Süper Lig Gameweek 8 Sat, Oct 4 · 15:00 Yıldız Entegre Kocaeli Stadyumu, Kocaeli
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Our take

Kocaelispor were slight favourites.

The two sides are close in strength. Kocaelispor had 4.9 days of rest, Eyüpspor 7 and had to travel 197 km.

Away travel197 kmRest days4.9 · 7Matches / 14d2 · 2
Kocaelispor46%
Draw26%
Eyüpspor28%
Expected goals 1.58 – 1.18
Kocaelispor46%
Draw26%
Eyüpspor28%
Expected goals 1.55 – 1.15
Kocaelispor46%
Draw26%
Eyüpspor28%
Expected goals 1.57 – 1.18
Kocaelispor39%
Draw27%
Eyüpspor35%
Expected goals 1.41 – 1.32
Kocaelispor46%
Draw26%
Eyüpspor28%
Expected goals 1.56 – 1.16
Over 2.5 52% Both score 56% 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 (Kocaeli)

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Referee · TürkiyeAdnan Deniz Kayatepe
  • Cards per match 4.6
  • Penalties per match 0.40
  • Matches 5

Team strength

KocaelisporEyüpspor
22 L90 StrengthIn forecast 19
22 Current StrengthIn forecast 13
16 AttackIn forecast 9
32 DefenceIn forecast 10
— 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

Kocaelispor

Attack—
Defense risk—

Eyüpspor

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

KocaelisporEyüpspor
0.57 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.57
1.71 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.43
0.69 xGVia Att/Def 0.87
1.15 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.59
-0.12 Goals minus xGContext -0.30
57% Scored inContext 43%
0% Clean sheetsContext 29%
9.14 ShotsContext 10.71
2.86 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 2.29
31% On target shareContext 21%
5.57 Shots in the boxContext 6.00
58% Box shareContext 59%
6% ConversionContext 5%
1.43 OffsidesContext 3.00
13.00 Shots allowedContext 14.57
3.86 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.57
3.71 BlocksContext 4.67
3.40 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.00
68% Save rateContext 77%
48% PossessionIn forecast 51%
339 PassesContext 370
262 Accurate passesContext 302
77% Pass accuracyContext 82%
6.58 Team ratingContext 6.76
13.71 FoulsContext 10.43
14.71 Fouls sufferedContext 15.57
2.71 Yellow cardsContext 2.29
0.29 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 7 and 7 games
0.57 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.70
1.71 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.60
0.69 xGVia Att/Def 0.97
1.15 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.61
-0.12 Goals minus xGContext -0.27
57% Scored inContext 50%
0% Clean sheetsContext 20%
9.14 ShotsContext 9.80
2.86 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 2.60
31% On target shareContext 27%
5.57 Shots in the boxContext 5.67
58% Box shareContext 58%
6% ConversionContext 7%
1.43 OffsidesContext 2.80
13.00 Shots allowedContext 14.30
3.86 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.60
3.71 BlocksContext 4.33
3.40 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.44
68% Save rateContext 69%
48% PossessionIn forecast 53%
339 PassesContext 411
262 Accurate passesContext 345
77% Pass accuracyContext 84%
6.58 Team ratingContext 6.80
13.71 FoulsContext 9.80
14.71 Fouls sufferedContext 15.40
2.71 Yellow cardsContext 2.10
0.29 Red cardsContext 0.00
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 7 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

Kocaelispor
Rest4.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km394 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Eyüpspor
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel197 km704 km in 14d
Schedule load0%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
Kocaelispor Eyüpspor
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match4.9Süper Lig 2025-2026, 29 Sep7Süper Lig 2025-2026, 27 Sep
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km197 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways394 km704 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 31 / 2 / 3
Next matchdays after this one13.916.1

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

Kocaelispor Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1A. Jovanović(G)
21M. Haïdara 6H. Smolčić 5B. Balogh 2A. Dijksteel
8H. Keïta 14Show
99R. Rivas 75T. Bingöl 70C. Keles
9B. Petković
+2 more reported missing outside this XI
Eyüpspor Confirmed XI
3-4-2-1
1Marcos Felipe(G)
18N. Mujakić 4Luccas Claro 6R. Yalçın
11S. Gürler 20M. Łęgowski 10K. Demirbay 2Calegari
99S. Sešlar 40P. Ampem
9M. Thiam
+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
Kocaelispor Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Eyüpspor Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Kocaelispor+0.1 pp
  • Draw-0.1 pp
  • Eyüpspor+0.0 pp

Home / Away this season

Kocaelispor · Home 0.67points per game · 3 home games
W-D-L
0-2-1
Scored
0.67
Conceded
1.00
Eyüpspor · Away 0.33points per game · 3 away games
W-D-L
0-1-2
Scored
0.33
Conceded
1.00

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Common opponents 1 this season

League games this season against teams both sides have played. A small, uneven sample: context only.

Head to head

No earlier meetings in our data.

Referee · Adnan Deniz Kayatepe Türkiye · 5 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.60league 4.59
Red cards0.00league 0.28
Cards 5+60%league 52%
Fouls24.6league 26.7
Penalties0.40league 0.27
Home wins20%league 38%
Kocaelispor

No previous matches with this referee.

Eyüpspor1 with this referee
Record0-0-1 Cards · opp.3.0 · 3.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • L10 May 25H · Kasimpasa0–33

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

Kocaelispor7 games · scored 4 · conceded 12
3 0-15
1 16-30
1 1 31-45
1 2 46-60
2 61-75
1 4 76-90
Eyüpspor7 games · scored 4 · conceded 10
1 1 0-15
1 2 16-30
2 31-45
1 46-60
1 2 61-75
3 76-90
Kocaelispor7 games · scored 4 · conceded 12
3 0-15
1 16-30
1 1 31-45
1 2 46-60
2 61-75
1 4 76-90
Eyüpspor10 games · scored 7 · conceded 16
1 1 0-15
1 2 16-30
2 4 31-45
1 46-60
1 3 61-75
1 6 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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