Konyaspor v Gent background

While Konyaspor's Group H fate is already sealed, visitors Gent come to Turkey knowing victory is essential if they are to have any hope of reaching the round of 32.

• With five points, Gent are through if they win and Braga (on six) do not at home to section winners Shakhtar Donetsk. Braga hold the edge over Gent on head-to-head record after the teams drew 1-1 in Portugal and 2-2 in Belgium.

• Konyaspor are out and will finish fourth.

Previous meetings
• Gent won 2-0 in Belgium when these sides met for the first time on matchday two; it was Konyaspor's first experience of Belgian opposition, and Gent's maiden encounter with a Turkish team.

• In 29 matches between Belgian and Turkish clubs in Europe, the Belgian representatives' record is W12 D9 L8 (W4 D5 L5 in Turkey).

Form guide
• Konyaspor's 4-0 defeat at Shakhtar on matchday five was the worst result yet of a challenging first season in continental competition.

• Konyaspor have the worst goal difference – currently -9 – in this season's competition, and the European debutants have yet to win in five outings: D1 L4.

• Gent have conceded the most goals in the 2016/17 group stage – 13 – which is an average of 2.6 per game.

• Gent missed the cut in their sole previous UEFA Europa League group stage campaign, 2010/11.

Links and trivia
• The journey from Gent to Konya is around 2,700km.

• Konyaspor's Bosnian midfielder Deni Milošević played club football in Belgium with Standard Liège (2013–16).

• Former team-mates:
Jérémy Perbet (Gent) & Dimitar Rangelov (Konyaspor) – Strasbourg, 2006–08
Rabiu Ibrahim (Gent) & Jagoš Vuković (Konyaspor) – PSV, 2012

The coaches
• A striker celebrated for his chest-and-volley goals for Fenerbahçe, Aykut Kocaman started his second stint as Konyaspor coach in 2014. He was in charge at Fenerbahçe from 2010–13, lifting a league championship and two Turkish Cups.

• Hein Vanhaezebrouck guided Gent to the Belgian title in 2014/15 and steered them into the UEFA Champions League round of 16 last season. He established his reputation during two periods in the dug-out of home-town club Kortrijk, for whom he had also played.

Chapecoense commemoration
Teams taking part in all of the matchday six UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League fixtures will observe a minute's silence to pay respect to the victims of last week's air disaster involving the Chapecoense team and accompanying delegation.

The Brazilian club lost most of their players and coaching staff in the accident, which occurred in Colombia, where Chapecoense were due to play the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana final against Atlético Nacional.

"European football is united in expressing its deepest sympathy to Chapecoense, the Brazilian Football Confederation [CBF], CONMEBOL and the families of all the victims," said UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin. "This tragedy has shaken the world of football, and we would like to send our support to all of those affected by it."