Süper Lig Gameweek 33 Sat, May 9 · 18:00 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 Samsunspor. Istanbul Basaksehir had 7 days of rest, Samsunspor 7 and had to travel 619 km.

Away travel619 kmRest days7 · 7Matches / 14d1 · 2
Istanbul Basaksehir45%
Draw25%
Samsunspor31%
Expected goals 1.68 – 1.35
Istanbul Basaksehir46%
Draw26%
Samsunspor27%
Expected goals 1.56 – 1.15
Istanbul Basaksehir43%
Draw25%
Samsunspor32%
Expected goals 1.64 – 1.38
Istanbul Basaksehir37%
Draw25%
Samsunspor38%
Expected goals 1.49 – 1.52
Istanbul Basaksehir44%
Draw26%
Samsunspor30%
Expected goals 1.61 – 1.29
Over 2.5 58% Both score 61% 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 · TürkiyeGurcan Hasova
  • Cards per match 6.2
  • Penalties per match 0.50
  • Matches 6

Team strength

Istanbul BasaksehirSamsunspor
37 L90 StrengthIn forecast 33
36 Current StrengthIn forecast 23
32 AttackIn forecast 15
34 DefenceIn forecast 18
— 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—

Samsunspor

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Istanbul BasaksehirSamsunspor
1.66 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.34
1.06 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.31
1.46 xGVia Att/Def 1.25
1.24 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.02
+0.20 Goals minus xGContext +0.09
81% Scored inContext 75%
38% Clean sheetsContext 25%
13.06 ShotsContext 12.63
4.59 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.45
35% On target shareContext 32%
9.17 Shots in the boxContext 7.91
67% Box shareContext 61%
13% ConversionContext 11%
1.86 OffsidesContext 2.29
12.41 Shots allowedContext 11.50
4.16 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.55
3.90 BlocksContext 3.39
3.13 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.65
75% Save rateContext 68%
55% PossessionIn forecast 54%
429 PassesContext 427
363 Accurate passesContext 358
85% Pass accuracyContext 84%
6.93 Team ratingContext 6.80
12.44 FoulsContext 14.59
12.91 Fouls sufferedContext 11.53
2.16 Yellow cardsContext 2.13
0.03 Red cardsContext 0.03
This league season, per match · 32 and 32 games
1.50 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.00
0.90 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.80
1.61 xGVia Att/Def 1.29
1.39 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.20
-0.11 Goals minus xGContext +0.71
70% Scored inContext 100%
50% Clean sheetsContext 10%
13.10 ShotsContext 12.90
4.50 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.40
34% On target shareContext 42%
10.00 Shots in the boxContext 9.20
72% Box shareContext 71%
12% ConversionContext 16%
2.29 OffsidesContext 2.78
13.20 Shots allowedContext 12.20
3.90 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.70
4.33 BlocksContext 3.70
2.90 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.50
74% Save rateContext 61%
54% PossessionIn forecast 57%
418 PassesContext 445
350 Accurate passesContext 375
84% Pass accuracyContext 84%
6.99 Team ratingContext 6.90
11.60 FoulsContext 14.50
12.60 Fouls sufferedContext 11.90
2.30 Yellow cardsContext 3.20
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 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Samsunspor
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel619 km1,375 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 Samsunspor
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7Süper Lig 2025-2026, 2 May7Süper Lig 2025-2026, 2 May
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km619 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km1,375 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 31 / 2 / 4
Next matchdays after this one77

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
4-4-2
16M. Şengezer(G)
88K. Karataş 3J. Opoku 5Léo Duarte 42Ö. Şahiner
25A. Harit 13Miguel Crespo 8O. Kemen 7Y. Sarı
14E. Shomurodov 91B. Yıldırım
Samsunspor Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1O. Kocuk(G)
17L. Tómasson 4R. van Drongelen 37Ľ. Šatka 2J. Mendes
29A. Makoumbou 21C. Holse
9Marius 55Y. Çift 7E. Tavşan
19P. Ndiaye
+8 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 Absences are shown before kick-off
Samsunspor Scores -0.03 · concedes +0.04 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Istanbul Basaksehir+1.6 pp
  • Draw-0.2 pp
  • Samsunspor-1.4 pp

Home / Away this season

Istanbul Basaksehir · Home 1.69points per game · 16 home games
W-D-L
7-6-3
Scored
1.88
Conceded
1.06
Samsunspor · Away 1.44points per game · 16 away games
W-D-L
6-5-5
Scored
1.50
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

3 Istanbul Basaksehir wins1 draws1 Samsunspor wins
Goals per game1.40 – 0.40 Over 2.520% Both scored0% Clean sheets80% · 40%
  • 14 Dec 2025Samsunspor0–2Istanbul Basaksehir
  • 1 Feb 2025Istanbul Basaksehir4–0Samsunspor
  • 18 Sep 2024Samsunspor2–0Istanbul Basaksehir
  • 3 Mar 2024Istanbul Basaksehir1–0Samsunspor
  • 22 Oct 2023Samsunspor0–0Istanbul 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 · Gurcan Hasova Türkiye · 6 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards6.00league 4.43
Red cards0.17league 0.22
Cards 5+100%league 45%
Fouls23.5league 26.0
Penalties0.50league 0.28
Home wins50%league 41%
Istanbul Basaksehir1 with this referee
Record0-0-1 Cards · opp.3.0 · 4.0 Pens for · against0 · 1
  • L25 May 25H · Adana Demirspor2–33
Samsunspor1 with this referee
Record1-0-0 Cards · opp.5.0 · 2.0 Pens for · against0 · 1
  • W19 Apr 26H · Besiktas2–15

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 Basaksehir32 games · scored 53 · conceded 34
6 0-15
8 3 16-30
10 8 31-45
7 5 46-60
9 10 61-75
13 8 76-90
Samsunspor32 games · scored 43 · conceded 42
6 4 0-15
3 7 16-30
7 7 31-45
8 6 46-60
6 4 61-75
13 14 76-90
Istanbul Basaksehir10 games · scored 15 · conceded 9
4 0-15
1 1 16-30
4 1 31-45
1 2 46-60
2 4 61-75
3 1 76-90
Samsunspor10 games · scored 20 · conceded 18
1 3 0-15
3 1 16-30
4 5 31-45
3 2 46-60
3 61-75
6 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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