Süper Lig Gameweek 7 Sat, Sep 27 · 15:00 Gaziantep Stadyumu, Gaziantep
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Our take

It was too close to call.

Samsunspor were the stronger side on L90 Strength (29 vs 22). Absences weigh more on Samsunspor. Gazişehir Gaziantep had 6.9 days of rest, Samsunspor 5.9 and had to travel 478 km.

Away travel478 kmRest days6.9 · 5.9Matches / 14d2 · 3
Gazişehir Gaziantep39%
Draw27%
Samsunspor34%
Expected goals 1.41 – 1.31
Gazişehir Gaziantep38%
Draw27%
Samsunspor35%
Expected goals 1.37 – 1.30
Gazişehir Gaziantep38%
Draw27%
Samsunspor35%
Expected goals 1.39 – 1.33
Gazişehir Gaziantep32%
Draw27%
Samsunspor42%
Expected goals 1.26 – 1.47
Gazişehir Gaziantep39%
Draw27%
Samsunspor34%
Expected goals 1.39 – 1.28
Over 2.5 51% Both score 56% 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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RefereeBatuhan Kolak
  • Cards per match 3.5
  • Penalties per match 0.17
  • Matches 6

Team strength

Gazişehir GaziantepSamsunspor
22 L90 StrengthIn forecast 29
16 Current StrengthIn forecast 23
15 AttackIn forecast 15
18 DefenceIn forecast 18
— 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—

Samsunspor

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Gazişehir GaziantepSamsunspor
1.33 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.33
1.67 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.00
1.06 xGVia Att/Def 1.16
1.51 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.63
+0.27 Goals minus xGContext +0.17
67% Scored inContext 83%
17% Clean sheetsContext 33%
12.00 ShotsContext 12.50
3.17 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.83
26% On target shareContext 31%
7.00 Shots in the boxContext 7.50
54% Box shareContext 59%
11% ConversionContext 11%
2.40 OffsidesContext 2.33
13.67 Shots allowedContext 9.67
4.50 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.17
3.33 BlocksContext 2.80
2.83 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.00
63% Save rateContext 83%
50% PossessionIn forecast 57%
371 PassesContext 428
302 Accurate passesContext 359
82% Pass accuracyContext 84%
6.76 Team ratingContext 6.79
15.17 FoulsContext 13.50
16.00 Fouls sufferedContext 10.33
3.50 Yellow cardsContext 2.50
0.17 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 6 and 6 games
1.20 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.30
1.50 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.10
1.28 xGVia Att/Def 1.36
1.51 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.78
-0.08 Goals minus xGContext -0.06
60% Scored inContext 80%
20% Clean sheetsContext 30%
11.90 ShotsContext 13.10
3.70 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.60
31% On target shareContext 35%
7.56 Shots in the boxContext 8.63
59% Box shareContext 59%
10% ConversionContext 10%
2.67 OffsidesContext 2.56
13.10 Shots allowedContext 10.50
4.60 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.50
3.44 BlocksContext 2.67
3.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.89
65% Save rateContext 77%
49% PossessionIn forecast 56%
375 PassesContext 442
307 Accurate passesContext 374
82% Pass accuracyContext 85%
6.80 Team ratingContext 6.90
14.20 FoulsContext 12.70
14.90 Fouls sufferedContext 10.30
2.70 Yellow cardsContext 2.70
0.20 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
Rest6.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km966 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Samsunspor
Rest5.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d3all competitions
Travel478 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load21%Moderate
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 Samsunspor
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Moderate · 21
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match6.9Süper Lig 2025-2026, 20 Sep5.9Süper Lig 2025-2026, 21 Sep
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km478 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways966 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 31 / 3 / 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

Gazişehir Gaziantep Confirmed XI
3-4-2-1
71M. Bozan(G)
23T. Sanuç 14L. Abena 4A. Kızıldağ
77K. Rodrigues 44A. Maxim 6M. Kabasakal 2Luis Pérez
18D. Sorescu 10K. Kozłowski
9M. Bayo
+4 more reported missing outside this XI
Samsunspor Confirmed XI
4-1-4-1
1O. Kocuk(G)
17L. Tómasson 4R. van Drongelen 37Ľ. Šatka 18Z. Yavru
55Y. Çift
7A. Musaba 10J. Ntcham 21C. Holse 70T. Coulibaly
19P. Ndiaye
+3 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 Scores -0.01 · concedes 0.00 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Samsunspor Scores -0.02 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Gazişehir Gaziantep+0.9 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • Samsunspor-0.8 pp

Home / Away this season

Gazişehir Gaziantep · Home 2.00points per game · 3 home games
W-D-L
2-0-1
Scored
1.33
Conceded
1.33
Samsunspor · Away 2.00points per game · 2 away games
W-D-L
1-1-0
Scored
1.00
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 4 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 Gazişehir Gaziantep wins1 draws2 Samsunspor wins
Goals per game1.00 – 1.25 Over 2.550% Both scored75% Clean sheets0% · 25%
  • 24 Jan 2025Samsunspor2–1Gazişehir Gaziantep
  • 18 Aug 2024Gazişehir Gaziantep0–1Samsunspor
  • 18 Feb 2024Gazişehir Gaziantep1–1Samsunspor
  • 29 Sep 2023Samsunspor1–2Gazişehir Gaziantep

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 6 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.50league 4.51
Red cards0.00league 0.25
Cards 5+17%league 49%
Fouls24.3league 26.5
Penalties0.17league 0.25
Home wins17%league 38%
Gazişehir Gaziantep

No previous matches with this referee.

Samsunspor

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 Gaziantep6 games · scored 8 · conceded 10
1 2 0-15
1 2 16-30
2 1 31-45
1 46-60
2 2 61-75
2 2 76-90
Samsunspor6 games · scored 8 · conceded 6
0-15
2 16-30
1 1 31-45
3 1 46-60
1 61-75
3 2 76-90
Gazişehir Gaziantep10 games · scored 12 · conceded 15
1 3 0-15
2 2 16-30
4 2 31-45
3 46-60
3 3 61-75
2 2 76-90
Samsunspor10 games · scored 13 · conceded 11
0-15
1 2 16-30
1 1 31-45
4 2 46-60
1 2 61-75
6 4 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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