Süper Lig Gameweek 18 Mon, Jan 19 · 17:00 Tüpraş Stadyumu, İstanbul
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Our take

Besiktas were clear favourites.

Besiktas were the stronger side on L90 Strength (39 vs 16). Besiktas had 30 days of rest, Kayserispor 30.2 and had to travel 613 km.

Away travel613 kmRest days30 · 30.2Matches / 14d0 · 0
Besiktas62%
Draw22%
Kayserispor16%
Expected goals 2.02 – 0.92
Besiktas62%
Draw22%
Kayserispor16%
Expected goals 1.97 – 0.91
Besiktas62%
Draw22%
Kayserispor16%
Expected goals 2.00 – 0.91
Besiktas55%
Draw24%
Kayserispor21%
Expected goals 1.80 – 1.03
Besiktas62%
Draw22%
Kayserispor16%
Expected goals 1.99 – 0.92
Over 2.5 56% Both score 53% 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.
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Referee · TürkiyeOzan Ergun
  • Cards per match 4.8
  • Penalties per match 0.15
  • Matches 13

Team strength

BesiktasKayserispor
39 L90 StrengthIn forecast 16
48 Current StrengthIn forecast 13
60 AttackIn forecast 16
48 DefenceIn forecast 17
— 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—

Kayserispor

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

BesiktasKayserispor
1.76 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.94
1.29 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.94
1.89 xGVia Att/Def 1.00
1.01 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.42
-0.13 Goals minus xGContext -0.06
88% Scored inContext 71%
24% Clean sheetsContext 12%
14.76 ShotsContext 11.12
5.76 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.94
39% On target shareContext 35%
10.41 Shots in the boxContext 6.18
72% Box shareContext 55%
12% ConversionContext 9%
2.50 OffsidesContext 2.00
12.53 Shots allowedContext 13.41
4.06 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.24
3.31 BlocksContext 3.46
3.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.21
71% Save rateContext 71%
52% PossessionIn forecast 48%
403 PassesContext 355
331 Accurate passesContext 285
82% Pass accuracyContext 80%
6.86 Team ratingContext 6.68
12.65 FoulsContext 12.53
10.88 Fouls sufferedContext 12.65
2.35 Yellow cardsContext 2.47
0.18 Red cardsContext 0.06
This league season, per match · 17 and 17 games
1.80 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.10
1.30 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.00
1.86 xGVia Att/Def 1.08
0.98 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.55
-0.06 Goals minus xGContext +0.02
100% Scored inContext 70%
30% Clean sheetsContext 20%
15.00 ShotsContext 10.90
5.90 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.20
39% On target shareContext 39%
9.80 Shots in the boxContext 6.00
66% Box shareContext 54%
12% ConversionContext 10%
2.43 OffsidesContext 1.88
14.50 Shots allowedContext 14.70
4.89 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.00
4.00 BlocksContext 4.38
3.67 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.13
77% Save rateContext 73%
51% PossessionIn forecast 46%
399 PassesContext 355
326 Accurate passesContext 287
82% Pass accuracyContext 81%
6.91 Team ratingContext 6.71
11.30 FoulsContext 12.30
10.90 Fouls sufferedContext 12.40
2.30 Yellow cardsContext 2.20
0.20 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
Rest30 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Kayserispor
Rest30.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel613 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load6%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 Kayserispor
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match30Süper Lig 2025-2026, 20 Dec30.2Süper Lig 2025-2026, 20 Dec
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km613 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 0 / 00 / 0 / 0
Next matchdays after this one74.8

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
4-2-3-1
30E. Destanoğlu(G)
33R. Yılmaz 53E. Topçu 14O. Uduokhai 25G. Sazdagi
10O. Kökçü 17K. Yılmaz
19E. Touré 7M. Rashica 18V. Černý
9T. Abraham
+4 more reported missing outside this XI
Kayserispor Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
25B. Bayazıt(G)
28R. Civelek 4S. Denswil 15Y. Aït Bennasser 30A. Opoku
8L. Bénes 33F. Soyalp
7Miguel Cardoso 10João Mendes 20Carlos Mané
9G. Onugkha
+6 more reported missing outside this XI

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 Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Kayserispor Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.03 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Besiktas+0.1 pp
  • Draw-0.2 pp
  • Kayserispor+0.1 pp

Home / Away this season

Besiktas · Home 1.75points per game · 8 home games
W-D-L
4-2-2
Scored
1.75
Conceded
1.38
Kayserispor · Away 1.00points per game · 9 away games
W-D-L
1-6-2
Scored
1.11
Conceded
1.67

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

Common opponents 16 this season

League games this season against teams both sides have played. A small, uneven sample: context only.

Head to head last 5 of 5 meetings

4 Besiktas wins1 draws0 Kayserispor wins
Goals per game2.20 – 0.20 Over 2.560% Both scored20% Clean sheets80% · 20%
  • 24 Sep 2025Kayserispor0–4Besiktas
  • 1 Mar 2025Besiktas2–0Kayserispor
  • 30 Sep 2024Kayserispor0–3Besiktas
  • 12 Feb 2024Kayserispor0–0Besiktas
  • 24 Sep 2023Besiktas2–1Kayserispor

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 · Ozan Ergun Türkiye · 13 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.38league 4.38
Red cards0.38league 0.24
Cards 5+38%league 45%
Fouls22.9league 25.7
Penalties0.15league 0.25
Home wins62%league 36%
Besiktas2 with this referee
Record1-1-0 Cards · opp.2.0 · 2.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • W22 Oct 25A · Konyaspor2–03
  • D19 Apr 25A · Goztepe1–11
Kayserispor1 with this referee
Record0-0-1 Cards · opp.3.0 · 1.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • L9 Nov 25A · Fenerbahce2–43

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

Besiktas17 games · scored 30 · conceded 22
7 2 0-15
6 3 16-30
5 4 31-45
3 3 46-60
5 4 61-75
4 6 76-90
Kayserispor17 games · scored 16 · conceded 33
1 2 0-15
3 16-30
1 9 31-45
3 7 46-60
5 6 61-75
6 6 76-90
Besiktas10 games · scored 18 · conceded 13
3 1 0-15
5 1 16-30
3 3 31-45
2 1 46-60
4 3 61-75
1 4 76-90
Kayserispor10 games · scored 11 · conceded 20
1 1 0-15
2 16-30
1 5 31-45
2 4 46-60
4 6 61-75
3 2 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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