Süper Lig Gameweek 9 Sat, Oct 18 · 15:00 Çaykur Didi Stadyumu, Rize
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Our take

It was too close to call.

Trabzonspor were the stronger side on L90 Strength (35 vs 21). Rizespor had 14.9 days of rest, Trabzonspor 14.9 and had to travel 67 km.

Away travel67 kmRest days14.9 · 14.9Matches / 14d0 · 0
Rizespor33%
Draw27%
Trabzonspor40%
Expected goals 1.26 – 1.43
Rizespor33%
Draw27%
Trabzonspor40%
Expected goals 1.27 – 1.41
Rizespor33%
Draw27%
Trabzonspor40%
Expected goals 1.28 – 1.43
Rizespor26%
Draw26%
Trabzonspor48%
Expected goals 1.12 – 1.60
Rizespor33%
Draw27%
Trabzonspor40%
Expected goals 1.25 – 1.41
Over 2.5 50% 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 · TürkiyeHalil Umut Meler
  • Cards per match 4.7
  • Penalties per match 0.17
  • Matches 18

Team strength

RizesporTrabzonspor
21 L90 StrengthIn forecast 35
22 Current StrengthIn forecast 46
22 AttackIn forecast 54
35 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

Rizespor

Attack—
Defense risk—

Trabzonspor

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

RizesporTrabzonspor
1.29 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.63
1.57 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.75
1.22 xGVia Att/Def 1.30
1.01 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.23
+0.07 Goals minus xGContext +0.33
71% Scored inContext 88%
29% Clean sheetsContext 50%
11.00 ShotsContext 15.00
3.29 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.00
30% On target shareContext 33%
6.86 Shots in the boxContext 10.29
59% Box shareContext 60%
12% ConversionContext 11%
2.67 OffsidesContext 2.00
13.00 Shots allowedContext 12.88
4.29 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.29
2.86 BlocksContext 3.71
3.17 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.80
68% Save rateContext 92%
50% PossessionIn forecast 50%
384 PassesContext 392
312 Accurate passesContext 328
81% Pass accuracyContext 84%
6.81 Team ratingContext 7.02
13.57 FoulsContext 12.13
13.86 Fouls sufferedContext 14.88
3.00 Yellow cardsContext 1.50
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.13
This league season, per match · 7 and 8 games
2.20 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.70
1.70 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.80
1.59 xGVia Att/Def 1.37
1.10 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.13
+0.61 Goals minus xGContext +0.33
80% Scored inContext 90%
20% Clean sheetsContext 50%
11.90 ShotsContext 15.20
5.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.90
42% On target shareContext 32%
8.10 Shots in the boxContext 10.56
64% Box shareContext 62%
19% ConversionContext 11%
2.63 OffsidesContext 2.13
14.90 Shots allowedContext 11.90
4.60 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.89
3.70 BlocksContext 3.50
3.22 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.86
66% Save rateContext 87%
48% PossessionIn forecast 52%
366 PassesContext 427
295 Accurate passesContext 366
81% Pass accuracyContext 86%
6.92 Team ratingContext 7.04
13.00 FoulsContext 13.00
12.80 Fouls sufferedContext 14.00
2.60 Yellow cardsContext 1.70
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.10
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
Rest14.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Trabzonspor
Rest14.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel67 km0 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
Rizespor Trabzonspor
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match14.9Süper Lig 2025-2026, 3 Oct14.9Süper Lig 2025-2026, 3 Oct
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km67 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 0 / 30 / 0 / 3
Next matchdays after this one4.17.1

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

Rizespor Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
75Y. Fofana(G)
5C. Højer 3S. Akaydin 4A. Mocsi 37M. Şahin
6G. Papanikolaou 20Q. Laçi
99E. Bulut 18M. Buljubašić 19J. Rak-Sakyi
15V. Jurečka
+2 more reported missing outside this XI
Trabzonspor Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
24A. Onana(G)
19M. Eskihellaç 44A. Batagov 15S. Savić 20Wagner Pina
5O. Yokuşlu 26Tim Jabol-Folcarelli
70K. Olaigbe 42Christ Inao Oulaï 99F. da Silva
30E. Onuachu
+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 -0.03 · concedes 0.00 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Trabzonspor Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Rizespor-0.4 pp
  • Draw+0.1 pp
  • Trabzonspor+0.3 pp

Home / Away this season

Rizespor · Home 1.00points per game · 3 home games
W-D-L
1-0-2
Scored
0.67
Conceded
1.67
Trabzonspor · Away 2.00points per game · 3 away games
W-D-L
2-0-1
Scored
1.67
Conceded
1.33

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 3 this season

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

Head to head last 4 of 4 meetings

3 Rizespor wins0 draws1 Trabzonspor wins
Goals per game1.75 – 1.25 Over 2.550% Both scored50% Clean sheets25% · 25%
  • 13 Apr 2025Trabzonspor2–0Rizespor
  • 9 Nov 2024Rizespor3–1Trabzonspor
  • 25 Jan 2024Rizespor1–0Trabzonspor
  • 26 Aug 2023Trabzonspor2–3Rizespor

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 · Halil Umut Meler Türkiye · 18 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.56league 4.68
Red cards0.17league 0.28
Cards 5+56%league 54%
Fouls24.5league 27.0
Penalties0.17league 0.31
Home wins33%league 37%
Rizespor1 with this referee
Record1-0-0 Cards · opp.3.0 · 2.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • W25 May 25A · Besiktas2–13
Trabzonspor1 with this referee
Record0-1-0 Cards · opp.2.0 · 4.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • D5 May 25A · Kasimpasa1–12

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

Rizespor7 games · scored 9 · conceded 11
2 1 0-15
1 16-30
1 2 31-45
2 1 46-60
1 1 61-75
3 5 76-90
Trabzonspor8 games · scored 13 · conceded 6
1 0-15
2 1 16-30
3 2 31-45
3 46-60
2 61-75
2 3 76-90
Rizespor10 games · scored 22 · conceded 17
3 1 0-15
2 16-30
3 3 31-45
4 1 46-60
4 4 61-75
8 6 76-90
Trabzonspor10 games · scored 17 · conceded 8
1 0-15
2 2 16-30
3 2 31-45
5 46-60
2 61-75
4 4 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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