Süper Lig Gameweek 29 Mon, Apr 13 · 18:00 Çaykur Didi Stadyumu, Rize
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Our take

Rizespor were slight favourites.

The two sides are close in strength. Recent goals, xG and shots on target tip the balance towards Rizespor. Rizespor had 4 days of rest, Gazişehir Gaziantep 9.1 and had to travel 517 km.

Away travel517 kmRest days4 · 9.1Matches / 14d2 · 1
Rizespor50%
Draw25%
Gazişehir Gaziantep25%
Expected goals 1.68 – 1.12
Rizespor46%
Draw26%
Gazişehir Gaziantep27%
Expected goals 1.56 – 1.15
Rizespor51%
Draw25%
Gazişehir Gaziantep24%
Expected goals 1.68 – 1.09
Rizespor42%
Draw27%
Gazişehir Gaziantep31%
Expected goals 1.50 – 1.25
Rizespor50%
Draw25%
Gazişehir Gaziantep25%
Expected goals 1.68 – 1.12
Over 2.5 53% Both score 55% 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 · TürkiyeOzan Ergun
  • Cards per match 4.9
  • Penalties per match 0.12
  • Matches 17

Team strength

RizesporGazişehir Gaziantep
23 L90 StrengthIn forecast 21
22 Current StrengthIn forecast 16
22 AttackIn forecast 15
35 DefenceIn forecast 18
— 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

Rizespor

Attack—
Defense risk—

Gazişehir Gaziantep

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

RizesporGazişehir Gaziantep
1.32 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.32
1.39 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.68
1.25 xGVia Att/Def 1.30
1.24 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.41
+0.07 Goals minus xGContext +0.02
75% Scored inContext 75%
29% Clean sheetsContext 18%
11.82 ShotsContext 12.71
3.61 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.52
31% On target shareContext 34%
6.71 Shots in the boxContext 7.79
55% Box shareContext 60%
11% ConversionContext 10%
2.22 OffsidesContext 1.86
13.36 Shots allowedContext 13.29
4.62 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.93
3.96 BlocksContext 3.43
3.32 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.26
70% Save rateContext 64%
49% PossessionIn forecast 50%
378 PassesContext 375
309 Accurate passesContext 310
82% Pass accuracyContext 83%
6.79 Team ratingContext 6.79
13.54 FoulsContext 13.29
12.64 Fouls sufferedContext 16.39
2.36 Yellow cardsContext 2.89
0.04 Red cardsContext 0.14
This league season, per match · 28 and 28 games
1.60 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.20
1.20 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.60
1.19 xGVia Att/Def 1.08
1.20 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.21
+0.41 Goals minus xGContext +0.12
80% Scored inContext 80%
30% Clean sheetsContext 10%
11.50 ShotsContext 11.20
4.50 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.78
39% On target shareContext 38%
6.70 Shots in the boxContext 7.20
56% Box shareContext 64%
14% ConversionContext 11%
2.44 OffsidesContext 1.89
13.00 Shots allowedContext 12.00
3.40 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.80
4.40 BlocksContext 3.40
2.40 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.22
71% Save rateContext 62%
47% PossessionIn forecast 47%
361 PassesContext 350
295 Accurate passesContext 285
82% Pass accuracyContext 81%
6.86 Team ratingContext 6.76
13.60 FoulsContext 14.00
14.20 Fouls sufferedContext 16.70
1.90 Yellow cardsContext 2.70
0.10 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

Rizespor
Rest4 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km1,940 km in 14d
Schedule load5%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Gazişehir Gaziantep
Rest9.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel517 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
Rizespor Gazişehir Gaziantep
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 5Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match4Süper Lig 2025-2026, 9 Apr9.1Süper Lig 2025-2026, 4 Apr
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km517 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways1,940 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 20 / 1 / 2
Next matchdays after this one47

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

Rizespor Confirmed XI
4-1-4-1
75Y. Fofana(G)
27M. Sagnan 3S. Akaydin 4A. Mocsi 54M. Pala
14T. Antalyalı
7V. Mihăilă 20Q. Laçi 10I. Olawoyin 50L. Augusto
9A. Sowe
+2 more reported missing outside this XI
Gazişehir Gaziantep Confirmed XI
3-4-2-1
20Z. Görgen(G)
23T. Sanuç 14L. Abena 30N. Sangaré
11C. Lungoyi 3D. Camara 6M. Kabasakal 2Luis Pérez
44A. Maxim 10K. Kozłowski
9M. Bayo
+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
Rizespor Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.03 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Gazişehir Gaziantep Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Rizespor-0.7 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • Gazişehir Gaziantep+0.7 pp

Home / Away this season

Rizespor · Home 1.43points per game · 14 home games
W-D-L
6-2-6
Scored
1.21
Conceded
1.29
Gazişehir Gaziantep · Away 1.21points per game · 14 away games
W-D-L
4-5-5
Scored
1.36
Conceded
1.71

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 5 of 5 meetings

2 Rizespor wins1 draws2 Gazişehir Gaziantep wins
Goals per game1.40 – 1.20 Over 2.540% Both scored40% Clean sheets20% · 40%
  • 8 Nov 2025Gazişehir Gaziantep2–2Rizespor
  • 3 May 2025Rizespor2–0Gazişehir Gaziantep
  • 9 Dec 2024Gazişehir Gaziantep1–0Rizespor
  • 17 Mar 2024Rizespor3–1Gazişehir Gaziantep
  • 6 Nov 2023Gazişehir Gaziantep2–0Rizespor

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 · Ozan Ergun Türkiye · 17 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.59league 4.39
Red cards0.35league 0.21
Cards 5+41%league 44%
Fouls23.7league 26.1
Penalties0.12league 0.27
Home wins59%league 40%
Rizespor3 with this referee
Record1-0-2 Cards · opp.2.3 · 1.7 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • L8 Feb 26H · Galatasaray0–31
  • W3 Oct 25A · Antalyaspor5–24
  • L10 May 25A · Konyaspor1–22
Gazişehir Gaziantep1 with this referee
Record1-0-0 Cards · opp.4.0 · 3.0 Pens for · against0 · 1
  • W30 Aug 25A · Kasimpasa3–24

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

Rizespor28 games · scored 37 · conceded 39
6 4 0-15
3 5 16-30
8 5 31-45
8 5 46-60
3 9 61-75
9 11 76-90
Gazişehir Gaziantep28 games · scored 37 · conceded 47
4 6 0-15
5 10 16-30
8 5 31-45
4 4 46-60
11 7 61-75
5 15 76-90
Rizespor10 games · scored 16 · conceded 12
2 0-15
1 3 16-30
4 2 31-45
3 1 46-60
2 3 61-75
4 3 76-90
Gazişehir Gaziantep10 games · scored 12 · conceded 16
1 0-15
2 3 16-30
2 3 31-45
3 1 46-60
3 2 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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