Süper Lig Gameweek 21 Mon, Feb 9 · 14:00 RHG Enertürk Enerji Stadyumu, Kayseri
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Our take

Kocaelispor were slight favourites.

Kocaelispor were the stronger side on L90 Strength (25 vs 14). Absences weigh more on Kayserispor. Kayserispor had 7.9 days of rest, Kocaelispor 6.9 and had to travel 694 km.

Away travel694 kmRest days7.9 · 6.9Matches / 14d1 · 1
Kayserispor32%
Draw28%
Kocaelispor40%
Expected goals 1.16 – 1.34
Kayserispor33%
Draw27%
Kocaelispor39%
Expected goals 1.27 – 1.40
Kayserispor32%
Draw29%
Kocaelispor39%
Expected goals 1.16 – 1.30
Kayserispor25%
Draw27%
Kocaelispor47%
Expected goals 1.03 – 1.50
Kayserispor32%
Draw28%
Kocaelispor40%
Expected goals 1.18 – 1.34
Over 2.5 46% Both score 51% 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 · TürkiyeKadir Saglam
  • Cards per match 4.8
  • Penalties per match 0.15
  • Matches 13

Team strength

KayserisporKocaelispor
14 L90 StrengthIn forecast 25
13 Current StrengthIn forecast 22
16 AttackIn forecast 16
17 DefenceIn forecast 32
— 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—

Kocaelispor

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

KayserisporKocaelispor
0.80 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.80
2.05 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.05
0.95 xGVia Att/Def 0.85
1.49 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.85
-0.15 Goals minus xGContext -0.05
60% Scored inContext 60%
10% Clean sheetsContext 35%
10.70 ShotsContext 10.10
3.75 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.30
35% On target shareContext 33%
5.90 Shots in the boxContext 6.15
55% Box shareContext 61%
8% ConversionContext 8%
2.19 OffsidesContext 2.25
14.65 Shots allowedContext 10.60
5.65 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.29
3.69 BlocksContext 3.37
4.47 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.43
71% Save rateContext 64%
46% PossessionIn forecast 49%
348 PassesContext 362
278 Accurate passesContext 289
80% Pass accuracyContext 80%
6.66 Team ratingContext 6.74
12.35 FoulsContext 13.95
12.85 Fouls sufferedContext 13.25
2.60 Yellow cardsContext 2.30
0.05 Red cardsContext 0.10
This league season, per match · 20 and 20 games
0.80 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.60
1.90 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.70
0.83 xGVia Att/Def 0.87
1.42 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.64
-0.03 Goals minus xGContext -0.27
50% Scored inContext 50%
20% Clean sheetsContext 50%
9.00 ShotsContext 10.80
3.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.40
33% On target shareContext 32%
4.40 Shots in the boxContext 6.40
50% Box shareContext 61%
9% ConversionContext 6%
2.50 OffsidesContext 2.70
16.60 Shots allowedContext 9.20
5.60 On target allowedVia Att/Def 2.86
4.89 BlocksContext 3.33
4.33 Goalkeeper savesContext 1.83
74% Save rateContext 58%
41% PossessionIn forecast 51%
329 PassesContext 386
263 Accurate passesContext 314
80% Pass accuracyContext 82%
6.72 Team ratingContext 6.81
11.00 FoulsContext 12.89
12.40 Fouls sufferedContext 12.30
2.40 Yellow cardsContext 1.90
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

Kayserispor
Rest7.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km1,225 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Kocaelispor
Rest6.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel694 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 Kocaelispor
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7.9Süper Lig 2025-2026, 1 Feb6.9Süper Lig 2025-2026, 2 Feb
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km694 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways1,225 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 1 / 31 / 1 / 3
Next matchdays after this one65.9

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

Kayserispor Confirmed XI
4-1-4-1
27D. Dönmezer(G)
23L. Carole 4S. Denswil 6S. Güler 24D. Toköz
15Y. Aït Bennasser
10João Mendes 8L. Bénes 61G. Sağlam 7Miguel Cardoso
63F. Chalov
+6 more reported missing outside this XI
Kocaelispor Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
35Gökhan Değirmenci(G)
21M. Haïdara 6H. Smolčić 5B. Balogh 2A. Dijksteel
14Show 8H. Keïta
99R. Rivas 75T. Bingöl 70C. Keles
9B. Petković
+3 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 Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.05 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Kocaelispor Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Kayserispor-0.8 pp
  • Draw-0.3 pp
  • Kocaelispor+1.1 pp

Home / Away this season

Kayserispor · Home 0.67points per game · 9 home games
W-D-L
1-3-5
Scored
0.67
Conceded
2.33
Kocaelispor · Away 0.67points per game · 9 away games
W-D-L
1-3-5
Scored
0.67
Conceded
1.44

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 1 of 1 meetings

0 Kayserispor wins1 draws0 Kocaelispor wins
Goals per game1.00 – 1.00 Over 2.50% Both scored100% Clean sheets0% · 0%
  • 30 Aug 2025Kocaelispor1–1Kayserispor

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 · Kadir Saglam Türkiye · 13 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.69league 4.41
Red cards0.08league 0.23
Cards 5+46%league 46%
Fouls28.5league 25.9
Penalties0.15league 0.26
Home wins31%league 35%
Kayserispor4 with this referee
Record1-3-0 Cards · opp.2.5 · 1.8 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • W2 Nov 25H · Kasimpasa3–23
  • D20 Sep 25A · Antalyaspor1–13
  • D17 Aug 25A · Istanbul Basaksehir1–11
  • D25 May 25H · BB Bodrumspor1–13
Kocaelispor1 with this referee
Record1-0-0 Cards · opp.5.0 · 3.0 Pens for · against0 · 1
  • W18 Oct 25A · Konyaspor3–25

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

Kayserispor20 games · scored 16 · conceded 41
1 3 0-15
4 16-30
1 10 31-45
3 7 46-60
5 8 61-75
6 9 76-90
Kocaelispor20 games · scored 16 · conceded 21
3 0-15
4 16-30
4 4 31-45
1 3 46-60
3 4 61-75
4 7 76-90
Kayserispor10 games · scored 8 · conceded 19
1 1 0-15
2 16-30
1 5 31-45
2 2 46-60
2 6 61-75
2 3 76-90
Kocaelispor10 games · scored 6 · conceded 7
0-15
3 16-30
2 3 31-45
46-60
2 61-75
1 2 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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