Süper Lig Gameweek 9 Sat, Oct 18 · 18:00 Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadyumu, İstanbul
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Our take

Galatasaray were clear favourites.

Galatasaray were the stronger side on L90 Strength (74 vs 24). Istanbul Basaksehir had 13 days of rest, Galatasaray 14 and had to travel 0 km.

Away travel0 kmRest days13 · 14Matches / 14d1 · 1
Istanbul Basaksehir16%
Draw21%
Galatasaray63%
Expected goals 0.97 – 2.13
Istanbul Basaksehir16%
Draw22%
Galatasaray61%
Expected goals 0.91 – 1.96
Istanbul Basaksehir16%
Draw21%
Galatasaray62%
Expected goals 0.96 – 2.07
Istanbul Basaksehir11%
Draw18%
Galatasaray71%
Expected goals 0.87 – 2.39
Istanbul Basaksehir16%
Draw22%
Galatasaray62%
Expected goals 0.92 – 2.02
Over 2.5 60% Both score 55% Likeliest score 0–2
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 · TürkiyeAtilla Karaoglan
  • Cards per match 5.9
  • Penalties per match 0.50
  • Matches 14

Team strength

Istanbul BasaksehirGalatasaray
24 L90 StrengthIn forecast 74
36 Current StrengthIn forecast 62
32 AttackIn forecast 57
34 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

Istanbul Basaksehir

Attack—
Defense risk—

Galatasaray

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Istanbul BasaksehirGalatasaray
0.86 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.50
1.00 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.38
0.94 xGVia Att/Def 2.18
1.02 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.96
-0.08 Goals minus xGContext +0.32
71% Scored inContext 100%
29% Clean sheetsContext 63%
10.71 ShotsContext 15.88
3.29 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.88
31% On target shareContext 37%
6.86 Shots in the boxContext 10.38
62% Box shareContext 64%
8% ConversionContext 16%
2.40 OffsidesContext 1.83
11.71 Shots allowedContext 10.13
3.57 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.75
3.14 BlocksContext 2.71
2.71 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.38
76% Save rateContext 90%
57% PossessionIn forecast 61%
436 PassesContext 496
370 Accurate passesContext 435
85% Pass accuracyContext 88%
6.83 Team ratingContext 7.15
13.29 FoulsContext 11.75
13.43 Fouls sufferedContext 10.50
2.29 Yellow cardsContext 1.25
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.13
This league season, per match · 7 and 8 games
0.90 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.20
1.30 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.80
0.94 xGVia Att/Def 2.00
1.02 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.06
-0.04 Goals minus xGContext +0.20
80% Scored inContext 100%
20% Clean sheetsContext 60%
10.70 ShotsContext 14.90
3.20 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.60
30% On target shareContext 38%
7.20 Shots in the boxContext 9.50
65% Box shareContext 61%
8% ConversionContext 15%
2.33 OffsidesContext 1.86
12.40 Shots allowedContext 10.80
4.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.90
3.20 BlocksContext 3.33
2.90 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.40
73% Save rateContext 87%
57% PossessionIn forecast 58%
440 PassesContext 477
372 Accurate passesContext 412
85% Pass accuracyContext 87%
6.81 Team ratingContext 7.05
13.20 FoulsContext 11.80
14.00 Fouls sufferedContext 10.80
2.80 Yellow cardsContext 1.50
0.00 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

Istanbul Basaksehir
Rest13 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km656 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Galatasaray
Rest14 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%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
Istanbul Basaksehir Galatasaray
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match13Süper Lig 2025-2026, 5 Oct14Süper Lig 2025-2026, 4 Oct
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km0 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways656 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 1 / 30 / 1 / 3
Next matchdays after this one47.9

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

Istanbul Basaksehir Confirmed XI
4-1-4-1
16M. Şengezer(G)
21C. Opéri 3J. Opoku 5Léo Duarte 42Ö. Şahiner
18J. Kałuziński
25A. Harit 13Miguel Crespo 8O. Kemen 23D. Türüç
14E. Shomurodov
+2 more reported missing outside this XI
Galatasaray Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1U. Çakır(G)
17E. Elmalı 42A. Bardakcı 23K. Ayhan 7R. Sallai
8Gabriel Sara 34L. Torreira
53B. Yılmaz 20İ. Gündoğan 10L. Sané
9M. Icardi
+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
Istanbul Basaksehir Scores -0.02 · concedes +0.06 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Galatasaray Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.04 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Istanbul Basaksehir-0.4 pp
  • Draw-0.6 pp
  • Galatasaray+1.0 pp

Home / Away this season

Istanbul Basaksehir · Home 1.00points per game · 3 home games
W-D-L
0-3-0
Scored
0.67
Conceded
0.67
Galatasaray · Away 3.00points per game · 4 away games
W-D-L
4-0-0
Scored
2.50
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.

Common opponents 6 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

0 Istanbul Basaksehir wins0 draws4 Galatasaray wins
Goals per game0.50 – 2.00 Over 2.550% Both scored50% Clean sheets0% · 50%
  • 30 May 2025Galatasaray2–0Istanbul Basaksehir
  • 12 Jan 2025Istanbul Basaksehir1–2Galatasaray
  • 10 Feb 2024Galatasaray2–0Istanbul Basaksehir
  • 23 Sep 2023Istanbul Basaksehir1–2Galatasaray

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 · Atilla Karaoglan Türkiye · 14 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards5.71league 4.67
Red cards0.14league 0.27
Cards 5+71%league 53%
Fouls24.8league 26.8
Penalties0.50league 0.30
Home wins50%league 36%
Istanbul Basaksehir1 with this referee
Record1-0-0 Cards · opp.3.0 · 2.0 Pens for · against1 · 1
  • W18 May 25A · Kasimpasa3–23
Galatasaray1 with this referee
Record1-0-0 Cards · opp.2.0 · 1.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • W10 May 25A · Trabzonspor2–02

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

Istanbul Basaksehir7 games · scored 6 · conceded 7
0-15
1 1 16-30
1 2 31-45
1 1 46-60
3 2 61-75
1 76-90
Galatasaray8 games · scored 20 · conceded 3
2 1 0-15
4 16-30
3 31-45
2 46-60
4 1 61-75
5 1 76-90
Istanbul Basaksehir10 games · scored 9 · conceded 13
1 1 0-15
1 2 16-30
2 4 31-45
1 1 46-60
3 3 61-75
1 2 76-90
Galatasaray10 games · scored 22 · conceded 8
3 1 0-15
5 16-30
3 3 31-45
2 46-60
4 3 61-75
5 1 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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