Süper Lig Gameweek 8 Sun, Oct 5 · 18:00 Samsun Yeni 19 Mayıs Stadyumu, Samsun
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Our take

Fenerbahce were slight favourites.

Fenerbahce were the stronger side on L90 Strength (62 vs 31). Fenerbahce come in after 4+ matches in 14 days. Samsunspor had 8.1 days of rest, Fenerbahce 3 and had to travel 619 km.

Away travel619 kmRest days8.1 · 3Matches / 14d2 · 4
Samsunspor28%
Draw26%
Fenerbahce46%
Expected goals 1.20 – 1.59
Samsunspor26%
Draw26%
Fenerbahce48%
Expected goals 1.12 – 1.60
Samsunspor29%
Draw26%
Fenerbahce45%
Expected goals 1.21 – 1.58
Samsunspor22%
Draw24%
Fenerbahce54%
Expected goals 1.07 – 1.79
Samsunspor25%
Draw26%
Fenerbahce49%
Expected goals 1.10 – 1.61
Over 2.5 53% Both score 56% 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 4.8
  • Penalties per match 0.18
  • Matches 17

Team strength

SamsunsporFenerbahce
31 L90 StrengthIn forecast 62
23 Current StrengthIn forecast 62
15 AttackIn forecast 75
18 DefenceIn forecast 53
— 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

Samsunspor

Attack—
Defense risk—

Fenerbahce

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

SamsunsporFenerbahce
1.43 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.71
1.14 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.71
1.13 xGVia Att/Def 2.07
0.84 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.57
+0.30 Goals minus xGContext -0.36
86% Scored inContext 86%
29% Clean sheetsContext 43%
12.00 ShotsContext 17.14
3.71 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.57
31% On target shareContext 33%
6.86 Shots in the boxContext 9.86
56% Box shareContext 59%
12% ConversionContext 10%
2.33 OffsidesContext 2.17
12.57 Shots allowedContext 7.57
3.71 On target allowedVia Att/Def 1.86
4.00 BlocksContext 3.60
3.33 Goalkeeper savesContext 1.60
80% Save rateContext 80%
52% PossessionIn forecast 64%
396 PassesContext 514
327 Accurate passesContext 449
83% Pass accuracyContext 87%
6.78 Team ratingContext 7.03
14.57 FoulsContext 13.14
9.29 Fouls sufferedContext 14.57
2.86 Yellow cardsContext 2.14
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 7 and 7 games
1.20 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.50
1.00 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.00
1.08 xGVia Att/Def 1.78
0.86 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.78
+0.12 Goals minus xGContext -0.28
80% Scored inContext 80%
40% Clean sheetsContext 30%
10.70 ShotsContext 14.90
3.50 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.67
33% On target shareContext 34%
6.63 Shots in the boxContext 7.40
59% Box shareContext 47%
11% ConversionContext 10%
2.63 OffsidesContext 2.44
12.20 Shots allowedContext 8.60
3.50 On target allowedVia Att/Def 2.30
3.33 BlocksContext 3.38
3.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 1.86
79% Save rateContext 77%
51% PossessionIn forecast 61%
386 PassesContext 505
314 Accurate passesContext 435
82% Pass accuracyContext 86%
6.79 Team ratingContext 6.95
13.60 FoulsContext 13.60
9.30 Fouls sufferedContext 13.00
2.80 Yellow cardsContext 2.40
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

Samsunspor
Rest8.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km956 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Fenerbahce
Rest3 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d4High congestion
Travel619 km2,348 km in 14d
Schedule load54%High
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
Samsunspor Fenerbahce
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0High · 54
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoYes
Rest dayssince last match8.1Süper Lig 2025-2026, 27 Sep3UEFA Europa League 2025-2026 - League phase, 2 Oct
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km619 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways956 km2,348 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 2 / 42 / 4 / 6
Next matchdays after this one13.814

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

Samsunspor Confirmed XI
4-1-4-1
1O. Kocuk(G)
17L. Tómasson 4R. van Drongelen 37Ľ. Šatka 18Z. Yavru
29A. Makoumbou
7A. Musaba 10J. Ntcham 21C. Holse 70T. Coulibaly
9M. Mouandilmadji
+6 more reported missing outside this XI
Fenerbahce Confirmed XI
4-1-4-1
13T. Çetin(G)
3A. Brown 24J. Oosterwolde 37M. Škriniar 27Nélson Semedo
11E. Álvarez
9M. Aktürkoğlu 21Marco Asensio 94Talisca 53S. Szymański
19Y. En-Nesyri
+2 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
Samsunspor Scores -0.02 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Fenerbahce Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Samsunspor-0.7 pp
  • Draw-0.1 pp
  • Fenerbahce+0.7 pp

Home / Away this season

Samsunspor · Home 1.75points per game · 4 home games
W-D-L
2-1-1
Scored
1.50
Conceded
1.25
Fenerbahce · Away 1.67points per game · 3 away games
W-D-L
1-2-0
Scored
1.33
Conceded
0.67

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 5 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

0 Samsunspor wins3 draws1 Fenerbahce wins
Goals per game0.75 – 1.25 Over 2.525% Both scored50% Clean sheets25% · 50%
  • 16 Mar 2025Fenerbahce0–0Samsunspor
  • 20 Oct 2024Samsunspor2–2Fenerbahce
  • 21 Jan 2024Fenerbahce1–1Samsunspor
  • 21 Aug 2023Samsunspor0–2Fenerbahce

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 · 17 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.65league 4.65
Red cards0.18league 0.29
Cards 5+59%league 53%
Fouls24.4league 26.9
Penalties0.18league 0.29
Home wins35%league 37%
Samsunspor1 with this referee
Record1-0-0 Cards · opp.1.0 · 4.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • W18 May 25H · Sivasspor1–01
Fenerbahce

No previous matches with this referee.

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

Samsunspor7 games · scored 10 · conceded 8
1 0-15
1 2 16-30
1 2 31-45
3 1 46-60
1 1 61-75
3 2 76-90
Fenerbahce7 games · scored 12 · conceded 5
3 0-15
2 16-30
3 31-45
1 46-60
3 2 61-75
2 1 76-90
Samsunspor10 games · scored 12 · conceded 10
2 0-15
1 2 16-30
1 2 31-45
4 1 46-60
1 3 61-75
3 2 76-90
Fenerbahce10 games · scored 15 · conceded 10
4 0-15
2 3 16-30
3 2 31-45
1 1 46-60
3 2 61-75
2 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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