Süper Lig Gameweek 20 Sat, Jan 31 · 14:00 Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadyumu, İstanbul
Full match report oneScoredOdds · Value · Detailed stats →
Our take

Istanbul Basaksehir were slight favourites.

Istanbul Basaksehir were the stronger side on L90 Strength (34 vs 19). Recent goals, xG and shots on target add to that edge for Istanbul Basaksehir. Istanbul Basaksehir had 7.1 days of rest, Rizespor 6 and had to travel 970 km.

Away travel970 kmRest days7.1 · 6Matches / 14d2 · 2
Istanbul Basaksehir59%
Draw23%
Rizespor18%
Expected goals 1.92 – 0.97
Istanbul Basaksehir56%
Draw24%
Rizespor20%
Expected goals 1.80 – 0.99
Istanbul Basaksehir58%
Draw23%
Rizespor19%
Expected goals 1.89 – 0.97
Istanbul Basaksehir52%
Draw25%
Rizespor23%
Expected goals 1.72 – 1.08
Istanbul Basaksehir58%
Draw23%
Rizespor18%
Expected goals 1.87 – 0.95
Over 2.5 55% Both score 53% 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 (İstanbul)

No weather data yet

RefereeYigit Arslan
  • Cards per match 5.1
  • Penalties per match 0.44
  • Matches 9

Team strength

Istanbul BasaksehirRizespor
34 L90 StrengthIn forecast 19
36 Current StrengthIn forecast 22
32 AttackIn forecast 22
34 DefenceIn forecast 35
— 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—

Rizespor

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Istanbul BasaksehirRizespor
1.68 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.16
1.00 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.47
1.31 xGVia Att/Def 1.23
1.24 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.27
+0.37 Goals minus xGContext -0.07
84% Scored inContext 74%
37% Clean sheetsContext 26%
12.47 ShotsContext 11.58
4.26 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.05
34% On target shareContext 26%
8.50 Shots in the boxContext 6.42
64% Box shareContext 53%
14% ConversionContext 10%
1.77 OffsidesContext 2.07
12.37 Shots allowedContext 14.00
4.37 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.24
3.76 BlocksContext 3.94
3.37 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.81
77% Save rateContext 70%
55% PossessionIn forecast 50%
431 PassesContext 380
366 Accurate passesContext 310
85% Pass accuracyContext 82%
6.92 Team ratingContext 6.74
12.63 FoulsContext 13.53
13.42 Fouls sufferedContext 11.53
2.16 Yellow cardsContext 2.58
0.05 Red cardsContext 0.05
This league season, per match · 19 and 19 games
2.50 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.20
1.00 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.50
1.61 xGVia Att/Def 1.20
1.30 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.57
+0.89 Goals minus xGContext +0.00
100% Scored inContext 80%
40% Clean sheetsContext 20%
14.30 ShotsContext 11.10
5.20 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 2.90
36% On target shareContext 26%
10.10 Shots in the boxContext 5.70
69% Box shareContext 49%
18% ConversionContext 11%
1.33 OffsidesContext 1.63
12.40 Shots allowedContext 15.30
4.90 On target allowedVia Att/Def 6.38
4.13 BlocksContext 4.50
3.80 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.50
78% Save rateContext 71%
56% PossessionIn forecast 49%
436 PassesContext 373
374 Accurate passesContext 304
86% Pass accuracyContext 81%
7.00 Team ratingContext 6.71
13.20 FoulsContext 12.80
12.90 Fouls sufferedContext 10.40
2.00 Yellow cardsContext 2.20
0.10 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
Rest7.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km1,225 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Rizespor
Rest6 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel970 km2,359 km in 14d
Schedule load17%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 Rizespor
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 17
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7.1Süper Lig 2025-2026, 24 Jan6Süper Lig 2025-2026, 25 Jan
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km970 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways1,225 km2,359 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 2 / 21 / 2 / 2
Next matchdays after this one7.98

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
4-2-3-1
16M. Şengezer(G)
21C. Opéri 3J. Opoku 5Léo Duarte 42Ö. Şahiner
20U. Güneş 8O. Kemen
25A. Harit 14E. Shomurodov 11A. Fayzullaev
9D. Selke
+1 more reported missing outside this XI
Rizespor Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1E. Canpolat(G)
5C. Højer 3S. Akaydin 4A. Mocsi 37M. Şahin
20Q. Laçi 14T. Antalyalı
77A. Zeqiri 7V. Mihăilă 10I. Olawoyin
9A. Sowe
+5 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 0.00 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Rizespor Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.06 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Istanbul Basaksehir+1.0 pp
  • Draw-0.4 pp
  • Rizespor-0.6 pp

Home / Away this season

Istanbul Basaksehir · Home 1.44points per game · 9 home games
W-D-L
3-4-2
Scored
1.67
Conceded
1.22
Rizespor · Away 0.89points per game · 9 away games
W-D-L
1-5-3
Scored
1.33
Conceded
1.56

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 5 of 5 meetings

2 Istanbul Basaksehir wins2 draws1 Rizespor wins
Goals per game1.40 – 0.80 Over 2.520% Both scored40% Clean sheets60% · 20%
  • 22 Oct 2025Rizespor0–0Istanbul Basaksehir
  • 18 Jan 2025Istanbul Basaksehir2–0Rizespor
  • 12 Aug 2024Rizespor1–1Istanbul Basaksehir
  • 21 Apr 2024Istanbul Basaksehir2–0Rizespor
  • 2 Dec 2023Rizespor3–2Istanbul Basaksehir

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 · Yigit Arslan 9 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.56league 4.37
Red cards0.56league 0.24
Cards 5+44%league 44%
Fouls27.7league 25.8
Penalties0.44league 0.26
Home wins44%league 35%
Istanbul Basaksehir

No previous matches with this referee.

Rizespor2 with this referee
Record1-1-0 Cards · opp.3.0 · 3.0 Pens for · against1 · 0
  • W13 Dec 25H · Eyüpspor3–03
  • D19 Aug 23H · Alanyaspor0–03

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 Basaksehir19 games · scored 32 · conceded 19
1 0-15
6 2 16-30
5 5 31-45
5 2 46-60
6 5 61-75
9 5 76-90
Rizespor19 games · scored 22 · conceded 28
4 4 0-15
2 2 16-30
4 3 31-45
5 4 46-60
1 6 61-75
6 9 76-90
Istanbul Basaksehir10 games · scored 25 · conceded 10
1 0-15
5 1 16-30
4 2 31-45
3 1 46-60
3 2 61-75
9 4 76-90
Rizespor10 games · scored 12 · conceded 15
2 2 0-15
1 16-30
3 1 31-45
3 3 46-60
5 61-75
3 4 76-90

scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.

Scenario lab Beta

Numbers are home · draw · away chances. Pick a scenario to update the forecast at the top of the page.