Süper Lig Gameweek 3 Sat, Aug 29 · 17:00 Konya Büyükşehir Belediye Stadyumu, Konya
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Our take

Konyaspor were slight favourites.

The two sides are close in strength. Konyaspor had 6.9 days of rest, Kocaelispor 4.9 and had to travel 473 km.

Away travel473 kmRest days6.9 · 4.9Matches / 14d2 · 2
Konyaspor43%
Draw26%
Kocaelispor31%
Expected goals 1.47 – 1.20
Konyaspor43%
Draw26%
Kocaelispor31%
Expected goals 1.47 – 1.21
Konyaspor43%
Draw26%
Kocaelispor31%
Expected goals 1.47 – 1.20
Konyaspor36%
Draw26%
Kocaelispor38%
Expected goals 1.31 – 1.34
Konyaspor43%
Draw26%
Kocaelispor31%
Expected goals 1.47 – 1.20
Over 2.5 50% Both score 54% 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 · TürkiyeGurcan Hasova
  • Cards per match 5.4
  • Penalties per match 0.63
  • Matches 8

Team strength

KonyasporKocaelispor
19 L90 StrengthIn forecast 20
18 Current StrengthIn forecast 22
13 AttackIn forecast 16
31 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

Konyaspor

Attack—
Defense risk—

Kocaelispor

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

KonyasporKocaelispor
1.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.00
2.50 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.00
1.39 xGVia Att/Def 0.87
1.94 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.28
-0.39 Goals minus xGContext +0.13
50% Scored inContext 50%
0% Clean sheetsContext 50%
12.00 ShotsContext 9.50
5.50 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.50
46% On target shareContext 37%
8.50 Shots in the boxContext 5.00
75% Box shareContext 51%
8% ConversionContext 11%
— OffsidesContext 2.00
17.00 Shots allowedContext 14.50
7.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.00
4.50 BlocksContext 5.00
4.50 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.00
64% Save rateContext 67%
48% PossessionIn forecast 47%
411 PassesContext 419
353 Accurate passesContext 341
86% Pass accuracyContext 81%
6.72 Team ratingContext 6.90
11.00 FoulsContext 11.50
11.00 Fouls sufferedContext 15.00
2.00 Yellow cardsContext 1.00
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 2 and 2 games
1.50 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.50
1.60 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.30
1.33 xGVia Att/Def 0.70
1.57 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.99
+0.17 Goals minus xGContext -0.20
80% Scored inContext 40%
30% Clean sheetsContext 20%
11.10 ShotsContext 8.80
4.50 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 2.13
41% On target shareContext 19%
7.60 Shots in the boxContext 5.80
69% Box shareContext 66%
14% ConversionContext 6%
1.38 OffsidesContext 2.44
15.00 Shots allowedContext 11.30
6.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.50
4.22 BlocksContext 3.30
4.20 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.44
70% Save rateContext 65%
45% PossessionIn forecast 52%
364 PassesContext 391
297 Accurate passesContext 319
82% Pass accuracyContext 82%
6.82 Team ratingContext 6.69
13.60 FoulsContext 13.00
9.40 Fouls sufferedContext 14.80
2.50 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

Konyaspor
Rest6.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km926 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 25 · 0 pts vs 3.1 for an average club · -2.0 vs expected
  • L22 AugA · Fenerbahce2–40.4 xPts
  • L15 AugH · Rizespor0–11.5 xPts
Kocaelispor
Rest4.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel473 km394 km in 14d
Schedule load6%Low
Form 48 · 3 pts vs 3.3 for an average club · +1.1 vs expected
  • W24 AugH · Amed2–01.2 xPts
  • L16 AugA · Istanbul Basaksehir0–20.7 xPts

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
Konyaspor Kocaelispor
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match6.9Süper Lig 2026-2027, 22 Aug4.9Süper Lig 2026-2027, 24 Aug
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km473 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways926 km394 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 21 / 2 / 2
Next matchdays after this one6.98

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

Konyaspor Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1D. Ertaş(G)
17Y. Andzouana 4A. Demirbağ 15C. Awaziem 5U. Yazğılı
8M. Jevtović 77M. İbrahimoğlu
19E. Colley 7Diogo Gonçalves 9D. Türüç
11J. Muleka
Kocaelispor Confirmed XI
4-1-4-1
83S. Öztaşdelen(G)
21M. Haïdara 6M. Maglica 4B. Zoukrou 2A. Dijksteel
14Show
32M. Baku 20Mahamadou Susoho 10B. Kutlu 11G. Sousa
7Daniel Agyei

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

Home / Away this season

Konyaspor · Home 0.00points per game · 1 home games
W-D-L
0-0-1
Scored
0.00
Conceded
1.00
Kocaelispor · Away 0.00points per game · 1 away games
W-D-L
0-0-1
Scored
0.00
Conceded
2.00

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 2 of 2 meetings

1 Konyaspor wins0 draws1 Kocaelispor wins
Goals per game2.00 – 2.00 Over 2.5100% Both scored100% Clean sheets0% · 0%
  • 14 Mar 2026Kocaelispor1–2Konyaspor
  • 18 Oct 2025Konyaspor2–3Kocaelispor

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 · Gurcan Hasova Türkiye · 8 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards5.25league 3.00
Red cards0.13league 0.16
Cards 5+75%league 32%
Fouls24.0league 25.6
Penalties0.63league 0.37
Home wins50%league 42%
Konyaspor

No previous matches with this referee.

Kocaelispor2 with this referee
Record2-0-0 Cards · opp.2.5 · 3.0 Pens for · against1 · 0
  • W9 Mar 26A · Eyüpspor1–02
  • W19 Dec 25H · Antalyaspor2–13

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

Konyaspor2 games · scored 2 · conceded 5
1 1 0-15
1 16-30
1 31-45
1 46-60
61-75
1 1 76-90
Kocaelispor2 games · scored 2 · conceded 2
1 0-15
1 16-30
31-45
46-60
1 61-75
1 76-90
Konyaspor10 games · scored 15 · conceded 16
1 2 0-15
4 2 16-30
2 2 31-45
2 4 46-60
4 61-75
6 2 76-90
Kocaelispor10 games · scored 5 · conceded 13
3 0-15
2 2 16-30
2 31-45
46-60
1 3 61-75
2 3 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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