Gaziantep FK, which had a bad start to the 2026-2027 season of Trendyol Super League, could not win in the last 7 matches and fell to 16th place with 8 points, making its lowest start in the last 8 seasons.
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Gaziantep FK started the 2026-2027 season in the Super League with coach Mirel Radoi and then appointed Orhan Ak.
Gaziantep FK, which started the 2026-2027 season of the Trendyol Super League under the management of coach Mirel Radoi, drew 1-1 with Corendon Alanyaspor at home in the first week.
Gaziantep team, which defeated Eyüpspor 1-0 away in the 2nd week of the league, parted ways with Radoi and appointed Orhan Ak as the head of the team after losing 2-1 to Çaykur Rizespor at home in the 3rd week.
The red-blacks achieved their second victory by defeating Göztepe 4-2 away in the 4th week.
Gaziantep team, which could not win in 7 matches in the league after the victory over Göztepe, drew 0-0 with Fenerbahçe in this process. They 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 consecutive defeats, Gaziantep FK management parted ways with coach Orhan Ak by mutual agreement.
With these results, Gaziantep FK suffered its 6th defeat in a row and could only collect 1 point in its last 7 matches. The red-blacks conceded 14 goals in this period and were able to reach the opponent's net twice.
Gaziantep representative, who had 2 wins, 2 draws and 7 losses and collected 8 points in 11 matches played in the league, scored 19 goals while scoring the opponent's net 9 times. Gaziantep FK, which was in the 16th place with a goal difference of minus 10, fell behind TÜMOSAN Konyaspor with the same points and fell into the relegation line.
Remained at the lowest score of the last 8 seasons
Gaziantep FK finished the 11th week of 2019-2020, its first season in the Super League, in 9th place with 15 points, and in the 2020-2021 season, it ranked 6th with 18 points in 11 matches.
The red-blacks ranked 15th with 12 points in the first 11 weeks of the 2021-2022 season, and 10th with 15 points collected in 11 matches in the 2022-2023 season.
Gaziantep representative was in 13th place with 12 points in the same period of the 2023-2024 season, and 14th in the 2024-2025 season with 12 points collected in 11 matches.
The red-blacks, who ranked 6th by reaching 18 points with 5 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses in the first 11 weeks of last season, collected 8 points in the same period this season.
Thus, Gaziantep FK reached its lowest score this season, considering the first 11 matches it played in the 8 seasons it competed in the Super League.
Ineffective in attack and unsuccessful in defense in the home field
Gaziantep FK could not win in the 6 matches it played at home this season.
The red-blacks, who had 2 draws and 4 losses in front of their fans, scored 11 goals while scoring the opponent's net 3 times.
Gaziantep representative, who is in the 18th place in the home score table with 2 points, became the second team that scored the fewest goals in the league with 3 goals.
Gaziantep FK is the second team that conceded the most goals in the home field, along with Eyüpspor and Çaykur Rizespor, with 11 goals conceded, and came after Samsunspor, which conceded 15 goals in this field.

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