Başakşehir beat Gaziantep 2-1 in Süper Lig

Başakşehir secured a 2-1 win over visitors Gaziantep FK, in the match that brought the two sides together in matchday 8 of the Süper Lig for the 2026/27 season.

Eldor Azamat Shomurodov opened the scoring for Başakşehir in the 9th minute, before Serdar Dursun levelled for Gaziantep FK in the 66th minute, then Umut Güneş restored Başakşehir's lead in the 81st minute to settle the result of the match.

Andreas Skov Olsen of Başakşehir was chosen as the man of the match, after playing for 57 minutes and earning a rating of 7.9.

Statistically, the two sides shared possession equally at 50 per cent each, with Başakşehir recording 14 shots against 12 for Gaziantep FK, while shots on target stood at 6 to 4 in favour of the home side. The match also recorded an expected goals value of 1.89 for Başakşehir against 1.11 for Gaziantep FK.

Başakşehir committed 26 fouls against 13 for Gaziantep FK, and each side received 4 yellow cards with no red cards, in a match officiated by referee Alpaslan Sen.

With this result, Başakşehir moved up to 8 points in 13th place after playing 7 matches, winning 2, drawing 2 and losing 3, scoring 10 goals and conceding 11, while Gaziantep FK also remained on 8 points in 14th place with the same number of wins, draws and losses, but with 7 goals scored and 10 goals conceded.