Süper Lig Gameweek 31 Sun, Apr 26 · 12:30 Eryaman Stadyumu, Ankara
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Our take

Kocaelispor were slight favourites.

Kocaelispor were the stronger side on L90 Strength (23 vs 11). Recent goals, xG and shots on target add to that edge for Kocaelispor. Genclerbirligi had 7.8 days of rest, Kocaelispor 7.9 and had to travel 458 km.

Away travel458 kmRest days7.8 · 7.9Matches / 14d1 · 2
Genclerbirligi28%
Draw28%
Kocaelispor43%
Expected goals 1.07 – 1.38
Genclerbirligi32%
Draw27%
Kocaelispor41%
Expected goals 1.24 – 1.45
Genclerbirligi28%
Draw28%
Kocaelispor43%
Expected goals 1.05 – 1.37
Genclerbirligi23%
Draw27%
Kocaelispor51%
Expected goals 0.95 – 1.55
Genclerbirligi29%
Draw28%
Kocaelispor43%
Expected goals 1.09 – 1.39
Over 2.5 44% Both score 50% 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 (Ankara)

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Referee · TürkiyeMehmet Turkmen
  • Cards per match 3.4
  • Penalties per match 0.16
  • Matches 19

Team strength

GenclerbirligiKocaelispor
11 L90 StrengthIn forecast 23
15 Current StrengthIn forecast 22
13 AttackIn forecast 16
16 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

Genclerbirligi

Attack—
Defense risk—

Kocaelispor

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

GenclerbirligiKocaelispor
0.97 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.83
1.47 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.13
0.92 xGVia Att/Def 0.90
1.55 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.95
+0.05 Goals minus xGContext -0.07
60% Scored inContext 60%
17% Clean sheetsContext 33%
10.13 ShotsContext 10.17
3.52 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.17
31% On target shareContext 30%
5.97 Shots in the boxContext 6.30
56% Box shareContext 62%
10% ConversionContext 8%
2.08 OffsidesContext 2.32
14.60 Shots allowedContext 10.93
4.57 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.48
4.24 BlocksContext 3.66
3.24 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.57
70% Save rateContext 66%
42% PossessionIn forecast 49%
310 PassesContext 360
243 Accurate passesContext 288
78% Pass accuracyContext 80%
6.73 Team ratingContext 6.73
12.33 FoulsContext 14.76
13.13 Fouls sufferedContext 13.30
2.07 Yellow cardsContext 2.20
0.10 Red cardsContext 0.07
This league season, per match · 30 and 30 games
0.40 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.90
1.60 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.30
0.64 xGVia Att/Def 0.99
1.63 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.13
-0.24 Goals minus xGContext -0.09
30% Scored inContext 60%
20% Clean sheetsContext 30%
9.40 ShotsContext 10.30
2.88 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 2.89
25% On target shareContext 25%
5.33 Shots in the boxContext 6.60
52% Box shareContext 65%
4% ConversionContext 9%
1.88 OffsidesContext 2.50
14.00 Shots allowedContext 11.60
5.30 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.80
4.20 BlocksContext 4.20
4.33 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.78
77% Save rateContext 68%
44% PossessionIn forecast 48%
320 PassesContext 358
254 Accurate passesContext 285
79% Pass accuracyContext 80%
6.68 Team ratingContext 6.72
12.00 FoulsContext 16.30
12.80 Fouls sufferedContext 13.40
1.90 Yellow cardsContext 2.00
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

Genclerbirligi
Rest7.8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Kocaelispor
Rest7.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel458 km394 km in 14d
Schedule load6%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
Genclerbirligi Kocaelispor
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7.8Süper Lig 2025-2026, 18 Apr7.9Süper Lig 2025-2026, 18 Apr
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km458 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km394 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 1 / 30 / 2 / 3
Next matchdays after this one7.27.2

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

Genclerbirligi Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
24Ricardo Velho(G)
77A. Dursun 2T. da Silva 6D. Goutas 88F. Üzüm
8S. Onur 42Ousmane Diabate
10M. Mimaroğlu 70F. Tongya 20A. Traoré
22S. Koïta
+5 more reported missing outside this XI
Kocaelispor Confirmed XI
4-3-3
83Serhat Öztaşdelen
21M. Haïdara 6H. Smolčić 2A. Dijksteel 22A. Oğuz
8H. Keïta 10K. Linetty 75T. Bingöl
98J. Nonge Boende 7Daniel Agyei 99R. Rivas
+6 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
Genclerbirligi Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.03 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Kocaelispor Scores -0.02 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Genclerbirligi+0.3 pp
  • Draw-0.2 pp
  • Kocaelispor-0.1 pp

Home / Away this season

Genclerbirligi · Home 1.27points per game · 15 home games
W-D-L
5-4-6
Scored
1.33
Conceded
1.47
Kocaelispor · Away 0.93points per game · 14 away games
W-D-L
3-4-7
Scored
0.71
Conceded
1.57

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 16 this season

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

Head to head last 1 of 1 meetings

0 Genclerbirligi wins0 draws1 Kocaelispor wins
Goals per game0.00 – 1.00 Over 2.50% Both scored0% Clean sheets0% · 100%
  • 28 Nov 2025Kocaelispor1–0Genclerbirligi

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 · Mehmet Turkmen Türkiye · 19 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.26league 4.45
Red cards0.11league 0.22
Cards 5+21%league 46%
Fouls24.6league 26.1
Penalties0.16league 0.28
Home wins53%league 41%
Genclerbirligi

No previous matches with this referee.

Kocaelispor3 with this referee
Record1-0-2 Cards · opp.2.0 · 1.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • L20 Feb 26A · Rizespor0–23
  • W25 Oct 25H · Alanyaspor2–00
  • L23 Aug 25A · Fenerbahce1–33

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

Genclerbirligi30 games · scored 29 · conceded 44
4 4 0-15
5 4 16-30
4 13 31-45
5 7 46-60
5 8 61-75
6 8 76-90
Kocaelispor30 games · scored 25 · conceded 34
1 5 0-15
4 2 16-30
5 5 31-45
2 5 46-60
6 5 61-75
7 12 76-90
Genclerbirligi10 games · scored 4 · conceded 16
2 0-15
1 2 16-30
1 5 31-45
1 1 46-60
1 2 61-75
4 76-90
Kocaelispor10 games · scored 9 · conceded 13
1 2 0-15
2 16-30
1 1 31-45
1 2 46-60
3 1 61-75
3 5 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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