Süper Lig Gameweek 24 Sun, Mar 1 · 17:00 Samsun Yeni 19 Mayıs Stadyumu, Samsun
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Our take

Samsunspor were slight favourites.

Samsunspor were the stronger side on L90 Strength (27 vs 19). Recent goals, xG and shots on target add to that edge for Samsunspor. Samsunspor had 7 days of rest, Gazişehir Gaziantep 7.2 and had to travel 478 km.

Away travel478 kmRest days7 · 7.2Matches / 14d1 · 1
Samsunspor52%
Draw25%
Gazişehir Gaziantep23%
Expected goals 1.68 – 1.04
Samsunspor50%
Draw26%
Gazişehir Gaziantep24%
Expected goals 1.66 – 1.08
Samsunspor52%
Draw25%
Gazişehir Gaziantep22%
Expected goals 1.70 – 1.03
Samsunspor44%
Draw27%
Gazişehir Gaziantep29%
Expected goals 1.50 – 1.17
Samsunspor51%
Draw26%
Gazişehir Gaziantep23%
Expected goals 1.63 – 1.02
Over 2.5 51% Both score 53% 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 · TürkiyeMehmet Turkmen
  • Cards per match 3.2
  • Penalties per match 0.13
  • Matches 15

Team strength

SamsunsporGazişehir Gaziantep
27 L90 StrengthIn forecast 19
23 Current StrengthIn forecast 16
15 AttackIn forecast 15
18 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

Samsunspor

Attack—
Defense risk—

Gazişehir Gaziantep

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

SamsunsporGazişehir Gaziantep
1.09 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.30
1.17 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.74
1.20 xGVia Att/Def 1.31
0.96 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.46
-0.11 Goals minus xGContext -0.01
70% Scored inContext 74%
30% Clean sheetsContext 17%
12.22 ShotsContext 13.00
3.95 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.26
28% On target shareContext 33%
7.22 Shots in the boxContext 7.96
58% Box shareContext 60%
9% ConversionContext 10%
2.00 OffsidesContext 1.76
11.52 Shots allowedContext 13.52
3.61 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.96
3.16 BlocksContext 3.48
2.85 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.23
72% Save rateContext 63%
53% PossessionIn forecast 52%
418 PassesContext 381
348 Accurate passesContext 316
83% Pass accuracyContext 83%
6.75 Team ratingContext 6.79
14.22 FoulsContext 13.00
11.43 Fouls sufferedContext 16.70
1.91 Yellow cardsContext 3.00
0.04 Red cardsContext 0.17
This league season, per match · 23 and 23 games
0.80 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.00
1.10 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.00
1.13 xGVia Att/Def 1.10
0.99 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.68
-0.33 Goals minus xGContext -0.10
50% Scored inContext 80%
50% Clean sheetsContext 0%
11.30 ShotsContext 11.80
3.86 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.70
24% On target shareContext 31%
6.40 Shots in the boxContext 7.70
53% Box shareContext 66%
7% ConversionContext 9%
2.25 OffsidesContext 1.63
9.80 Shots allowedContext 15.20
3.56 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.90
3.57 BlocksContext 4.60
2.22 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.11
67% Save rateContext 64%
59% PossessionIn forecast 48%
489 PassesContext 340
415 Accurate passesContext 275
85% Pass accuracyContext 81%
6.76 Team ratingContext 6.67
13.30 FoulsContext 13.00
13.30 Fouls sufferedContext 17.80
1.60 Yellow cardsContext 3.00
0.00 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

Samsunspor
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km1,238 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Gazişehir Gaziantep
Rest7.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel478 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
Samsunspor Gazişehir Gaziantep
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7Süper Lig 2025-2026, 22 Feb7.2Süper Lig 2025-2026, 22 Feb
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km478 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways1,238 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 30 / 1 / 3
Next matchdays after this one76.7

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
3-4-3
1O. Kocuk(G)
4R. van Drongelen 55Y. Çift 24T. Borevković
17L. Tómasson 20Y. Kayan 5C. Yüksel 2J. Mendes
47Jaures Assoumou 9Marius 7E. Tavşan
+5 more reported missing outside this XI
Gazişehir Gaziantep Confirmed XI
3-4-3
71M. Bozan(G)
5N. Mujakić 14L. Abena 23T. Sanuç
77K. Rodrigues 3D. Camara 61O. Özçiçek 30N. Sangaré
11C. Lungoyi 9M. Bayo 10K. Kozłowski
+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
Samsunspor Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Gazişehir Gaziantep Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Samsunspor-0.7 pp
  • Draw+0.1 pp
  • Gazişehir Gaziantep+0.5 pp

Home / Away this season

Samsunspor · Home 1.27points per game · 11 home games
W-D-L
3-5-3
Scored
0.82
Conceded
1.09
Gazişehir Gaziantep · Away 1.18points per game · 11 away games
W-D-L
3-4-4
Scored
1.27
Conceded
1.73

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 Samsunspor wins2 draws1 Gazişehir Gaziantep wins
Goals per game1.40 – 1.20 Over 2.560% Both scored80% Clean sheets20% · 0%
  • 27 Sep 2025Gazişehir Gaziantep2–2Samsunspor
  • 24 Jan 2025Samsunspor2–1Gazişehir Gaziantep
  • 18 Aug 2024Gazişehir Gaziantep0–1Samsunspor
  • 18 Feb 2024Gazişehir Gaziantep1–1Samsunspor
  • 29 Sep 2023Samsunspor1–2Gazişehir Gaziantep

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 · Mehmet Turkmen Türkiye · 15 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.13league 4.43
Red cards0.07league 0.21
Cards 5+27%league 46%
Fouls24.2league 26.0
Penalties0.13league 0.26
Home wins53%league 38%
Samsunspor1 with this referee
Record0-0-1 Cards · opp.2.0 · 1.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • L5 Dec 25A · Galatasaray2–32
Gazişehir Gaziantep3 with this referee
Record2-0-1 Cards · opp.1.7 · 2.0 Pens for · against1 · 0 Reds1
  • W9 Feb 26H · Kasimpasa2–14
  • W22 Nov 25A · Kayserispor3–01
  • L3 May 25A · Rizespor0–20

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

Samsunspor23 games · scored 25 · conceded 27
5 2 0-15
1 6 16-30
3 3 31-45
5 4 46-60
4 4 61-75
7 8 76-90
Gazişehir Gaziantep23 games · scored 30 · conceded 40
4 6 0-15
5 10 16-30
8 3 31-45
1 3 46-60
9 5 61-75
3 13 76-90
Samsunspor10 games · scored 8 · conceded 11
1 0-15
3 16-30
1 1 31-45
1 2 46-60
1 2 61-75
5 2 76-90
Gazişehir Gaziantep10 games · scored 10 · conceded 20
1 2 0-15
3 5 16-30
2 2 31-45
1 46-60
3 3 61-75
1 7 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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