 |  Trabzonspor | 8 | +13 | 16 |
| 5 |  Kasımpaşa | 9 | +4 | 16 |
| 6 |  Beşiktaş | 8 | +6 | 15 |
| 7 |  Kocaelispor | 9 | +2 | 15 |
| 8 |  Erzurumspor FK | 9 | -4 | 14 |
| 9 |  Çorum FK | 8 | +5 | 13 |
| 10 |  Alanyaspor | 9 | -2 | 12 |
| 11 |  Başakşehir | 8 | 0 | 11 |
| 12 |  Rizespor | 8 | -3 | 10 |
| 13 |  Göztepe | 8 | +1 | 9 |
| 14 |  Gaziantep FK | 9 | -6 | 8 |
| 15 |  Gençlerbirliği S.K. | 8 | -9 | 8 |
| 16 |  Konyaspor | 8 | -5 | 5 |
| 17 |  Samsunspor | 9 | -13 | 4 |
| 18 |  Eyüpspor | 9 | -21 | 3 |
Next matches
Konyaspor
- Fri 30 OctKonyaspor – GalatasaraySüper Lig
- Sat 7 NovSamsunspor – KonyasporSüper Lig
- Sun 22 NovKonyaspor – BeşiktaşSüper Lig
Gençlerbirliği S.K.
- Thu 29 OctGençlerbirliği S.K. – Karaköprü Belediyespor
- Mon 2 NovGençlerbirliği S.K. – AlanyasporSüper Lig
- Sun 8 NovBeşiktaş – Gençlerbirliği S.K.Süper Lig
Head-to-head: last 10 meetings
Konyaspor 3 wins · 3 draws · Gençlerbirliği S.K. 4 wins
- 19/03/2026Konyaspor1-0Gençlerbirliği S.K.Süper Lig
- 26/10/2025Gençlerbirliği S.K.1-2KonyasporSüper Lig
- 05/09/2021Konyaspor0-3Gençlerbirliği S.K.Friendlies Clubs
- 03/02/2021Konyaspor0-0Gençlerbirliği S.K.Süper Lig
- 19/09/2020Gençlerbirliği S.K.0-0KonyasporSüper Lig
- 14/06/2020Gençlerbirliği S.K.2-1KonyasporSüper Lig
- 02/11/2019Konyaspor1-1Gençlerbirliği S.K.Süper Lig
- 26/01/2018Gençlerbirliği S.K.2-1KonyasporSüper Lig
- 21/08/2017Konyaspor3-0Gençlerbirliği S.K.Süper Lig
- 19/02/2017Gençlerbirliği S.K.2-0KonyasporSüper Lig
Gençlerbirliği have conceded 14 goals in their last five matches, an average of 2.8 a game, yet the recent meetings between these two sides point to a far tighter contest than that record suggests.
A scrap in the lower half of the table
Konyaspor sit 16th in the 18-team Süper Lig with five points from eight games, while Gençlerbirliği are one place and three points above them in 15th. Both sides are deep in the lower reaches of the table, and every result on Sunday carries real weight for a club trying to climb out of trouble.
Form: no winning momentum on either side
Konyaspor have collected one win in their last five league matches, a run of LDDWL. Gençlerbirliği have not won in that period at all, losing four of their last five. Konyaspor’s home record is modest: one win, one draw and two defeats in four games, with just two goals scored. Gençlerbirliği have won only once in three away trips this season.
Head-to-head: one goal has been enough
The last two league meetings were both decided by a single goal margin. Konyaspor won 1-0 at home in March 2026, and then took a 2-1 win in Gençlerbirliği’s own ground in October 2025. Before that, the sides played out two goalless draws in 2020 and 2021. Neither side has been able to dominate this fixture, and the pattern points to narrow, cagey matches.
Team news: several absences
Konyaspor will be without A. Demirbag, who is injured, and E. Destan, who is out with a knee problem. U. Yazgili is a doubt. For Gençlerbirliği, P. Etebo is unavailable, while C. Niasse and K. Rodrigues are sidelined with muscle injuries. P. Pereira and A. Traore are both doubtful.
Our prediction
PreviaXI’s model favours Konyaspor, and the football reasons are clear. Konyaspor have the advantage of home ground, and Gençlerbirliği have struggled to create or defend consistently on their travels. The recent meetings have been close and low-scoring, and we expect the same here, with the home side edging a tight contest.
Konyaspor 1-0 Gençlerbirliği S.K.
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