Süper Lig Gameweek 2 Fri, Aug 21 · 19:30 Kazım Karabekir Stadyumu, Erzurum
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Our take

Galatasaray were slight favourites.

Galatasaray were the stronger side on L90 Strength (66 vs 26). Recent goals, xG and shots on target add to that edge for Galatasaray. Erzurumspor FK had 5 days of rest, Galatasaray 7 and had to travel 1,049 km.

Away travel1,049 kmRest days5 · 7Matches / 14d1 · 1
Erzurumspor FK20%
Draw22%
Galatasaray58%
Expected goals 1.06 – 1.93
Erzurumspor FK22%
Draw24%
Galatasaray55%
Expected goals 1.02 – 1.76
Erzurumspor FK20%
Draw22%
Galatasaray58%
Expected goals 1.06 – 1.93
Erzurumspor FK15%
Draw19%
Galatasaray65%
Expected goals 0.94 – 2.17
Erzurumspor FK21%
Draw23%
Galatasaray57%
Expected goals 1.04 – 1.85
Over 2.5 57% Both score 56% Likeliest score 1–1
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 (Erzurum)

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Referee · TürkiyeCagdas Altay
  • Cards per match 3.6
  • Penalties per match 0.19
  • Matches 16

Team strength

Erzurumspor FKGalatasaray
26 L90 StrengthIn forecast 66
27 Current StrengthIn forecast 62
17 AttackIn forecast 57
38 DefenceIn forecast 55
— 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

Erzurumspor FK

Attack—
Defense risk—

Galatasaray

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Erzurumspor FKGalatasaray
— 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
— Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.70
— Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.80
— xGVia Att/Def 1.69
— xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.28
— Goals minus xGContext +0.01
— Scored inContext 80%
— Clean sheetsContext 10%
— ShotsContext 15.70
— Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.20
— On target shareContext 33%
— Shots in the boxContext 10.56
— Box shareContext 64%
— ConversionContext 11%
— OffsidesContext 3.17
— Shots allowedContext 11.60
— On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.80
— BlocksContext 2.25
— Goalkeeper savesContext 3.11
— Save rateContext 61%
— PossessionIn forecast 61%
— PassesContext 469
— Accurate passesContext 401
— Pass accuracyContext 86%
— Team ratingContext 6.84
— FoulsContext 11.10
— Fouls sufferedContext 11.90
— Yellow cardsContext 1.70
— Red cardsContext 0.10
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 0 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

Erzurumspor FK
Rest5 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km480 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 36 · 0 pts vs 1.6 for an average club · -1.2 vs expected
  • L16 AugA · Amed0–31.2 xPts
Galatasaray
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel1,049 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load12%Low
Form 41 · 1 pts vs 2.0 for an average club · -1.2 vs expected
  • D14 AugH · Çorum FK2–22.2 xPts

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
Erzurumspor FK Galatasaray
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 12
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match5Süper Lig 2026-2027, 16 Aug7Süper Lig 2026-2027, 14 Aug
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km1,049 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways480 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 11 / 1 / 1
Next matchdays after this one78

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

Erzurumspor FK Confirmed XI
4-1-4-1
31M. Orbanić(G)
18N. Mujakić 3Y. Kırtay 4A. Gerxhaliu 53O. Ovacıklı
6B. Baiye
9G. Kerk 65M. Rodríguez 42E. Owusu 99M. Fettahoğlu
10E. Tozlu
Galatasaray Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1U. Çakır(G)
4I. Jakobs 42A. Bardakcı 6D. Sánchez 7R. Sallai
99M. Lemina 34L. Torreira
53B. Yılmaz 8Gabriel Sara 11Y. Akgün
45V. Osimhen

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
Erzurumspor FK Absences are shown before kick-off
Galatasaray Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Erzurumspor FK+0.0 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • Galatasaray+0.0 pp

Home / Away this season

Erzurumspor FK · Home No home games yet this season.
Galatasaray · 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

No earlier meetings in our data.

Referee · Cagdas Altay Türkiye · 16 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.44league 3.22
Red cards0.19league 0.22
Cards 5+19%league 44%
Fouls24.3league 24.8
Penalties0.19league 0.44
Home wins44%league 44%
Erzurumspor FK

No previous matches with this referee.

Galatasaray4 with this referee
Record3-0-1 Cards · opp.1.8 · 2.3 Pens for · against1 · 0
  • W9 May 26H · Antalyaspor4–24
  • W13 Feb 26H · Eyüpspor5–10
  • L9 Nov 25A · Kocaelispor0–11
  • W27 Apr 25A · Eyüpspor5–12

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

Erzurumspor FK1 games · scored 0 · conceded 3
0-15
16-30
31-45
1 46-60
2 61-75
76-90
Galatasaray1 games · scored 2 · conceded 2
0-15
16-30
31-45
1 1 46-60
1 61-75
1 76-90
Erzurumspor FK1 games · scored 0 · conceded 3
0-15
16-30
31-45
1 46-60
2 61-75
76-90
Galatasaray10 games · scored 17 · conceded 18
3 1 0-15
2 3 16-30
2 1 31-45
3 5 46-60
3 7 61-75
4 1 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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