Süper Lig Gameweek 1 Fri, Aug 8 · 19:30 Gaziantep Stadyumu, Gaziantep
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Our take

Galatasaray were clear favourites.

Galatasaray were the stronger side on L90 Strength (71 vs 20). Galatasaray usually keep the ball (59% on average), which points to more chances at both ends. Gazişehir Gaziantep had ? days of rest, Galatasaray ? and had to travel 850 km.

Away travel850 kmMatches / 14d0 · 0
Gazişehir Gaziantep15%
Draw21%
Galatasaray64%
Expected goals 0.90 – 2.06
Gazişehir Gaziantep15%
Draw22%
Galatasaray63%
Expected goals 0.89 – 2.02
Gazişehir Gaziantep15%
Draw21%
Galatasaray65%
Expected goals 0.90 – 2.10
Gazişehir Gaziantep11%
Draw18%
Galatasaray71%
Expected goals 0.80 – 2.31
Gazişehir Gaziantep16%
Draw22%
Galatasaray62%
Expected goals 0.89 – 1.98
Over 2.5 57% Both score 52% Likeliest score 0–2
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 (Gaziantep)

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Referee · TürkiyeAli Sansalan
  • Cards per match 5.3
  • Penalties per match 1.33
  • Matches 3

Team strength

Gazişehir GaziantepGalatasaray
20 L90 StrengthIn forecast 71
16 Current StrengthIn forecast 62
15 AttackIn forecast 57
18 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

Gazişehir Gaziantep

Attack—
Defense risk—

Galatasaray

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Gazişehir GaziantepGalatasaray
— 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
0.90 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.70
1.50 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.40
1.25 xGVia Att/Def 2.28
1.70 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.80
-0.35 Goals minus xGContext +0.42
60% Scored inContext 100%
10% Clean sheetsContext 70%
12.50 ShotsContext 19.60
4.40 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 7.00
35% On target shareContext 36%
7.11 Shots in the boxContext 13.60
54% Box shareContext 68%
7% ConversionContext 14%
2.44 OffsidesContext 2.78
14.00 Shots allowedContext 8.70
5.60 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.00
4.11 BlocksContext 2.89
4.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.86
71% Save rateContext 87%
48% PossessionIn forecast 61%
371 PassesContext 472
298 Accurate passesContext 406
80% Pass accuracyContext 86%
6.93 Team ratingContext 7.37
13.20 FoulsContext 12.40
12.70 Fouls sufferedContext 10.80
2.40 Yellow cardsContext 1.90
0.10 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

Gazişehir Gaziantep
Rest—since last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Galatasaray
Rest—since last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel850 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load12%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
Gazişehir Gaziantep Galatasaray
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 12
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match——
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km850 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 0 / 00 / 0 / 0
Next matchdays after this one8.97

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

Gazişehir Gaziantep Confirmed XI
4-1-4-1
71M. Bozan(G)
77K. Rodrigues 4A. Kızıldağ 14L. Abena 22S. M'Bakata
7J. Bacuna
11C. Lungoyi 44A. Maxim 18D. Sorescu 10K. Kozłowski
21E. Boateng
+1 more reported missing outside this XI
Galatasaray Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
19G. Güvenç(G)
17E. Elmalı 42A. Bardakcı 6D. Sánchez 7R. Sallai
99M. Lemina 34L. Torreira
10L. Sané 8Gabriel Sara 11Y. Akgün
53B. Yılmaz
+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
Gazişehir Gaziantep Absences are shown before kick-off
Galatasaray Scores -0.04 · concedes 0.00 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Gazişehir Gaziantep+0.4 pp
  • Draw+0.4 pp
  • Galatasaray-0.8 pp

Home / Away this season

Gazişehir Gaziantep · 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 last 4 of 4 meetings

0 Gazişehir Gaziantep wins0 draws4 Galatasaray wins
Goals per game0.50 – 2.25 Over 2.575% Both scored50% Clean sheets0% · 50%
  • 3 Feb 2025Gazişehir Gaziantep0–1Galatasaray
  • 17 Sep 2024Galatasaray3–1Gazişehir Gaziantep
  • 29 Jan 2024Galatasaray2–1Gazişehir Gaziantep
  • 2 Sep 2023Gazişehir Gaziantep0–3Galatasaray

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 · Ali Sansalan Türkiye · 3 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards5.33
Red cards0.00
Cards 5+100%
Fouls23.0
Penalties1.33
Home wins100%
Gazişehir Gaziantep

No previous matches with this referee.

Galatasaray1 with this referee
Record1-0-0 Cards · opp.4.0 · 1.0 Pens for · against1 · 0
  • W18 May 25H · Kayserispor3–04

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

Gazişehir Gaziantep
No complete event data.
Galatasaray
No complete event data.
Gazişehir Gaziantep10 games · scored 9 · conceded 15
2 1 0-15
1 16-30
3 4 31-45
2 2 46-60
1 5 61-75
3 76-90
Galatasaray10 games · scored 27 · conceded 4
3 0-15
7 1 16-30
4 1 31-45
3 46-60
3 1 61-75
7 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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