Süper Lig Gameweek 5 Sun, Sep 14 · 17:00 Gaziantep Stadyumu, Gaziantep
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Our take

It was too close to call.

The two sides are close in strength. Gazişehir Gaziantep had 15 days of rest, Kocaelispor 15 and had to travel 906 km.

Away travel906 kmRest days15 · 15Matches / 14d0 · 0
Gazişehir Gaziantep40%
Draw27%
Kocaelispor32%
Expected goals 1.40 – 1.23
Gazişehir Gaziantep40%
Draw27%
Kocaelispor33%
Expected goals 1.42 – 1.26
Gazişehir Gaziantep40%
Draw27%
Kocaelispor32%
Expected goals 1.40 – 1.23
Gazişehir Gaziantep33%
Draw27%
Kocaelispor39%
Expected goals 1.25 – 1.38
Gazişehir Gaziantep40%
Draw27%
Kocaelispor33%
Expected goals 1.42 – 1.26
Over 2.5 49% Both score 54% 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 (Gaziantep)

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RefereeYigit Arslan
  • Cards per match 4.5
  • Penalties per match 0.75
  • Matches 4

Team strength

Gazişehir GaziantepKocaelispor
20 L90 StrengthIn forecast 24
16 Current StrengthIn forecast 22
15 AttackIn forecast 16
18 DefenceIn forecast 32
— 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—

Kocaelispor

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Gazişehir GaziantepKocaelispor
1.25 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.50
2.25 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.50
1.16 xGVia Att/Def 0.76
1.81 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.97
+0.09 Goals minus xGContext -0.26
50% Scored inContext 50%
0% Clean sheetsContext 0%
13.50 ShotsContext 9.75
3.25 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 2.75
24% On target shareContext 28%
8.25 Shots in the boxContext 6.25
61% Box shareContext 61%
9% ConversionContext 5%
3.00 OffsidesContext 1.50
13.25 Shots allowedContext 14.25
4.75 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.75
2.25 BlocksContext 3.50
2.50 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.33
53% Save rateContext 71%
50% PossessionIn forecast 42%
372 PassesContext 297
309 Accurate passesContext 222
83% Pass accuracyContext 75%
6.65 Team ratingContext 6.58
13.50 FoulsContext 12.75
16.00 Fouls sufferedContext 11.75
3.00 Yellow cardsContext 2.00
0.25 Red cardsContext 0.25
This league season, per match · 4 and 4 games
1.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.50
1.90 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.50
1.21 xGVia Att/Def 0.76
1.75 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.97
-0.21 Goals minus xGContext -0.26
50% Scored inContext 50%
10% Clean sheetsContext 0%
12.30 ShotsContext 9.75
3.90 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 2.75
32% On target shareContext 28%
7.22 Shots in the boxContext 6.25
55% Box shareContext 61%
8% ConversionContext 5%
2.75 OffsidesContext 1.50
13.40 Shots allowedContext 14.25
5.40 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.75
3.33 BlocksContext 3.50
3.40 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.33
63% Save rateContext 71%
49% PossessionIn forecast 42%
376 PassesContext 297
309 Accurate passesContext 222
82% Pass accuracyContext 75%
6.76 Team ratingContext 6.58
13.40 FoulsContext 12.75
13.60 Fouls sufferedContext 11.75
2.20 Yellow cardsContext 2.00
0.20 Red cardsContext 0.25
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 4 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
Rest15 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Kocaelispor
Rest15 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel906 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 Kocaelispor
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 12
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match15Süper Lig 2025-2026, 30 Aug15Süper Lig 2025-2026, 30 Aug
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km906 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 0 / 30 / 0 / 2
Next matchdays after this one66.9

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
4-2-3-1
71M. Bozan(G)
77K. Rodrigues 14L. Abena 23T. Sanuç 2Luis Pérez
61O. Özçiçek 6M. Kabasakal
11C. Lungoyi 10K. Kozłowski 18D. Sorescu
44A. Maxim
Kocaelispor Confirmed XI
4-3-3
1A. Jovanović(G)
21M. Haïdara 6H. Smolčić 5B. Balogh 75T. Bingöl
98J. Nonge Boende 10K. Linetty 23S. Yalçın
17D. Churlinov 9B. Petković 70C. Keles

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
Kocaelispor Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Gazişehir Gaziantep+0.0 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • Kocaelispor+0.0 pp

Home / Away this season

Gazişehir Gaziantep · Home 1.50points per game · 2 home games
W-D-L
1-0-1
Scored
1.00
Conceded
2.00
Kocaelispor · Away 0.00points per game · 2 away games
W-D-L
0-0-2
Scored
0.50
Conceded
2.00

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 · Yigit Arslan 4 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.00league 4.25
Red cards0.50league 0.28
Cards 5+25%league 44%
Fouls23.3league 25.3
Penalties0.75league 0.28
Home wins50%league 36%
Gazişehir Gaziantep

No previous matches with this referee.

Kocaelispor

No previous matches with this referee.

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 Gaziantep4 games · scored 5 · conceded 9
1 2 0-15
1 2 16-30
1 1 31-45
1 46-60
1 1 61-75
1 2 76-90
Kocaelispor4 games · scored 2 · conceded 6
1 0-15
1 16-30
31-45
2 46-60
1 61-75
1 2 76-90
Gazişehir Gaziantep10 games · scored 10 · conceded 19
2 3 0-15
2 2 16-30
3 2 31-45
3 46-60
2 5 61-75
1 4 76-90
Kocaelispor4 games · scored 2 · conceded 6
1 0-15
1 16-30
31-45
2 46-60
1 61-75
1 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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