Süper Lig Gameweek 18 Sun, Jan 18 · 14:00 Yıldız Entegre Kocaeli Stadyumu, Kocaeli
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Our take

It was too close to call.

Trabzonspor were the stronger side on L90 Strength (40 vs 27). Kocaelispor had 29.9 days of rest, Trabzonspor 26.9 and had to travel 1,046 km.

Away travel1,046 kmRest days29.9 · 26.9Matches / 14d0 · 0
Kocaelispor35%
Draw27%
Trabzonspor38%
Expected goals 1.37 – 1.43
Kocaelispor35%
Draw27%
Trabzonspor37%
Expected goals 1.32 – 1.36
Kocaelispor35%
Draw27%
Trabzonspor38%
Expected goals 1.36 – 1.41
Kocaelispor28%
Draw26%
Trabzonspor46%
Expected goals 1.22 – 1.61
Kocaelispor35%
Draw27%
Trabzonspor38%
Expected goals 1.33 – 1.38
Over 2.5 53% Both score 57% 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 · TürkiyeAdnan Deniz Kayatepe
  • Cards per match 4.5
  • Penalties per match 0.36
  • Matches 11

Team strength

KocaelisporTrabzonspor
27 L90 StrengthIn forecast 40
22 Current StrengthIn forecast 46
16 AttackIn forecast 54
32 DefenceIn forecast 48
— 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—

Trabzonspor

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

KocaelisporTrabzonspor
0.88 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.94
1.00 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.18
0.87 xGVia Att/Def 1.50
0.88 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.40
+0.01 Goals minus xGContext +0.44
65% Scored inContext 88%
35% Clean sheetsContext 35%
10.00 ShotsContext 15.82
3.47 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.82
35% On target shareContext 37%
5.88 Shots in the boxContext 10.06
58% Box shareContext 61%
9% ConversionContext 12%
2.18 OffsidesContext 2.38
10.47 Shots allowedContext 14.18
3.29 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.56
3.31 BlocksContext 3.88
2.64 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.92
67% Save rateContext 77%
50% PossessionIn forecast 54%
361 PassesContext 417
288 Accurate passesContext 356
80% Pass accuracyContext 85%
6.75 Team ratingContext 6.98
13.81 FoulsContext 11.53
13.29 Fouls sufferedContext 13.59
2.41 Yellow cardsContext 1.59
0.12 Red cardsContext 0.18
This league season, per match · 17 and 17 games
1.10 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.40
0.50 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.40
0.99 xGVia Att/Def 1.75
0.69 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.55
+0.11 Goals minus xGContext +0.65
70% Scored inContext 90%
60% Clean sheetsContext 30%
10.60 ShotsContext 17.30
3.90 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 7.00
37% On target shareContext 41%
6.10 Shots in the boxContext 10.60
58% Box shareContext 64%
10% ConversionContext 14%
2.70 OffsidesContext 3.00
8.70 Shots allowedContext 15.50
2.71 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.00
3.00 BlocksContext 3.90
2.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.78
67% Save rateContext 72%
51% PossessionIn forecast 57%
376 PassesContext 438
306 Accurate passesContext 380
81% Pass accuracyContext 87%
6.87 Team ratingContext 7.00
13.89 FoulsContext 11.40
12.30 Fouls sufferedContext 12.50
2.20 Yellow cardsContext 1.50
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.20
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

Kocaelispor
Rest29.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Trabzonspor
Rest26.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel1,046 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load12%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 Trabzonspor
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 12
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match29.9Süper Lig 2025-2026, 19 Dec26.9Süper Lig 2025-2026, 22 Dec
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km1,046 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 0 / 00 / 0 / 1
Next matchdays after this one65.1

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. Jovanovic
21M. Haïdara 6H. Smolčić 2A. Dijksteel 22A. Oğuz
75T. Bingöl 10K. Linetty
17D. Churlinov 99R. Rivas 7Daniel Agyei
9B. Petković
+4 more reported missing outside this XI
Trabzonspor Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
24A. Onana(G)
19M. Eskihellaç 44A. Batagov 27Chibuike Nwaiwu 20Wagner Pina
42Christ Inao Oulaï 26Tim Jabol-Folcarelli
70K. Olaigbe 10E. Muçi 22O. Zubkov
99F. da Silva
+7 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 -0.03 · concedes +0.05 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Trabzonspor Scores -0.03 · concedes +0.04 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Kocaelispor-0.1 pp
  • Draw-0.2 pp
  • Trabzonspor+0.2 pp

Home / Away this season

Kocaelispor · Home 2.00points per game · 9 home games
W-D-L
5-3-1
Scored
1.00
Conceded
0.44
Trabzonspor · Away 2.00points per game · 8 away games
W-D-L
5-1-2
Scored
2.00
Conceded
1.63

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 Kocaelispor wins0 draws1 Trabzonspor wins
Goals per game0.00 – 1.00 Over 2.50% Both scored0% Clean sheets0% · 100%
  • 11 Aug 2025Trabzonspor1–0Kocaelispor

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 · Adnan Deniz Kayatepe Türkiye · 11 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.36league 4.44
Red cards0.09league 0.24
Cards 5+45%league 46%
Fouls26.5league 25.8
Penalties0.36league 0.26
Home wins36%league 37%
Kocaelispor1 with this referee
Record1-0-0 Cards · opp.3.0 · 5.0 Pens for · against1 · 0
  • W4 Oct 25H · Eyüpspor1–03
Trabzonspor1 with this referee
Record0-1-0 Cards · opp.1.0 · 3.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • D31 Aug 25H · Samsunspor1–11

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

Kocaelispor17 games · scored 15 · conceded 17
3 0-15
3 16-30
4 2 31-45
1 3 46-60
3 3 61-75
4 6 76-90
Trabzonspor17 games · scored 33 · conceded 20
4 1 0-15
4 6 16-30
6 5 31-45
8 2 46-60
4 1 61-75
7 5 76-90
Kocaelispor10 games · scored 11 · conceded 5
0-15
2 16-30
3 1 31-45
1 46-60
3 1 61-75
3 2 76-90
Trabzonspor10 games · scored 24 · conceded 14
4 1 0-15
2 5 16-30
3 3 31-45
7 2 46-60
2 1 61-75
6 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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