Süper Lig Gameweek 16 Sun, Dec 14 · 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 (35 vs 27). Samsunspor had 9 days of rest, Istanbul Basaksehir 8 and had to travel 619 km.

Away travel619 kmRest days9 · 8Matches / 14d2 · 1
Samsunspor49%
Draw26%
Istanbul Basaksehir25%
Expected goals 1.65 – 1.13
Samsunspor49%
Draw26%
Istanbul Basaksehir25%
Expected goals 1.63 – 1.10
Samsunspor49%
Draw26%
Istanbul Basaksehir25%
Expected goals 1.66 – 1.13
Samsunspor41%
Draw27%
Istanbul Basaksehir32%
Expected goals 1.47 – 1.27
Samsunspor49%
Draw26%
Istanbul Basaksehir25%
Expected goals 1.62 – 1.10
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 · TürkiyeOguzhan Aksu
  • Cards per match 2.6
  • Penalties per match 0.00
  • Matches 5

Team strength

SamsunsporIstanbul Basaksehir
35 L90 StrengthIn forecast 27
23 Current StrengthIn forecast 36
15 AttackIn forecast 32
18 DefenceIn forecast 34
— 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—

Istanbul Basaksehir

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

SamsunsporIstanbul Basaksehir
1.47 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.33
1.07 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.13
1.45 xGVia Att/Def 1.20
0.89 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.35
+0.02 Goals minus xGContext +0.13
87% Scored inContext 80%
27% Clean sheetsContext 33%
12.93 ShotsContext 12.13
4.27 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.67
33% On target shareContext 30%
7.80 Shots in the boxContext 8.00
60% Box shareContext 61%
11% ConversionContext 11%
2.00 OffsidesContext 1.83
11.67 Shots allowedContext 12.80
3.40 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.60
3.23 BlocksContext 3.79
2.85 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.47
76% Save rateContext 75%
50% PossessionIn forecast 55%
390 PassesContext 422
320 Accurate passesContext 357
82% Pass accuracyContext 85%
6.81 Team ratingContext 6.87
14.67 FoulsContext 12.00
10.40 Fouls sufferedContext 13.87
2.27 Yellow cardsContext 2.40
0.07 Red cardsContext 0.07
This league season, per match · 15 and 15 games
1.80 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.50
1.10 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.30
1.66 xGVia Att/Def 1.38
0.86 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.53
+0.14 Goals minus xGContext +0.12
100% Scored inContext 80%
30% Clean sheetsContext 30%
14.50 ShotsContext 13.30
5.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.80
35% On target shareContext 29%
8.60 Shots in the boxContext 9.00
60% Box shareContext 61%
12% ConversionContext 11%
2.13 OffsidesContext 1.44
10.00 Shots allowedContext 13.20
3.22 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.10
3.00 BlocksContext 4.22
2.25 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.80
64% Save rateContext 75%
51% PossessionIn forecast 57%
417 PassesContext 435
345 Accurate passesContext 369
83% Pass accuracyContext 85%
6.85 Team ratingContext 6.88
13.50 FoulsContext 10.40
10.30 Fouls sufferedContext 15.00
1.20 Yellow cardsContext 2.30
0.10 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

Samsunspor
Rest9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km1,238 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Istanbul Basaksehir
Rest8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel619 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 Istanbul Basaksehir
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match9Süper Lig 2025-2026, 5 Dec8Süper Lig 2025-2026, 6 Dec
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km619 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways1,238 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 2 / 30 / 1 / 3
Next matchdays after this one77.9

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
4-1-4-1
1O. Kocuk(G)
28S. Gönül 4R. van Drongelen 37Ľ. Šatka 18Z. Yavru
29A. Makoumbou
11E. Kılınç 10J. Ntcham 21C. Holse 7A. Musaba
19P. Ndiaye
+3 more reported missing outside this XI
Istanbul Basaksehir Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
16M. Şengezer(G)
21C. Opéri 3J. Opoku 5Léo Duarte 6O. Bulut
20U. Güneş 8O. Kemen
25A. Harit 14E. Shomurodov 11A. Fayzullaev
9D. Selke
+1 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
Istanbul Basaksehir Scores -0.01 · concedes 0.00 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Samsunspor-0.2 pp
  • Draw+0.1 pp
  • Istanbul Basaksehir+0.1 pp

Home / Away this season

Samsunspor · Home 1.63points per game · 8 home games
W-D-L
3-4-1
Scored
1.13
Conceded
0.88
Istanbul Basaksehir · Away 1.25points per game · 8 away games
W-D-L
3-1-4
Scored
1.50
Conceded
1.00

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Common opponents 14 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

1 Samsunspor wins1 draws2 Istanbul Basaksehir wins
Goals per game0.50 – 1.25 Over 2.525% Both scored0% Clean sheets50% · 75%
  • 1 Feb 2025Istanbul Basaksehir4–0Samsunspor
  • 18 Sep 2024Samsunspor2–0Istanbul Basaksehir
  • 3 Mar 2024Istanbul Basaksehir1–0Samsunspor
  • 22 Oct 2023Samsunspor0–0Istanbul Basaksehir

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 · Oguzhan Aksu Türkiye · 5 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards2.40league 4.46
Red cards0.20league 0.26
Cards 5+0%league 48%
Fouls21.6league 26.2
Penalties0.00league 0.27
Home wins20%league 34%
Samsunspor

No previous matches with this referee.

Istanbul Basaksehir

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

Samsunspor15 games · scored 22 · conceded 16
5 1 0-15
1 3 16-30
2 3 31-45
5 3 46-60
4 1 61-75
5 5 76-90
Istanbul Basaksehir15 games · scored 20 · conceded 17
0-15
4 1 16-30
4 5 31-45
4 2 46-60
3 4 61-75
5 5 76-90
Samsunspor10 games · scored 18 · conceded 11
6 2 0-15
2 1 16-30
1 1 31-45
4 3 46-60
2 2 61-75
3 2 76-90
Istanbul Basaksehir10 games · scored 15 · conceded 13
0-15
3 1 16-30
3 5 31-45
4 1 46-60
2 61-75
5 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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