Trabzonspor 5-0 Gençlerbirliği: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings

How Trabzonspor won it

The opening goal came in the 5th minute: Paul Onuachu for Trabzonspor, set up by Aral Şimşir. Mohamed Salah from the penalty spot made it 2-0 to Trabzonspor in the 14th minute. Paul Onuachu made it 3-0 to Trabzonspor in the 22nd minute, set up by Wagner Pina. Ernest Muci made it 4-0 to Trabzonspor in the 59th minute, set up by Mohamed Salah. Franculino made it 5-0 to Trabzonspor in the 78th minute.

It was 3-0 at half-time.

Paul Onuachu scored twice.

The referee, ?. Altay, showed 4 yellow cards: 3 to Trabzonspor and 1 to Gençlerbirliği.

Trabzonspor: H. Çimşir, 4-3-3 · Gençlerbirliği: M. Diyadin, 4-1-4-1.

Moneyball's prediction against the result

Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.

Why it went this way

On the day the expected goals were 1.22 for Trabzonspor and 3.56 for Gençlerbirliği.

Trabzonspor scored about 3.8 more than their chances were worth: clinical finishing, or a goalkeeper having a bad day.

Gençlerbirliği left about 3.6 goals' worth of chances on the pitch.

Gençlerbirliği created the better chances, 3.56 xG to 1.22, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.

Trabzonspor had 13 shots on target, Gençlerbirliği 6.

Gençlerbirliği's goalkeeper made 8 saves.

Gençlerbirliği had 51% of the ball, but Trabzonspor took the points.

Where the two sides stood before this match

Trabzonspor came into it with 8 Süper Lig matches played, scoring 2.3 and conceding 0.6 a match, with 1.63 expected goals for and 1.57 against, and had won 63% of their matches.

Gençlerbirliği came into it with 9 Süper Lig matches played, scoring 0.8 and conceding 2.0 a match, with 1.15 expected goals for and 2.10 against, and had won 22% of their matches.

Trabzonspor vs Gençlerbirliği: the match in numbers

Team statistics from Sportmonks.

Player ratings and man of the match

Man of the match: Mohamed Salah (Trabzonspor), rated 8.5 by Sportmonks, with 1 goal, 1 assist.

Trabzonspor

• Mohamed Salah 8.5 1 goal, 1 assist
• Aral Şimşir 8.4 1 assist
• Paul Onuachu 8.3 2 goals
• André Onana 7.7
• Wagner Pina 7.6 1 assist

Gençlerbirliği

• İrfan Can Eğribayat 7.5
• Ousmane Diabate 7.4
• Tiago Gouveia 7.2
• Rafael Luís 6.7
• Pedro Mendes 6.7

The lowest-rated starter was Fıratcan Üzüm at 5.7. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.

What comes next

• Trabzonspor: Rizespor vs Trabzonspor Monday 26 October 2026 · Süper Lig
• Gençlerbirliği: Gençlerbirliği vs Alanyaspor Monday 2 November 2026 · Süper Lig

Each preview has Moneyball's estimate for the next match, published before kick-off and marked against the result afterwards, as this one is.

Questions about Trabzonspor vs Gençlerbirliği

What was the score in Trabzonspor vs Gençlerbirliği?

Trabzonspor 5-0 Gençlerbirliği (half-time 3-0), Süper Lig, Sunday 6 September 2026.

Who scored in Trabzonspor vs Gençlerbirliği?

Paul Onuachu 5', Mohamed Salah 14', Paul Onuachu 22', Ernest Muci 59', Franculino 78'.

Did Moneyball predict Trabzonspor vs Gençlerbirliği correctly?

Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.

Who was man of the match in Trabzonspor vs Gençlerbirliği?

Mohamed Salah, rated 8.5 by Sportmonks.

Who refereed Trabzonspor vs Gençlerbirliği?

?. Altay.