Göztepe Drops Points at Home

Göztepe hosted Gençlerbirliği at Gürsel Aksel Stadium in Week 2 of the Trendyol Süper Lig. In the match, where Bokele missed a penalty, the home side lost 1-0 to its opponent.

The yellow-reds hosted Gaziantep FK in Week 4. Gaziantep led 4-0 at half-time. Göztepe scored twice in the second half but lost the match 4-2. In Week 5, Göztepe faced Çaykur Rizespor and, with a penalty goal scored in stoppage time, avoided defeat to draw 2-2.

The team earned its first win in Week 9, beating İzmir club Çorum FK 2-0. After Juan's goal gave Göztepe the lead against Başakşehir, the opponent equalized within four minutes, and Göztepe was beaten by Visca's goal in the 85th minute.

Returning from the international break with a defeat, the team has played six away matches, winning three, drawing two and losing one. Göztepe beat Eyüpspor 4-0 and beat both Kocaelispor and Fenerbahçe 2-1, while drawing 3-3 with Samsunspor and 2-2 with Alanyaspor. Its only away defeat came in a 3-2 loss to Galatasaray. Head coach Stanimir Stoilov said that the points lost at home and the goals conceded were unacceptable.