Süper Lig Gameweek 25 Sat, Mar 7 · 13:00 Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadyumu, İstanbul
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Our take

Istanbul Basaksehir were slight favourites.

The two sides are close in strength. Recent goals, xG and shots on target tip the balance towards Istanbul Basaksehir. Istanbul Basaksehir had 7.8 days of rest, Goztepe 6.8 and had to travel 328 km.

Away travel328 kmRest days7.8 · 6.8Matches / 14d2 · 2
Istanbul Basaksehir53%
Draw26%
Goztepe21%
Expected goals 1.65 – 0.96
Istanbul Basaksehir46%
Draw26%
Goztepe27%
Expected goals 1.56 – 1.14
Istanbul Basaksehir55%
Draw25%
Goztepe20%
Expected goals 1.67 – 0.91
Istanbul Basaksehir46%
Draw27%
Goztepe27%
Expected goals 1.47 – 1.08
Istanbul Basaksehir52%
Draw26%
Goztepe22%
Expected goals 1.64 – 0.98
Over 2.5 48% 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.
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RefereeYasin Kol
  • Cards per match 5.7
  • Penalties per match 0.30
  • Matches 33

Team strength

Istanbul BasaksehirGoztepe
36 L90 StrengthIn forecast 32
36 Current StrengthIn forecast 29
32 AttackIn forecast 39
34 DefenceIn forecast 36
— 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—

Goztepe

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Istanbul BasaksehirGoztepe
1.75 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.13
1.08 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.67
1.48 xGVia Att/Def 1.10
1.15 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.97
+0.27 Goals minus xGContext +0.03
88% Scored inContext 67%
33% Clean sheetsContext 58%
12.96 ShotsContext 12.92
4.54 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.39
35% On target shareContext 33%
8.78 Shots in the boxContext 8.33
65% Box shareContext 64%
14% ConversionContext 9%
1.65 OffsidesContext 1.85
12.04 Shots allowedContext 11.58
4.08 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.64
3.86 BlocksContext 3.57
3.08 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.95
76% Save rateContext 81%
55% PossessionIn forecast 39%
432 PassesContext 248
367 Accurate passesContext 171
85% Pass accuracyContext 69%
6.91 Team ratingContext 6.80
13.04 FoulsContext 16.75
13.13 Fouls sufferedContext 9.38
2.25 Yellow cardsContext 2.29
0.04 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 24 and 24 games
2.30 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.00
1.00 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.90
1.86 xGVia Att/Def 0.99
0.85 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.13
+0.44 Goals minus xGContext +0.01
100% Scored inContext 60%
30% Clean sheetsContext 50%
14.70 ShotsContext 12.90
5.80 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.10
40% On target shareContext 32%
10.20 Shots in the boxContext 8.40
70% Box shareContext 65%
16% ConversionContext 8%
1.17 OffsidesContext 2.00
10.70 Shots allowedContext 12.10
3.10 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.38
4.00 BlocksContext 3.90
2.30 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.25
74% Save rateContext 74%
54% PossessionIn forecast 39%
441 PassesContext 249
376 Accurate passesContext 172
85% Pass accuracyContext 69%
6.94 Team ratingContext 6.76
14.10 FoulsContext 16.50
12.00 Fouls sufferedContext 9.40
2.00 Yellow cardsContext 2.60
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

Istanbul Basaksehir
Rest7.8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km962 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Goztepe
Rest6.8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel328 km656 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
Istanbul Basaksehir Goztepe
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7.8Süper Lig 2025-2026, 27 Feb6.8Süper Lig 2025-2026, 28 Feb
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km328 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways962 km656 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 2 / 41 / 2 / 4
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

Istanbul Basaksehir Confirmed XI
3-1-4-2
16M. Şengezer(G)
3J. Opoku 2B. Özdemir 5Léo Duarte
20U. Güneş
21C. Opéri 11A. Fayzullaev 7Y. Sarı 42Ö. Şahiner
14E. Shomurodov 9D. Selke
+5 more reported missing outside this XI
Goztepe Confirmed XI
3-4-1-2
1M. Lis(G)
26M. Bokele 5Héliton 3Allan
15A. Cherni 20N. Miroshi 30A. Dennis 77O. Bayrak
8A. Antunes
9Juan 19Jeh
+1 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 -0.03 · concedes +0.05 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Goztepe Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Istanbul Basaksehir-1.9 pp
  • Draw+0.3 pp
  • Goztepe+1.6 pp

Home / Away this season

Istanbul Basaksehir · Home 1.42points per game · 12 home games
W-D-L
4-5-3
Scored
1.75
Conceded
1.33
Goztepe · Away 1.58points per game · 12 away games
W-D-L
5-4-3
Scored
1.08
Conceded
0.92

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

1 Istanbul Basaksehir wins0 draws2 Goztepe wins
Goals per game1.67 – 2.00 Over 2.567% Both scored67% Clean sheets0% · 33%
  • 5 Oct 2025Goztepe1–0Istanbul Basaksehir
  • 28 Apr 2025Goztepe4–1Istanbul Basaksehir
  • 30 Nov 2024Istanbul Basaksehir4–1Goztepe

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 · Yasin Kol 33 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards5.27league 4.41
Red cards0.42league 0.21
Cards 5+64%league 45%
Fouls26.8league 26.0
Penalties0.30league 0.25
Home wins33%league 38%
Istanbul Basaksehir2 with this referee
Record1-1-0 Cards · opp.1.5 · 1.5 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • W17 Jan 26H · Fatih Karagümrük2–12
  • D5 Oct 24H · Kayserispor1–11
Goztepe6 with this referee
Record2-4-0 Cards · opp.2.8 · 2.5 Pens for · against1 · 1 Reds2
  • D8 Feb 26A · Konyaspor0–04
  • W21 Dec 25H · Samsunspor2–01
  • W1 Nov 25H · Genclerbirligi1–00
  • D16 Aug 25H · Fenerbahce0–07
  • D16 Mar 25H · Eyüpspor1–14

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 Basaksehir24 games · scored 42 · conceded 26
3 0-15
7 2 16-30
7 7 31-45
7 3 46-60
8 7 61-75
10 7 76-90
Goztepe24 games · scored 27 · conceded 16
2 2 0-15
4 2 16-30
5 2 31-45
6 4 46-60
4 3 61-75
6 3 76-90
Istanbul Basaksehir10 games · scored 23 · conceded 10
3 0-15
3 1 16-30
3 2 31-45
3 1 46-60
5 4 61-75
6 2 76-90
Goztepe10 games · scored 10 · conceded 9
2 0-15
3 1 16-30
2 1 31-45
3 46-60
3 1 61-75
2 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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