Süper Lig Gameweek 3 Sat, Aug 29 · 19:30 Kalyon Stadyumu, Gaziantep
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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. Gazişehir Gaziantep had 6.1 days of rest, Rizespor 7.1 and had to travel 517 km.

Away travel517 kmRest days6.1 · 7.1Matches / 14d2 · 1
Gazişehir Gaziantep38%
Draw26%
Rizespor36%
Expected goals 1.36 – 1.32
Gazişehir Gaziantep41%
Draw26%
Rizespor33%
Expected goals 1.42 – 1.26
Gazişehir Gaziantep38%
Draw26%
Rizespor36%
Expected goals 1.36 – 1.32
Gazişehir Gaziantep31%
Draw26%
Rizespor43%
Expected goals 1.22 – 1.48
Gazişehir Gaziantep38%
Draw26%
Rizespor36%
Expected goals 1.36 – 1.30
Over 2.5 50% 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.
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RefereeBatuhan Kolak
  • Cards per match 4.6
  • Penalties per match 0.40
  • Matches 20

Team strength

Gazişehir GaziantepRizespor
18 L90 StrengthIn forecast 22
16 Current StrengthIn forecast 22
15 AttackIn forecast 22
18 DefenceIn forecast 35
— 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—

Rizespor

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Gazişehir GaziantepRizespor
1.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.50
0.50 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.00
1.22 xGVia Att/Def 1.69
0.87 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.48
-0.22 Goals minus xGContext -1.19
100% Scored inContext 50%
50% Clean sheetsContext 50%
11.00 ShotsContext 21.00
3.50 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 6.50
32% On target shareContext 31%
5.50 Shots in the boxContext 11.00
53% Box shareContext 57%
9% ConversionContext 2%
4.00 OffsidesContext 1.50
11.50 Shots allowedContext 6.50
1.50 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.00
3.00 BlocksContext —
1.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.00
67% Save rateContext 67%
53% PossessionIn forecast 58%
449 PassesContext 499
378 Accurate passesContext 443
84% Pass accuracyContext 89%
7.05 Team ratingContext 6.73
15.50 FoulsContext 12.00
18.50 Fouls sufferedContext 11.50
2.00 Yellow cardsContext 2.50
0.50 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 2 and 2 games
1.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.50
1.70 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.80
1.15 xGVia Att/Def 1.47
1.50 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.24
-0.15 Goals minus xGContext +0.03
80% Scored inContext 70%
20% Clean sheetsContext 10%
12.60 ShotsContext 15.20
4.20 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.70
33% On target shareContext 31%
7.70 Shots in the boxContext 8.80
61% Box shareContext 59%
8% ConversionContext 10%
2.13 OffsidesContext 1.57
13.80 Shots allowedContext 12.10
4.80 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.80
3.70 BlocksContext 3.33
3.20 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.20
67% Save rateContext 67%
49% PossessionIn forecast 55%
404 PassesContext 429
338 Accurate passesContext 363
84% Pass accuracyContext 85%
6.80 Team ratingContext 6.79
12.30 FoulsContext 13.30
15.40 Fouls sufferedContext 13.20
1.90 Yellow cardsContext 2.10
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

Gazişehir Gaziantep
Rest6.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km1,700 km in 14d
Schedule load5%Low
Form 51 · 4 pts vs 3.9 for an average club · +1.4 vs expected
  • W23 AugA · Eyüpspor1–01.1 xPts
  • D15 AugH · Alanyaspor1–11.5 xPts
Rizespor
Rest7.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel517 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load6%Low
Form 45 · 3 pts vs 3.6 for an average club · +0.3 vs expected
  • 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
Gazişehir Gaziantep Rizespor
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 5Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match6.1Süper Lig 2026-2027, 23 Aug7.1Süper Lig 2026-2027, 22 Aug
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km517 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways1,700 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 20 / 1 / 2
Next matchdays after this one8.98.9

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
5-4-1
25K. Tobiasz(G)
96F. Ștefan 6U. Meleke 14L. Abena 2Luis Pérez 18D. Sorescu
22S. Hansen 44A. Maxim 8V. Gidado 10K. Kozłowski
97F. Bavuk
Rizespor Confirmed XI
4-1-4-1
75Y. Fofana(G)
17Z. Ariss 93M. Sagnan 4A. Mocsi 54M. Pala
14T. Antalyalı
99E. Bulut 10I. Olawoyin 20Q. Laçi 23A. Kutucu
9A. Sowe

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

Home / Away this season

Gazişehir Gaziantep · Home 1.00points per game · 1 home games
W-D-L
0-1-0
Scored
1.00
Conceded
1.00
Rizespor · Away 3.00points per game · 1 away games
W-D-L
1-0-0
Scored
1.00
Conceded
0.00

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 last 6 of 6 meetings

2 Gazişehir Gaziantep wins1 draws3 Rizespor wins
Goals per game1.17 – 1.50 Over 2.550% Both scored50% Clean sheets33% · 17%
  • 13 Apr 2026Rizespor2–1Gazişehir Gaziantep
  • 8 Nov 2025Gazişehir Gaziantep2–2Rizespor
  • 3 May 2025Rizespor2–0Gazişehir Gaziantep
  • 9 Dec 2024Gazişehir Gaziantep1–0Rizespor
  • 17 Mar 2024Rizespor3–1Gazişehir Gaziantep
  • 6 Nov 2023Gazişehir Gaziantep2–0Rizespor

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 · Batuhan Kolak 20 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.35league 3.05
Red cards0.20league 0.20
Cards 5+35%league 35%
Fouls25.8league 25.7
Penalties0.40league 0.35
Home wins35%league 40%
Gazişehir Gaziantep2 with this referee
Record0-1-1 Cards · opp.2.5 · 4.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • L9 May 26A · Goztepe1–22
  • D27 Sep 25H · Samsunspor2–23
Rizespor

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 Gaziantep2 games · scored 2 · conceded 1
0-15
1 16-30
31-45
1 46-60
1 61-75
76-90
Rizespor2 games · scored 1 · conceded 2
0-15
16-30
1 31-45
46-60
1 61-75
1 76-90
Gazişehir Gaziantep10 games · scored 10 · conceded 17
3 0-15
2 3 16-30
1 2 31-45
4 1 46-60
2 3 61-75
1 5 76-90
Rizespor10 games · scored 15 · conceded 18
0-15
2 4 16-30
4 3 31-45
3 1 46-60
2 2 61-75
4 8 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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