Süper Lig Gameweek 3 Sun, Aug 24 · 19:30 RHG Enertürk Enerji Stadyumu, Kayseri
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Our take

Galatasaray were clear favourites.

Galatasaray were the stronger side on L90 Strength (73 vs 19). Galatasaray usually keep the ball (61% on average), which points to more chances at both ends. Kayserispor had 7 days of rest, Galatasaray 9 and had to travel 613 km.

Away travel613 kmRest days7 · 9Matches / 14d1 · 1
Kayserispor14%
Draw20%
Galatasaray66%
Expected goals 0.88 – 2.15
Kayserispor14%
Draw21%
Galatasaray64%
Expected goals 0.87 – 2.06
Kayserispor14%
Draw20%
Galatasaray66%
Expected goals 0.88 – 2.15
Kayserispor10%
Draw17%
Galatasaray73%
Expected goals 0.79 – 2.41
Kayserispor15%
Draw21%
Galatasaray64%
Expected goals 0.88 – 2.06
Over 2.5 58% Both score 52% 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.
Weather (Kayseri)

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RefereeAlper Akarsu
  • Cards per match 4.8
  • Penalties per match 0.47
  • Matches 17

Team strength

KayserisporGalatasaray
19 L90 StrengthIn forecast 73
13 Current StrengthIn forecast 62
16 AttackIn forecast 57
17 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

Kayserispor

Attack—
Defense risk—

Galatasaray

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

KayserisporGalatasaray
— Goals scoredVia Att/Def 3.00
— Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.00
— xGVia Att/Def 2.82
— xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.35
— Goals minus xGContext +0.18
— Scored inContext 100%
— Clean sheetsContext 100%
— ShotsContext 20.00
— Shots on targetVia Att/Def 6.00
— On target shareContext 30%
— Shots in the boxContext 13.00
— Box shareContext 66%
— ConversionContext 15%
— OffsidesContext 1.50
— Shots allowedContext 5.00
— On target allowedVia Att/Def 2.00
— BlocksContext 1.50
— Goalkeeper savesContext 2.00
— Save rateContext 100%
— PossessionIn forecast 66%
— PassesContext 521
— Accurate passesContext 468
— Pass accuracyContext 90%
— Team ratingContext 7.38
— FoulsContext 12.00
— Fouls sufferedContext 13.00
— Yellow cardsContext 1.50
— Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 0 and 2 games
1.40 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.80
1.20 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.20
0.89 xGVia Att/Def 2.40
1.49 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.62
+0.51 Goals minus xGContext +0.40
90% Scored inContext 100%
30% Clean sheetsContext 80%
7.90 ShotsContext 20.40
3.60 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 7.20
46% On target shareContext 35%
5.20 Shots in the boxContext 14.40
65% Box shareContext 70%
18% ConversionContext 14%
2.75 OffsidesContext 2.67
16.40 Shots allowedContext 7.10
4.70 On target allowedVia Att/Def 2.63
4.78 BlocksContext 2.00
3.60 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.71
77% Save rateContext 95%
44% PossessionIn forecast 63%
347 PassesContext 500
278 Accurate passesContext 437
80% Pass accuracyContext 88%
6.90 Team ratingContext 7.40
11.40 FoulsContext 11.30
9.80 Fouls sufferedContext 10.60
2.30 Yellow cardsContext 1.90
0.20 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

Kayserispor
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km1,225 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Galatasaray
Rest9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel613 km0 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
Kayserispor Galatasaray
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7Süper Lig 2025-2026, 17 Aug9Süper Lig 2025-2026, 15 Aug
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km613 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways1,225 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 10 / 1 / 2
Next matchdays after this one5.96

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

Kayserispor Confirmed XI
4-1-4-1
25B. Bayazıt(G)
23L. Carole 4S. Denswil 37G. Jung 11G. Sazdağı
24D. Toköz
30A. Opoku 8L. Bénes 10João Mendes 28R. Civelek
7Miguel Cardoso
+1 more reported missing outside this XI
Galatasaray Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
19G. Güvenç(G)
4I. Jakobs 42A. Bardakcı 6D. Sánchez 7R. Sallai
8Gabriel Sara 34L. Torreira
17E. Elmalı 11Y. Akgün 10L. Sané
45V. Osimhen
+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
Kayserispor Absences are shown before kick-off
Galatasaray Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Kayserispor+0.2 pp
  • Draw+0.1 pp
  • Galatasaray-0.2 pp

Home / Away this season

Kayserispor · Home No home games yet this season.
Galatasaray · Away 3.00points per game · 1 away games
W-D-L
1-0-0
Scored
3.00
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.

Head to head last 4 of 4 meetings

0 Kayserispor wins1 draws3 Galatasaray wins
Goals per game0.50 – 2.50 Over 2.575% Both scored50% Clean sheets25% · 50%
  • 18 May 2025Galatasaray3–0Kayserispor
  • 22 Dec 2024Kayserispor1–5Galatasaray
  • 15 Jan 2024Galatasaray2–1Kayserispor
  • 12 Aug 2023Kayserispor0–0Galatasaray

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 · Alper Akarsu 17 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.76league 3.84
Red cards0.06league 0.37
Cards 5+59%league 37%
Fouls24.1league 26.3
Penalties0.47league 0.37
Home wins47%league 47%
Kayserispor1 with this referee
Record0-0-1 Cards · opp.4.0 · 3.0 Pens for · against0 · 1
  • L7 Jan 24H · Sivasspor1–34
Galatasaray1 with this referee
Record1-0-0 Cards · opp.1.0 · 2.0 Pens for · against1 · 0
  • W4 Jan 25H · Goztepe2–11

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

Kayserispor1 games · scored 1 · conceded 1
0-15
16-30
1 31-45
46-60
1 61-75
76-90
Galatasaray2 games · scored 6 · conceded 0
2 0-15
1 16-30
1 31-45
46-60
1 61-75
1 76-90
Kayserispor10 games · scored 14 · conceded 12
3 1 0-15
1 4 16-30
1 2 31-45
4 46-60
3 1 61-75
2 4 76-90
Galatasaray10 games · scored 28 · conceded 2
5 0-15
7 16-30
2 1 31-45
2 46-60
4 61-75
8 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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