Süper Lig Gameweek 27 Wed, Apr 8 · 18:00 Gürsel Aksel Stadyumu, İzmir
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Our take

Galatasaray were slight favourites.

Galatasaray were the stronger side on L90 Strength (71 vs 32). Recent goals, xG and shots on target narrow the gap for Goztepe. Goztepe had 4.2 days of rest, Galatasaray 4 and had to travel 328 km.

Away travel328 kmRest days4.2 · 4Matches / 14d1 · 1
Goztepe30%
Draw26%
Galatasaray44%
Expected goals 1.28 – 1.60
Goztepe22%
Draw25%
Galatasaray53%
Expected goals 1.03 – 1.74
Goztepe29%
Draw26%
Galatasaray45%
Expected goals 1.23 – 1.60
Goztepe23%
Draw24%
Galatasaray52%
Expected goals 1.14 – 1.80
Goztepe31%
Draw26%
Galatasaray43%
Expected goals 1.31 – 1.58
Over 2.5 55% Both score 58% 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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RefereeAlper Akarsu
  • Cards per match 4.4
  • Penalties per match 0.37
  • Matches 27

Team strength

GoztepeGalatasaray
32 L90 StrengthIn forecast 71
29 Current StrengthIn forecast 62
39 AttackIn forecast 57
36 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

Goztepe

Attack—
Defense risk—

Galatasaray

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

GoztepeGalatasaray
1.19 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.33
0.74 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.74
1.23 xGVia Att/Def 1.94
0.98 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.92
-0.04 Goals minus xGContext +0.39
70% Scored inContext 89%
56% Clean sheetsContext 41%
13.11 ShotsContext 16.22
4.54 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.52
33% On target shareContext 34%
8.52 Shots in the boxContext 11.48
65% Box shareContext 70%
9% ConversionContext 14%
1.96 OffsidesContext 2.20
11.56 Shots allowedContext 9.85
3.63 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.46
3.65 BlocksContext 2.88
2.83 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.83
78% Save rateContext 79%
39% PossessionIn forecast 62%
248 PassesContext 497
171 Accurate passesContext 435
69% Pass accuracyContext 88%
6.80 Team ratingContext 7.06
16.63 FoulsContext 12.26
9.41 Fouls sufferedContext 10.04
2.37 Yellow cardsContext 1.93
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.04
This league season, per match · 27 and 27 games
1.10 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.10
1.10 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.50
1.36 xGVia Att/Def 1.71
1.05 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.82
-0.26 Goals minus xGContext +0.39
60% Scored inContext 80%
40% Clean sheetsContext 30%
13.10 ShotsContext 14.20
4.30 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.10
33% On target shareContext 36%
8.70 Shots in the boxContext 9.90
67% Box shareContext 69%
8% ConversionContext 15%
2.25 OffsidesContext 3.13
11.30 Shots allowedContext 14.70
4.13 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.70
3.80 BlocksContext 3.40
2.75 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.56
67% Save rateContext 75%
39% PossessionIn forecast 55%
250 PassesContext 443
172 Accurate passesContext 374
69% Pass accuracyContext 84%
6.72 Team ratingContext 6.90
16.40 FoulsContext 11.50
9.80 Fouls sufferedContext 12.60
2.80 Yellow cardsContext 2.00
0.00 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

Goztepe
Rest4.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km1,041 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Galatasaray
Rest4 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel328 km1,807 km in 14d
Schedule load11%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
Goztepe Galatasaray
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 11
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match4.2Süper Lig 2025-2026, 4 Apr4Süper Lig 2025-2026, 4 Apr
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km328 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways1,041 km1,807 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 21 / 1 / 2
Next matchdays after this one3.94

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

Goztepe Confirmed XI
3-4-1-2
1M. Lis(G)
4T. Altıkardeş 5Héliton 3Allan
15A. Cherni 20N. Miroshi 30A. Dennis 2A. Kurtulan
11Efkan Bekiroğlu
9Juan 39Janderson
+2 more reported missing outside this XI
Galatasaray Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1U. Çakır(G)
17E. Elmalı 90W. Singo 6D. Sánchez 93S. Boey
20İ. Gündoğan 99M. Lemina
7R. Sallai 22Y. Asprilla 10L. Sané
53B. Yılmaz
+4 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
Goztepe Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.04 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Galatasaray Scores -0.04 · concedes +0.05 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Goztepe+1.1 pp
  • Draw-0.2 pp
  • Galatasaray-0.9 pp

Home / Away this season

Goztepe · Home 1.85points per game · 13 home games
W-D-L
6-6-1
Scored
1.23
Conceded
0.54
Galatasaray · Away 2.15points per game · 13 away games
W-D-L
9-1-3
Scored
1.92
Conceded
0.69

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 3 of 3 meetings

0 Goztepe wins0 draws3 Galatasaray wins
Goals per game0.67 – 2.33 Over 2.567% Both scored67% Clean sheets0% · 33%
  • 26 Oct 2025Galatasaray3–1Goztepe
  • 24 May 2025Goztepe0–2Galatasaray
  • 4 Jan 2025Galatasaray2–1Goztepe

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 · Alper Akarsu 27 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.26league 4.44
Red cards0.11league 0.22
Cards 5+44%league 45%
Fouls23.3league 26.1
Penalties0.37league 0.28
Home wins41%league 40%
Goztepe3 with this referee
Record1-1-1 Cards · opp.1.3 · 1.0 Pens for · against0 · 1
  • D15 Feb 26H · Kayserispor0–02
  • L4 Jan 25A · Galatasaray1–22
  • W24 Nov 24A · Besiktas4–20
Galatasaray3 with this referee
Record3-0-0 Cards · opp.1.7 · 1.7 Pens for · against1 · 0
  • W21 Dec 25H · Kasimpasa3–02
  • W24 Aug 25A · Kayserispor4–02
  • W4 Jan 25H · Goztepe2–11

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

Goztepe27 games · scored 32 · conceded 20
3 4 0-15
4 2 16-30
7 2 31-45
7 4 46-60
5 4 61-75
6 4 76-90
Galatasaray27 games · scored 63 · conceded 20
9 3 0-15
9 2 16-30
7 1 31-45
11 3 46-60
13 6 61-75
14 5 76-90
Goztepe10 games · scored 11 · conceded 11
1 4 0-15
2 1 16-30
4 1 31-45
1 2 46-60
2 2 61-75
1 1 76-90
Galatasaray10 games · scored 21 · conceded 15
3 1 0-15
2 16-30
3 2 31-45
6 3 46-60
3 5 61-75
6 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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