Süper Lig Gameweek 5 Sat, Sep 12 · 15:00 Eyüp Stadı, İstanbul
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Our take

It was too close to call.

The two sides are close in strength. Recent goals, xG and shots on target tip the balance towards Rizespor. Eyüpspor had 6 days of rest, Rizespor 4.9 and had to travel 970 km.

Away travel970 kmRest days6 · 4.9Matches / 14d2 · 2
Eyüpspor34%
Draw26%
Rizespor40%
Expected goals 1.22 – 1.35
Eyüpspor40%
Draw26%
Rizespor34%
Expected goals 1.41 – 1.27
Eyüpspor35%
Draw27%
Rizespor39%
Expected goals 1.23 – 1.31
Eyüpspor27%
Draw26%
Rizespor47%
Expected goals 1.09 – 1.52
Eyüpspor34%
Draw27%
Rizespor39%
Expected goals 1.23 – 1.34
Over 2.5 48% Both score 52% 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.
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Referee · TürkiyeOguzhan Aksu
  • Cards per match 2.7
  • Penalties per match 0.14
  • Matches 14

Team strength

EyüpsporRizespor
17 L90 StrengthIn forecast 22
13 Current StrengthIn forecast 22
9 AttackIn forecast 22
10 DefenceIn forecast 35
19 Form indexContext 37
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

Eyüpspor

Attack—
Defense risk—

Rizespor

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

EyüpsporRizespor
0.50 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.75
1.50 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.00
0.63 xGVia Att/Def 1.51
1.02 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.58
-0.13 Goals minus xGContext -0.76
25% Scored inContext 50%
0% Clean sheetsContext 25%
8.75 ShotsContext 18.00
2.50 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.25
29% On target shareContext 29%
6.67 Shots in the boxContext 8.50
67% Box shareContext 50%
6% ConversionContext 4%
1.00 OffsidesContext 1.50
13.50 Shots allowedContext 9.50
4.50 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.00
4.25 BlocksContext 3.00
3.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.25
67% Save rateContext 75%
48% PossessionIn forecast 56%
394 PassesContext 473
334 Accurate passesContext 408
85% Pass accuracyContext 86%
6.68 Team ratingContext 6.80
13.50 FoulsContext 12.25
18.50 Fouls sufferedContext 12.00
1.75 Yellow cardsContext 2.00
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 4 and 4 games
1.60 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.20
1.30 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.70
0.85 xGVia Att/Def 1.36
1.06 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.18
+0.75 Goals minus xGContext -0.16
70% Scored inContext 60%
20% Clean sheetsContext 10%
8.90 ShotsContext 15.80
3.30 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.70
37% On target shareContext 30%
5.33 Shots in the boxContext 8.30
55% Box shareContext 53%
18% ConversionContext 8%
1.50 OffsidesContext 1.63
14.00 Shots allowedContext 12.30
4.30 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.60
4.80 BlocksContext 3.44
3.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.10
70% Save rateContext 67%
42% PossessionIn forecast 54%
343 PassesContext 428
279 Accurate passesContext 361
81% Pass accuracyContext 84%
6.81 Team ratingContext 6.77
12.50 FoulsContext 12.10
14.50 Fouls sufferedContext 12.60
1.80 Yellow cardsContext 2.00
0.10 Red cardsContext 0.00
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

Eyüpspor
Rest6 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km1,016 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 19 · 3 pts vs 7.1 for an average club · -1.8 vs expected
  • L6 SepA · Çorum FK0–31.1 xPts
  • W30 AugH · Alanyaspor2–11.4 xPts
  • L23 AugH · Gazişehir Gaziantep0–11.7 xPts
  • L16 AugA · Besiktas0–10.7 xPts
Rizespor
Rest4.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel970 km1,034 km in 14d
Schedule load12%Low
Form 37 · 6 pts vs 7.5 for an average club · +0.2 vs expected
  • L7 SepH · Alanyaspor0–11.8 xPts
  • W29 AugA · Gazişehir Gaziantep2–11.3 xPts
  • L22 AugH · Samsunspor0–21.5 xPts
  • W15 AugA · Konyaspor1–01.2 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
Eyüpspor Rizespor
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 12
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match6Süper Lig 2026-2027, 6 Sep4.9Süper Lig 2026-2027, 7 Sep
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km970 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways1,016 km1,034 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 41 / 2 / 4
Next matchdays after this one88.1

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

Eyüpspor Confirmed XI
4-1-4-1
31H. Moldovan(G)
21S. Giordano 33Z. Jules 5J. El Yamiq 7Talha Ülvan
88C. Massanga
77K. Michalak 15Charles-Andre Raux Yao 8David Costa 98B. Boutobba
29A. Abdullahi
+2 more reported missing outside this XI
Rizespor Confirmed XI
4-1-4-1
75Y. Fofana(G)
54M. Pala 93M. Sagnan 4A. Mocsi 37M. Şahin
14T. Antalyalı
7V. Mihăilă 20Q. Laçi 10I. Olawoyin 79I. Doicaru
9A. Sowe
+1 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
Eyüpspor Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.04 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Rizespor Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Eyüpspor-1.0 pp
  • Draw-0.3 pp
  • Rizespor+1.2 pp

Home / Away this season

Eyüpspor · Home 1.50points per game · 2 home games
W-D-L
1-0-1
Scored
1.00
Conceded
1.00
Rizespor · Away 3.00points per game · 2 away games
W-D-L
2-0-0
Scored
1.50
Conceded
0.50

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 2 this season

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

Head to head last 4 of 4 meetings

1 Eyüpspor wins0 draws3 Rizespor wins
Goals per game1.25 – 1.50 Over 2.575% Both scored25% Clean sheets25% · 50%
  • 9 May 2026Eyüpspor4–0Rizespor
  • 13 Dec 2025Rizespor3–0Eyüpspor
  • 20 Apr 2025Rizespor1–0Eyüpspor
  • 23 Nov 2024Eyüpspor1–2Rizespor

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 Aksu Türkiye · 14 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards2.64league 3.57
Red cards0.07league 0.16
Cards 5+7%league 38%
Fouls22.1league 26.1
Penalties0.14league 0.38
Home wins57%league 46%
Eyüpspor2 with this referee
Record2-0-0 Cards · opp.1.0 · 1.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • W31 Jan 26A · Alanyaspor3–11
  • W24 May 25H · Antalyaspor2–11
Rizespor1 with this referee
Record1-0-0 Cards · opp.3.0 · 1.0 Pens for · against1 · 0
  • W8 Mar 26H · Antalyaspor1–03

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

Eyüpspor4 games · scored 2 · conceded 6
2 0-15
2 16-30
1 31-45
1 46-60
61-75
1 1 76-90
Rizespor4 games · scored 3 · conceded 4
1 0-15
16-30
1 1 31-45
46-60
2 61-75
1 1 76-90
Eyüpspor10 games · scored 16 · conceded 13
1 2 0-15
3 3 16-30
6 31-45
2 46-60
2 1 61-75
4 5 76-90
Rizespor10 games · scored 12 · conceded 17
1 0-15
2 4 16-30
2 2 31-45
2 1 46-60
1 3 61-75
4 7 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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