Süper Lig Gameweek 3 Sun, Aug 30 · 19:30 Samsun Yeni 19 Mayıs Stadyumu, Samsun
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Our take

Fenerbahce were slight favourites.

Fenerbahce were the stronger side on L90 Strength (64 vs 35). Samsunspor had 8.1 days of rest, Fenerbahce 4 and had to travel 619 km.

Away travel619 kmRest days8.1 · 4Matches / 14d2 · 3
Samsunspor27%
Draw22%
Fenerbahce51%
Expected goals 1.40 – 1.96
Samsunspor28%
Draw25%
Fenerbahce47%
Expected goals 1.14 – 1.57
Samsunspor27%
Draw22%
Fenerbahce51%
Expected goals 1.40 – 1.96
Samsunspor21%
Draw20%
Fenerbahce59%
Expected goals 1.25 – 2.19
Samsunspor28%
Draw23%
Fenerbahce50%
Expected goals 1.34 – 1.87
Over 2.5 65% Both score 65% 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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RefereeYasin Kol
  • Cards per match 5.6
  • Penalties per match 0.37
  • Matches 41

Team strength

SamsunsporFenerbahce
35 L90 StrengthIn forecast 64
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
2.50 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.50
1.50 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.00
1.57 xGVia Att/Def 2.63
1.78 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.67
+0.93 Goals minus xGContext -0.13
100% Scored inContext 100%
50% Clean sheetsContext 0%
13.50 ShotsContext 23.50
3.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 10.00
22% On target shareContext 43%
8.50 Shots in the boxContext 18.50
58% Box shareContext 80%
19% ConversionContext 11%
— OffsidesContext 1.50
24.00 Shots allowedContext 13.50
7.50 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.50
7.50 BlocksContext 1.50
6.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.50
80% Save rateContext 64%
55% PossessionIn forecast 60%
437 PassesContext 548
346 Accurate passesContext 494
79% Pass accuracyContext 90%
7.06 Team ratingContext 6.89
9.50 FoulsContext 10.50
13.00 Fouls sufferedContext 8.50
1.00 Yellow cardsContext 0.50
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 2 and 2 games
2.20 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.90
1.70 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.00
1.35 xGVia Att/Def 2.37
1.73 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.13
+0.85 Goals minus xGContext -0.47
90% Scored inContext 100%
20% Clean sheetsContext 40%
13.00 ShotsContext 17.10
4.90 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 7.40
38% On target shareContext 43%
8.80 Shots in the boxContext 11.40
65% Box shareContext 66%
17% ConversionContext 11%
3.00 OffsidesContext 2.43
16.10 Shots allowedContext 11.30
4.60 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.70
5.10 BlocksContext 3.40
3.50 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.00
67% Save rateContext 79%
57% PossessionIn forecast 60%
441 PassesContext 523
370 Accurate passesContext 460
84% Pass accuracyContext 88%
6.93 Team ratingContext 7.05
12.90 FoulsContext 11.90
12.30 Fouls sufferedContext 12.10
2.30 Yellow cardsContext 2.00
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 km703 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 54 · 4 pts vs 3.6 for an average club · +1.1 vs expected
  • W22 AugA · Rizespor2–01.3 xPts
  • D17 AugH · Goztepe3–31.6 xPts
Fenerbahce
Rest4 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d3all competitions
Travel619 km4,002 km in 14d
Schedule load31%Moderate
Form 41 · 3 pts vs 4.1 for an average club · -1.5 vs expected
  • W22 AugH · Konyaspor4–22.4 xPts
  • L15 AugA · Genclerbirligi1–22.1 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
Samsunspor Fenerbahce
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Moderate · 31
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match8.1Süper Lig 2026-2027, 22 Aug4UEFA Champions League 2026-2027 - Play-off round, 26 Aug
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km619 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways703 km4,002 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 2 / 21 / 3 / 6
Next matchdays after this one6.95.9

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
4-2-3-1
1O. Kocuk(G)
17L. Tómasson 34G. Guarino 24T. Borevković 2J. Mendes
4Elliot Watt 5C. Yüksel
11E. Kılınç 20Y. Kayan 30Saikuba Jarju
14F. Kaya
Fenerbahce Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
31Ederson(G)
3A. Brown 15N. Aké 37M. Škriniar 27Nélson Semedo
91N. Kanté 6M. Guendouzi
70O. Aydın 17İ. Kahveci 11M. Greenwood
19V. Muriqi

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

Home / Away this season

Samsunspor · Home 1.00points per game · 1 home games
W-D-L
0-1-0
Scored
3.00
Conceded
3.00
Fenerbahce · Away 0.00points per game · 1 away games
W-D-L
0-0-1
Scored
1.00
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 6 of 6 meetings

0 Samsunspor wins4 draws2 Fenerbahce wins
Goals per game0.83 – 1.33 Over 2.533% Both scored50% Clean sheets33% · 50%
  • 8 Mar 2026Fenerbahce3–2Samsunspor
  • 5 Oct 2025Samsunspor0–0Fenerbahce
  • 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 · Yasin Kol 41 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards5.22league 3.13
Red cards0.41league 0.17
Cards 5+61%league 30%
Fouls26.7league 25.9
Penalties0.37league 0.35
Home wins37%league 43%
Samsunspor5 with this referee
Record4-0-1 Cards · opp.3.4 · 2.6 Pens for · against1 · 1
  • W13 Apr 26A · Eyüpspor2–13
  • L21 Dec 25A · Goztepe0–22
  • W9 Nov 25H · Eyüpspor1–02
  • W26 Apr 25A · BB Bodrumspor2–14
  • W16 Feb 25A · Konyaspor1–06
Fenerbahce7 with this referee
Record2-3-2 Cards · opp.3.3 · 4.9 Pens for · against3 · 2 Reds2
  • L26 Apr 26A · Galatasaray0–36
  • W5 Apr 26H · Besiktas1–02
  • D23 Feb 26H · Kasimpasa1–13
  • D1 Dec 25H · Galatasaray1–13
  • D16 Aug 25A · Goztepe0–04

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

Samsunspor2 games · scored 5 · conceded 3
1 0-15
1 16-30
2 31-45
1 46-60
1 1 61-75
1 76-90
Fenerbahce2 games · scored 5 · conceded 4
2 1 0-15
1 16-30
1 1 31-45
1 1 46-60
61-75
1 76-90
Samsunspor10 games · scored 22 · conceded 17
3 0-15
2 1 16-30
6 5 31-45
3 2 46-60
3 1 61-75
8 5 76-90
Fenerbahce10 games · scored 19 · conceded 10
5 1 0-15
3 1 16-30
3 4 31-45
3 1 46-60
3 1 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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