Eyüpspor vs NS Trabzonspor

Storm over Eyüp: Trabzon chase Europe, Eyüpspor cling to safety

Skip It Futmetrix Score: 33/100. This is a clash where Eyüpspor’s fight for safety runs straight into Trabzonspor’s European charge, on paper one-sided but carrying real upset potential.

The Setup

On 18 March 2026, Eyüpspor welcome Trabzonspor in Süper Lig Regular Season - 27 at the Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadyumu. We’re deep into the regular season; the table tells a blunt story.

Eyüpspor sit 15th with 22 points from 25 games, scoring too little and conceding too often. At home they’ve won less than a quarter of their matches, a worrying signal in our Form dimension. Trabzonspor arrive in third place with 51 points from 24, a positive goal difference and one of the league’s strongest away records, winning roughly two out of every three games on the road.

The Balance between these sides is clearly tilted. Trabzonspor are heavy favourites, while Eyüpspor need almost everything to go right to take anything. Yet the Stakes are still meaningful: Trabzon are pushing to lock in a top-three finish and European football, Eyüp are trying to stay clear of the bottom pack and calm the pressure around the club.

Key Battle

The decisive duel lies between Eyüpspor’s attempts to build attacks and Trabzonspor’s devastating presence in the box. For the hosts, Baran Ali Gezek is a rare bright spark, influencing games with his touch, vision and ability to carry the ball into dangerous zones. On the other side stands a pure penalty-box monster: Paul Onuachu. With 7 goals, 1 assist and an 8.2 average performance in his last 5 matches, he’s operating at an elite level.

If Trabzonspor keep feeding Onuachu with crosses and cut-backs, Eyüpspor’s back line will be under constant stress in aerial duels and second balls. Eyüp’s best hope is for Baran Ali Gezek to slow the game down in possession and drag his team up the pitch; otherwise, waves of claret-and-blue pressure will keep crashing over their box.

Our Prediction

The script points towards a game controlled by Trabzonspor. They should dominate territory, stretch Eyüpspor horizontally and patiently work the ball wide before targeting Onuachu in the area. Eyüpspor will likely sit deeper, look for counters and trust Gezek to knit together rare breaks. Over ninety minutes, Trabzon’s superior quality and away composure should tell, with goals most likely coming from crosses, set pieces and second-phase pressure. We expect Trabzonspor to leave Istanbul with all three points; for Eyüpspor to change that, they’ll need a near-perfect defensive display and ruthless efficiency on the break.