Alarm Bells Are Ringing at Gaziantep FK

Gaziantep FK began the 2026-2027 Trendyol Süper Lig season under Mirel Radoi and drew 1-1 at home with Corendon Alanyaspor in the first week. The team beat Eyüpspor 1-0 away in the second week, but lost 2-1 at home to Çaykur Rizespor in the third. Following that result, the club parted ways with Radoi and appointed Orhan Ak as head coach.

Gaziantep recorded their second win of the season with a 4-2 away victory over Göztepe in week 4. However, they did not win another league match over the next 7 games. During this run, the team drew 0-0 with Fenerbahçe and lost 2-0 to Kocaelispor, 3-0 to Arca Çorum FK, 2-1 to İstanbul Başakşehir, 3-1 to Erzurumspor FK, 2-0 to Trabzonspor and 2-0 to Kasımpaşa.

After the consecutive defeats, the Gaziantep FK management mutually agreed with Orhan Ak to part ways. With these results, the team suffered its sixth straight defeat. Collecting only 1 point in their last 7 matches, the team conceded 14 goals and found the opposing net just 2 times.

In 11 league matches this season, Gaziantep have won 2, drawn 2 and lost 7, collecting 8 points. The team has found the opposing net 9 times and has conceded 19 goals in goal. With a goal difference of -10, the club sits 16th, and after TÜMOSAN Konyaspor, who have the same number of points, moved ahead on goal difference, Gaziantep slipped into the relegation zone.

Last season, Gaziantep were 6th with 18 points after the first 11 weeks. This season, they collected 8 points in the same period. With this result, the club reached its lowest points total after the first 11 matches in the 8 seasons it has competed in the Süper Lig.