Süper Lig Gameweek 4 Sat, Aug 30 · 17:00 Yıldız Entegre Kocaeli Stadyumu, Kocaeli
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Our take

Kocaelispor were slight favourites.

Kocaelispor were the stronger side on L90 Strength (25 vs 19). Kocaelispor had 6.9 days of rest, Kayserispor 5.9 and had to travel 694 km.

Away travel694 kmRest days6.9 · 5.9Matches / 14d2 · 2
Kocaelispor48%
Draw27%
Kayserispor25%
Expected goals 1.57 – 1.06
Kocaelispor49%
Draw26%
Kayserispor25%
Expected goals 1.63 – 1.10
Kocaelispor48%
Draw27%
Kayserispor25%
Expected goals 1.57 – 1.06
Kocaelispor41%
Draw28%
Kayserispor31%
Expected goals 1.40 – 1.19
Kocaelispor49%
Draw26%
Kayserispor25%
Expected goals 1.63 – 1.10
Over 2.5 49% Both score 52% 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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RefereeYasin Kol
  • Cards per match 6.1
  • Penalties per match 0.40
  • Matches 20

Team strength

KocaelisporKayserispor
25 L90 StrengthIn forecast 19
22 Current StrengthIn forecast 13
16 AttackIn forecast 16
32 DefenceIn forecast 17
— 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—

Kayserispor

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

KocaelisporKayserispor
0.33 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.50
1.67 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.50
0.78 xGVia Att/Def 0.66
1.12 xG allowedVia Att/Def 2.18
-0.45 Goals minus xGContext -0.16
33% Scored inContext 50%
0% Clean sheetsContext 0%
9.67 ShotsContext 8.50
2.33 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 2.50
24% On target shareContext 29%
5.67 Shots in the boxContext 6.00
54% Box shareContext 71%
3% ConversionContext 6%
1.67 OffsidesContext —
15.00 Shots allowedContext 15.00
4.33 On target allowedVia Att/Def 6.00
3.67 BlocksContext —
4.50 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.00
75% Save rateContext 67%
42% PossessionIn forecast 39%
288 PassesContext 292
217 Accurate passesContext 226
75% Pass accuracyContext 77%
6.54 Team ratingContext 6.58
13.00 FoulsContext 8.00
11.33 Fouls sufferedContext 10.00
1.67 Yellow cardsContext 1.50
0.33 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 3 and 2 games
0.33 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.20
1.67 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.60
0.78 xGVia Att/Def 0.86
1.12 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.78
-0.45 Goals minus xGContext +0.34
33% Scored inContext 80%
0% Clean sheetsContext 20%
9.67 ShotsContext 7.70
2.33 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.10
24% On target shareContext 40%
5.67 Shots in the boxContext 5.20
54% Box shareContext 66%
3% ConversionContext 16%
1.67 OffsidesContext 2.50
15.00 Shots allowedContext 16.90
4.33 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.20
3.67 BlocksContext 4.75
— Goalkeeper savesContext 3.80
75% Save rateContext 73%
42% PossessionIn forecast 42%
288 PassesContext 321
217 Accurate passesContext 252
75% Pass accuracyContext 79%
6.54 Team ratingContext 6.80
13.00 FoulsContext 10.40
11.33 Fouls sufferedContext 9.60
1.67 Yellow cardsContext 2.20
0.33 Red cardsContext 0.10
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 3 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
Rest6.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km394 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Kayserispor
Rest5.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel694 km1,225 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
Kocaelispor Kayserispor
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match6.9Süper Lig 2025-2026, 23 Aug5.9Süper Lig 2025-2026, 24 Aug
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km694 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways394 km1,225 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 31 / 2 / 2
Next matchdays after this one1514.9

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

Kocaelispor Confirmed XI
4-3-3
1A. Jovanović(G)
3Muharrem Cinan 34O. Syrota 5A. Appindangoyé 2A. Dijksteel
98J. Nonge Boende 14Show 75T. Bingöl
20Ryan Mendes 9B. Petković 70C. Keles
Kayserispor Confirmed XI
4-1-4-1
25B. Bayazıt(G)
23L. Carole 4S. Denswil 3A. Burak 11G. Sazdağı
79Y. Ackah
7Miguel Cardoso 8L. Bénes 10João Mendes 28R. Civelek
22I. Tuci

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 Absences are shown before kick-off
Kayserispor Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Kocaelispor+0.0 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • Kayserispor+0.0 pp

Home / Away this season

Kocaelispor · Home 0.00points per game · 1 home games
W-D-L
0-0-1
Scored
0.00
Conceded
1.00
Kayserispor · Away 1.00points per game · 1 away games
W-D-L
0-1-0
Scored
1.00
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.

Head to head

No earlier meetings in our data.

Referee · Yasin Kol 20 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards5.50league 3.95
Red cards0.55league 0.32
Cards 5+65%league 36%
Fouls27.1league 25.6
Penalties0.40league 0.36
Home wins30%league 45%
Kocaelispor

No previous matches with this referee.

Kayserispor3 with this referee
Record0-3-0 Cards · opp.2.7 · 1.7 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • D5 Jan 25A · BB Bodrumspor1–14
  • D5 Oct 24A · Istanbul Basaksehir1–11
  • D2 Sep 23A · Antalyaspor1–13

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

Kocaelispor3 games · scored 1 · conceded 5
1 0-15
1 16-30
31-45
2 46-60
1 61-75
1 76-90
Kayserispor2 games · scored 1 · conceded 5
0-15
16-30
2 31-45
1 46-60
1 61-75
2 76-90
Kocaelispor3 games · scored 1 · conceded 5
1 0-15
1 16-30
31-45
2 46-60
1 61-75
1 76-90
Kayserispor10 games · scored 12 · conceded 16
2 1 0-15
1 4 16-30
1 3 31-45
3 1 46-60
3 1 61-75
2 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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