Gaziantep FK 1-1 Fatih Karagümrük – Result & Analysis

Poisson rates Gaziantep FK at 51% — the H2H record provides partial corroboration, though signals are mixed in this Gaziantep FK vs Fatih Karagümrük encounter.

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Pre-Match Analysis

Gaziantep FK and Fatih Karagümrük meet at Kalyon Stadyumu in Süper Lig, Regular Season - 25. This fixture gets under way on Sunday 8 March 2026 at 10:30 UTC.

Current Form

Gaziantep FK's overall Süper Lig record this term: 1W 4D 5L from 10 games (0.70 PPG). Last five: L W L L D. They are averaging 0.90 goals per game and conceding 1.80 — a modest attacking output that tempers optimism on the Over 2.5 market. 1 clean sheet from 10 outings provides some defensive foundation. Both teams have scored in 70% of their games — a high BTTS rate that carries real weight in the goals markets. This season is still relatively young for Gaziantep FK, so this record blends games from this season and last.

Gaziantep FK at Kalyon Stadyumu this season: 3W 3D 4L from 10 home games — 1.20 PPG on home soil. At home they are averaging 1.40 goals scored and 1.70 conceded per game. Both teams have scored in 70% of their home games — an outstanding BTTS rate that is a key data point for this fixture. Their home PPG of 1.20 is noticeably stronger than their overall 0.70 — Gaziantep FK are significantly better at Kalyon Stadyumu than their overall form suggests.

Fatih Karagümrük (all games): 1W 2D 7L across 10 Süper Lig outings this term — 0.50 points per game. Last five: L W L D L. Their scoring rate of 0.80 per game is modest, conceding 1.90 — not a side to back heavily on the Over 2.5 from their form alone. 2 clean sheets from 10 outings suggests some defensive organisation. Both teams have scored in 60% of their games — a noteworthy BTTS rate that supports the Yes market. This season is still relatively young for Fatih Karagümrük, so this record blends games from this season and last.

When travelling in Süper Lig this season, Fatih Karagümrük have posted 0W 1D 9L from 10 away outings — 0.10 PPG. Away from home they average 0.90 goals scored and 2.20 conceded per game. Both teams have scored in 70% of their away matches — a high BTTS rate on the road that directly informs this fixture.

A near-identical PPG reading — 0.70 for Gaziantep FK, 0.50 for Fatih Karagümrük — means the form record is uninstructive on result selection. The goals and market sections will carry greater evidential weight.

The BTTS picture is exceptionally clear (using home/away splits) — Gaziantep FK register both teams scoring in 70% of relevant games, Fatih Karagümrük in 70%. Both sides above 70% makes BTTS Yes one of the strongest standalone angles in this fixture.

Head-to-Head

Form and model data should carry more weight here — the historical record is too balanced to provide a directional steer. From 7 meetings: Gaziantep FK 4W, Fatih Karagümrük 2W, 1D.

Attacking output has been a hallmark of this fixture. At 3.9 goals per game across 7 meetings, the Over 2.5 has a statistically grounded case from the head-to-head record alone. The most recent clash, on 5 Oct 2025, ended 2–0 with Gaziantep FK winning.

With the win record balanced, the strongest H2H-derived signal is in the goals market. At 3.9 goals per game historically, Over 2.5 is the cleaner angle to extract from the head-to-head data.

Trading

Gaziantep FK half-time and goal-timing data (24 games, 12 at home): they score before half-time in 83% of fixtures in home games; when goalless at HT, a second-half goal follows 67% of the time; two or more arrive in the second half on 50% of those occasions; BTTS occurs in 67% of their matches (home games); Over 2.5 goals lands in 75% of games (home games).

Fatih Karagümrük half-time and goal-timing data (24 games, 12 at away): they score before half-time in 83% of fixtures in away games; when goalless at HT, a second-half goal follows 83% of the time; two or more arrive in the second half on 67% of those occasions; BTTS occurs in 67% of their matches (away games); Over 2.5 goals lands in 75% of games (away games); they fail to score in 42% of games.

BTTS rates are mixed from the trading data — Gaziantep FK 58% versus Fatih Karagümrük 50%; no strong lean in either direction. The over/under 2.5 picture is inconclusive from the in-play data (Gaziantep FK 67% | Fatih Karagümrük 50%).

Poisson Model

The Poisson distribution model projects Gaziantep FK 1.89 xG and Fatih Karagümrük 1.16 xG. These expected goals figures are the primary input: they feed a goal-probability matrix across all scoreline combinations to derive the result and market probabilities below. Underlying strength ratings: Gaziantep FK attack 0.959 / defence 1.170 | Fatih Karagümrük attack 0.811 / defence 1.465. League average goals — home 1.342 / away 1.224. Fatih Karagümrük bring a strong defensive rating of 1.465 — this is suppressing Gaziantep FK's projected output below what their attack strength alone would suggest. Data: 60 Gaziantep FK games / 24 Fatih Karagümrük games used (CurrentSeason).

Result probabilities: Gaziantep FK 51% | Draw 29% | Fatih Karagümrük 20%. Fair-value odds: Gaziantep FK 1.96 | Draw 3.45 | Fatih Karagümrük 5.00. Gaziantep FK hold a narrow Poisson edge at 51% — the draw (29%) is close enough to merit draw-inclusive market consideration.

Goals markets: Over 2.5 probability 59% | BTTS probability 61% | Total xG 3.05. Over 2.5 holds a meaningful probability edge at 59% — the 3.05 total xG provides moderate support, though the model is not projecting a high-scoring game. BTTS Yes at 61% reflects that both xG figures (1.89 / 1.16) are above the threshold where scoring blanks become the primary outcome — both sides are projected to find the net.

Verdict

The Poisson model's primary lean is Gaziantep FK at 51% — moderate model lean. Draw probability of 29% warrants consideration of Double Chance or Draw No Bet on Gaziantep FK if the outright odds are short.

The Poisson model projects 3.05 xG in total — Over 2.5 at 59% — strong confidence, supported by form averaging 3.1 goals per game and H2H averaging 3.9 goals per meeting.

Poisson assigns a 61% probability to BTTS Yes based on the attack/defence strength model. Form rates corroborate: Gaziantep FK 70% | Fatih Karagümrük 70% BTTS from recent games.

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