Süper Lig Gameweek 6 Sun, Sep 20 · 18:00 Göztepe Gürsel Aksel Stadı, İzmir
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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. Goztepe had 8 days of rest, Rizespor 8.1 and had to travel 1,180 km.

Away travel1,180 kmRest days8 · 8.1Matches / 14d2 · 2
Goztepe39%
Draw24%
Rizespor37%
Expected goals 1.55 – 1.53
Goztepe46%
Draw25%
Rizespor29%
Expected goals 1.54 – 1.16
Goztepe41%
Draw24%
Rizespor35%
Expected goals 1.55 – 1.43
Goztepe31%
Draw24%
Rizespor45%
Expected goals 1.39 – 1.71
Goztepe40%
Draw24%
Rizespor37%
Expected goals 1.61 – 1.54
Over 2.5 59% Both score 62% 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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Referee · TürkiyeOguzhan Cakir
  • Cards per match 3.8
  • Penalties per match 0.42
  • Matches 26

Team strength

GoztepeRizespor
26 L90 StrengthIn forecast 23
29 Current StrengthIn forecast 22
39 AttackIn forecast 22
36 DefenceIn forecast 35
9 Form indexContext 47
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—

Rizespor

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

GoztepeRizespor
1.80 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.00
2.60 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.80
1.50 xGVia Att/Def 1.58
2.23 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.74
+0.30 Goals minus xGContext -0.58
80% Scored inContext 60%
0% Clean sheetsContext 40%
15.40 ShotsContext 16.20
5.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.00
33% On target shareContext 31%
11.80 Shots in the boxContext 8.20
77% Box shareContext 56%
12% ConversionContext 6%
2.40 OffsidesContext 1.60
19.60 Shots allowedContext 12.40
5.20 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.20
6.20 BlocksContext 4.50
3.25 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.60
57% Save rateContext 81%
40% PossessionIn forecast 55%
278 PassesContext 451
192 Accurate passesContext 388
69% Pass accuracyContext 86%
6.59 Team ratingContext 6.87
13.60 FoulsContext 11.60
8.60 Fouls sufferedContext 12.00
2.40 Yellow cardsContext 2.20
0.20 Red cardsContext 0.20
This league season, per match · 5 and 5 games
1.50 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.20
1.90 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.60
1.65 xGVia Att/Def 1.38
1.65 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.23
-0.15 Goals minus xGContext -0.18
80% Scored inContext 60%
10% Clean sheetsContext 20%
15.80 ShotsContext 14.60
4.90 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.40
31% On target shareContext 30%
12.00 Shots in the boxContext 8.00
75% Box shareContext 56%
10% ConversionContext 8%
2.56 OffsidesContext 1.75
16.80 Shots allowedContext 13.70
4.60 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.40
4.70 BlocksContext 4.33
3.11 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.00
65% Save rateContext 68%
38% PossessionIn forecast 53%
247 PassesContext 417
170 Accurate passesContext 353
69% Pass accuracyContext 85%
6.71 Team ratingContext 6.80
17.00 FoulsContext 11.70
9.20 Fouls sufferedContext 12.30
3.00 Yellow cardsContext 2.10
0.20 Red cardsContext 0.10
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
Rest8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km953 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 9 · 2 pts vs 8.4 for an average club · -4.6 vs expected
  • D12 SepA · Alanyaspor2–21.2 xPts
  • L7 SepH · Gazişehir Gaziantep2–41.8 xPts
  • L29 AugA · Galatasaray2–30.5 xPts
  • L23 AugH · Genclerbirligi0–12.0 xPts
  • D17 AugA · Samsunspor3–31.1 xPts
Rizespor
Rest8.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel1,180 km1,940 km in 14d
Schedule load17%Low
Form 47 · 9 pts vs 9.3 for an average club · +1.8 vs expected
  • W12 SepA · Eyüpspor2–01.5 xPts
  • L7 SepH · Alanyaspor0–11.8 xPts
  • W29 AugA · Gazişehir Gaziantep2–11.3 xPts
  • 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
Goztepe Rizespor
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 17
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match8Süper Lig 2026-2027, 12 Sep8.1Süper Lig 2026-2027, 12 Sep
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km1,180 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways953 km1,940 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 2 / 40 / 2 / 3
Next matchdays after this one2220

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
1A. Özçimen(G)
26M. Bokele 13E. Yildirim 4T. Altıkardeş
12R. Akonnor 5Rhaldney 6A. Matos 2A. Kurtulan
7André Henrique
9Juan 39Janderson
+7 more reported missing outside this XI
Rizespor Confirmed XI
5-3-2
75Y. Fofana(G)
54M. Pala 93M. Sagnan 4A. Mocsi 5T. Sanuç 37M. Şahin
20Q. Laçi 14T. Antalyalı 10I. Olawoyin
99E. Bulut 9A. Sowe
+2 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 +0.10 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Rizespor Scores -0.01 · concedes 0.00 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Goztepe-1.9 pp
  • Draw-0.4 pp
  • Rizespor+2.3 pp

Home / Away this season

Goztepe · Home 0.00points per game · 2 home games
W-D-L
0-0-2
Scored
1.00
Conceded
2.50
Rizespor · Away 3.00points per game · 3 away games
W-D-L
3-0-0
Scored
1.67
Conceded
0.33

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 3 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

3 Goztepe wins0 draws1 Rizespor wins
Goals per game3.00 – 1.75 Over 2.5100% Both scored50% Clean sheets50% · 0%
  • 19 Jan 2026Goztepe3–1Rizespor
  • 10 Aug 2025Rizespor0–3Goztepe
  • 18 May 2025Rizespor6–3Goztepe
  • 22 Dec 2024Goztepe3–0Rizespor

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 · Oguzhan Cakir Türkiye · 26 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.62league 3.79
Red cards0.15league 0.15
Cards 5+35%league 40%
Fouls26.6league 25.2
Penalties0.42league 0.33
Home wins38%league 48%
Goztepe3 with this referee
Record1-0-2 Cards · opp.1.7 · 0.3 Pens for · against1 · 0 Reds1
  • W25 Apr 26H · Antalyaspor2–02
  • L26 Oct 25A · Galatasaray1–32
  • L18 May 25A · Rizespor3–61
Rizespor2 with this referee
Record1-1-0 Cards · opp.1.0 · 1.5 Pens for · against0 · 2
  • D8 Nov 25A · Gazişehir Gaziantep2–22
  • W18 May 25H · Goztepe6–30

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

Goztepe5 games · scored 9 · conceded 13
1 2 0-15
2 1 16-30
4 31-45
2 2 46-60
3 3 61-75
1 1 76-90
Rizespor5 games · scored 5 · conceded 4
1 0-15
1 16-30
1 1 31-45
46-60
2 61-75
2 1 76-90
Goztepe10 games · scored 15 · conceded 19
4 2 0-15
3 1 16-30
1 5 31-45
2 3 46-60
3 3 61-75
2 5 76-90
Rizespor10 games · scored 12 · conceded 16
1 0-15
3 3 16-30
2 2 31-45
2 1 46-60
1 3 61-75
3 7 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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