Süper Lig Gameweek 7 Fri, Oct 9 · 18:00 Rams Global Stadium, İstanbul
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Our take

Galatasaray were clear favourites.

Galatasaray were the stronger side on L90 Strength (64 vs 22). Recent goals, xG and shots on target narrow the gap for Kasimpasa. Galatasaray had 20 days of rest, Kasimpasa 21 and had to travel 0 km.

Away travel0 kmRest days20 · 21Matches / 14d0 · 0
Galatasaray71%
Draw17%
Kasimpasa12%
Expected goals 2.33 – 0.83
Galatasaray72%
Draw17%
Kasimpasa11%
Expected goals 2.30 – 0.78
Galatasaray71%
Draw17%
Kasimpasa12%
Expected goals 2.33 – 0.82
Galatasaray64%
Draw20%
Kasimpasa16%
Expected goals 2.07 – 0.93
Galatasaray70%
Draw18%
Kasimpasa12%
Expected goals 2.28 – 0.84
Over 2.5 61% Both score 51% 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 · TürkiyeHalil Umut Meler
  • Cards per match 4.6
  • Penalties per match 0.30
  • Matches 43

Team strength

GalatasarayKasimpasa
64 L90 StrengthIn forecast 22
62 Current StrengthIn forecast 23
57 AttackIn forecast 21
55 DefenceIn forecast 32
64 Form indexContext 51
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

Galatasaray

Attack—
Defense risk—

Kasimpasa

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

GalatasarayKasimpasa
2.17 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.17
1.67 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.83
2.42 xGVia Att/Def 1.01
0.95 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.04
-0.25 Goals minus xGContext +0.16
83% Scored inContext 83%
33% Clean sheetsContext 33%
22.67 ShotsContext 11.00
7.50 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.17
33% On target shareContext 29%
15.33 Shots in the boxContext 5.83
68% Box shareContext 53%
10% ConversionContext 11%
2.80 OffsidesContext 1.75
9.83 Shots allowedContext 13.50
3.60 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.67
4.00 BlocksContext 3.67
2.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.83
71% Save rateContext 77%
58% PossessionIn forecast 41%
475 PassesContext 346
412 Accurate passesContext 272
87% Pass accuracyContext 79%
7.02 Team ratingContext 6.85
12.00 FoulsContext 14.67
11.17 Fouls sufferedContext 12.17
1.67 Yellow cardsContext 2.67
0.17 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 6 and 6 games
1.90 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.10
2.00 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.30
2.04 xGVia Att/Def 0.94
0.99 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.17
-0.14 Goals minus xGContext +0.16
80% Scored inContext 80%
20% Clean sheetsContext 30%
19.30 ShotsContext 9.80
6.30 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.10
33% On target shareContext 32%
13.00 Shots in the boxContext 5.20
68% Box shareContext 55%
10% ConversionContext 11%
2.75 OffsidesContext 1.83
9.10 Shots allowedContext 12.50
4.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.30
3.43 BlocksContext 3.00
2.25 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.33
60% Save rateContext 71%
60% PossessionIn forecast 41%
492 PassesContext 325
430 Accurate passesContext 255
87% Pass accuracyContext 79%
6.84 Team ratingContext 6.78
11.00 FoulsContext 14.20
11.80 Fouls sufferedContext 11.70
1.80 Yellow cardsContext 2.60
0.20 Red cardsContext 0.20
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

Galatasaray
Rest20 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 64 · 9 pts vs 7.4 for an average club · -0.4 vs expected
  • L19 SepA · Trabzonspor0–41.9 xPts
  • W13 SepH · Kocaelispor1–02.4 xPts
  • L9 SepA · Sporting CP1–31.0 xPts
  • W4 SepA · Istanbul Basaksehir3–21.8 xPts
  • W29 AugH · Goztepe3–22.3 xPts
Kasimpasa
Rest21 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 51 · 9 pts vs 8.8 for an average club · +2.6 vs expected
  • D18 SepH · Konyaspor0–01.7 xPts
  • W13 SepA · Genclerbirligi2–11.4 xPts
  • D6 SepH · Amed2–21.5 xPts
  • D30 AugA · Istanbul Basaksehir1–10.8 xPts
  • W22 AugA · Çorum FK1–01.0 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
Galatasaray Kasimpasa
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match20Süper Lig 2026-2027, 19 Sep21Süper Lig 2026-2027, 18 Sep
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km0 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 0 / 20 / 0 / 2
Next matchdays after this one4.18.7

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

Galatasaray Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1U. Çakır(G)
4I. Jakobs 42A. Bardakcı 6D. Sánchez 53B. Yılmaz
8Gabriel Sara 34L. Torreira
27Rafael Leão 83A. Batrakov 11Y. Akgün
21D. Gül
+5 more reported missing outside this XI
Kasimpasa Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1A. Gianniotis(G)
45A. Karapo 27M. Ilie 14Kevin Mouanga 2C. Winck Neto
26K. Demirbay 16A. Baldursson
7A. Kol 51Elson Mendes 50G. Yalçın
9A. Benedyczak
+2 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
Galatasaray Scores -0.05 · concedes +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Kasimpasa Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.04 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Galatasaray-0.3 pp
  • Draw+0.1 pp
  • Kasimpasa+0.2 pp

Home / Away this season

Galatasaray · Home 2.33points per game · 3 home games
W-D-L
2-1-0
Scored
2.00
Conceded
1.33
Kasimpasa · Away 2.33points per game · 3 away games
W-D-L
2-1-0
Scored
1.33
Conceded
0.67

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 3 this season

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

Head to head last 6 of 6 meetings

3 Galatasaray wins2 draws1 Kasimpasa wins
Goals per game2.50 – 1.83 Over 2.583% Both scored67% Clean sheets17% · 17%
  • 17 May 2026Kasimpasa1–0Galatasaray
  • 21 Dec 2025Galatasaray3–0Kasimpasa
  • 2 Mar 2025Kasimpasa3–3Galatasaray
  • 28 Sep 2024Galatasaray3–3Kasimpasa
  • 17 Mar 2024Kasimpasa3–4Galatasaray
  • 3 Nov 2023Galatasaray2–1Kasimpasa

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 · Halil Umut Meler Türkiye · 43 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.40league 4.00
Red cards0.23league 0.17
Cards 5+44%league 43%
Fouls23.9league 25.3
Penalties0.30league 0.35
Home wins35%league 48%
Galatasaray

No previous matches with this referee.

Kasimpasa3 with this referee
Record0-3-0 Cards · opp.2.7 · 2.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • D30 Aug 26A · Istanbul Basaksehir1–11
  • D18 Jan 26H · Antalyaspor0–03
  • D5 May 25H · Trabzonspor1–14

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

Galatasaray6 games · scored 13 · conceded 10
1 1 0-15
2 1 16-30
2 2 31-45
2 1 46-60
3 3 61-75
3 2 76-90
Kasimpasa6 games · scored 7 · conceded 5
1 0-15
1 2 16-30
1 31-45
2 1 46-60
61-75
3 1 76-90
Galatasaray10 games · scored 19 · conceded 20
3 1 0-15
2 4 16-30
2 3 31-45
3 3 46-60
4 6 61-75
5 3 76-90
Kasimpasa10 games · scored 11 · conceded 13
4 1 0-15
2 4 16-30
3 31-45
2 1 46-60
1 61-75
3 3 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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