Süper Lig Gameweek 1 Sun, Aug 16 · 19:30 Tüpraş Stadyumu, İstanbul
Besiktas
1–0Full time
Eyüpspor
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Our take

Besiktas were clear favourites.

Besiktas were the stronger side on L90 Strength (48 vs 19). Recent goals, xG and shots on target narrow the gap for Eyüpspor. Besiktas had 3.1 days of rest, Eyüpspor 91.1 and had to travel 0 km.

Away travel0 kmRest days3.1 · 91.1Matches / 14d2 · 0
Besiktas65%
Draw20%
Eyüpspor15%
Expected goals 2.09 – 0.90
Besiktas64%
Draw20%
Eyüpspor15%
Expected goals 2.04 – 0.88
Besiktas65%
Draw20%
Eyüpspor15%
Expected goals 2.09 – 0.90
Besiktas57%
Draw23%
Eyüpspor20%
Expected goals 1.87 – 1.01
Besiktas64%
Draw20%
Eyüpspor16%
Expected goals 2.06 – 0.91
Over 2.5 57% Both score 52% Likeliest score 2–0
Rebuilt after the match from pre-match Elo. Real context is the full LOAD90 forecast; Strength only is Elo and home edge alone. How it works.
Weather (İstanbul)

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Referee · TürkiyeOguzhan Cakir
  • Cards per match 3.6
  • Penalties per match 0.46
  • Matches 24

Team strength

BesiktasEyüpspor
48 L90 StrengthIn forecast 19
50 Current StrengthIn forecast 13
60 AttackIn forecast 9
48 DefenceIn forecast 10
— Form indexContext —
In forecastContext

L90 Strength, Attack and Defence come from the same Elo rating and attack and defence ratings the forecast uses. Form index is explained in Recent performance.

Match Opportunity

Full analysis

Besiktas

Attack—
Defense risk—

Eyüpspor

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

BesiktasEyüpspor
— Goals scoredVia Att/Def —
— Goals concededVia Att/Def —
— xGVia Att/Def —
— xG allowedVia Att/Def —
— Goals minus xGContext —
— Scored inContext —
— Clean sheetsContext —
— ShotsContext —
— Shots on targetVia Att/Def —
— On target shareContext —
— Shots in the boxContext —
— Box shareContext —
— ConversionContext —
— OffsidesContext —
— Shots allowedContext —
— On target allowedVia Att/Def —
— BlocksContext —
— Goalkeeper savesContext —
— Save rateContext —
— PossessionIn forecast —
— PassesContext —
— Accurate passesContext —
— Pass accuracyContext —
— Team ratingContext —
— FoulsContext —
— Fouls sufferedContext —
— Yellow cardsContext —
— Red cardsContext —
This league season, per match
1.50 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.40
0.80 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.30
1.78 xGVia Att/Def 0.84
1.22 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.28
-0.28 Goals minus xGContext +0.56
90% Scored inContext 60%
60% Clean sheetsContext 20%
17.17 ShotsContext 8.80
6.33 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.11
37% On target shareContext 32%
10.67 Shots in the boxContext 4.50
60% Box shareContext 50%
10% ConversionContext 16%
2.33 OffsidesContext 2.33
14.00 Shots allowedContext 13.00
4.33 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.90
4.60 BlocksContext 3.70
3.20 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.50
70% Save rateContext 64%
60% PossessionIn forecast 45%
514 PassesContext 352
451 Accurate passesContext 279
88% Pass accuracyContext 79%
6.92 Team ratingContext 6.81
9.86 FoulsContext 12.60
10.29 Fouls sufferedContext 14.90
1.60 Yellow cardsContext 2.50
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.10
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 10 games
In forecastVia Att/DefContext

In forecast: possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Via Att/Def: goals, xG and shots on target feed the attack and defence ratings. Context: describes the style, no correction of its own.

Recent performance last 5 · schedule

Besiktas
Rest3.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km2,881 km in 14d
Schedule load13%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Eyüpspor
Rest91.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.

Expected points come from each pre-match EloLambda forecast (3 × win chance + draw chance). Explains recent results; in our tests recent form did not add predictive value on top of the model. Rest, travel and schedule load are context; only High Congestion (4+ matches in 14 days) changes the forecast. Full schedule below.

Full schedule & recovery
Besiktas Eyüpspor
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 13Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match3.1UEFA Europa League 2026-2027, 13 Aug91.1Süper Lig 2025-2026, 17 May
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km0 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways2,881 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 40 / 0 / 0
Next matchdays after this one3.96.9

All competitions synced from eScored, including cups and Europe. Distances are straight-line between stadium cities. Only High Congestion changes the forecast; the other rows are context.

Squad & lineups

Besiktas Confirmed XI
4-1-4-1
1A. Nübel(G)
33R. Yılmaz 35Tiago Djaló 12E. Agbadou 22T. Bulut
6S. Özcan
19L. Trossard 10O. Kökçü 15Junior Olaitan 18V. Černý
90S. Kılıçsoy
Eyüpspor Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
31H. Moldovan(G)
7Talha Ülvan 33Z. Jules 5J. El Yamiq 2Calegari
88C. Massanga 10A. Sabiri
11L. Pintor 8David Costa 77K. Michalak
29A. Abdullahi

Last XI is the club's most recent recorded starting lineup, Confirmed XI is the official lineup for this match. We do not publish a predicted lineup. Players in red are reported missing for this match.

Key absences
Besiktas Absences are shown before kick-off
Eyüpspor Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Besiktas+0.0 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • Eyüpspor+0.0 pp

Home / Away this season

Besiktas · Home No home games yet this season.
Eyüpspor · Away No away games yet this season.

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Head to head last 4 of 4 meetings

3 Besiktas wins1 draws0 Eyüpspor wins
Goals per game2.25 – 1.25 Over 2.5100% Both scored100% Clean sheets0% · 0%
  • 26 Jan 2026Eyüpspor2–2Besiktas
  • 17 Aug 2025Besiktas2–1Eyüpspor
  • 21 Feb 2025Eyüpspor1–3Besiktas
  • 22 Sep 2024Besiktas2–1Eyüpspor

All competitions, finished games before this kick-off. Shown as history: in our tests head-to-head added almost nothing on top of the model.

Referee · Oguzhan Cakir Türkiye · 24 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.46league 3.17
Red cards0.13league 0.17
Cards 5+29%league 33%
Fouls26.4league 24.3
Penalties0.46league 0.33
Home wins38%league 33%
Besiktas3 with this referee
Record0-1-2 Cards · opp.1.7 · 3.3 Pens for · against2 · 0
  • L9 May 26H · Trabzonspor1–21
  • D8 Feb 26H · Alanyaspor2–22
  • L18 Oct 25H · Genclerbirligi1–22
Eyüpspor1 with this referee
Record0-0-1 Cards · opp.3.0 · 1.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • L18 Mar 26H · Trabzonspor0–13

From eScored match records before this kick-off. "league" is this league season's average; red is notably above it, green below. Cards · opp. is cards shown to the club and to its opponents per match with this referee. Context only: referees are not part of the forecast.

Goal timing

Besiktas
No complete event data.
Eyüpspor
No complete event data.
Besiktas10 games · scored 15 · conceded 8
4 1 0-15
2 2 16-30
2 1 31-45
2 3 46-60
2 1 61-75
3 76-90
Eyüpspor10 games · scored 14 · conceded 13
1 1 0-15
3 1 16-30
5 1 31-45
1 46-60
2 3 61-75
3 6 76-90

scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.

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