Süper Lig Gameweek 26 Sun, Mar 15 · 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 (25 vs 14). Samsunspor had 7 days of rest, Kayserispor 6 and had to travel 292 km.

Away travel292 kmRest days7 · 6Matches / 14d2 · 1
Samsunspor53%
Draw25%
Kayserispor21%
Expected goals 1.68 – 0.98
Samsunspor54%
Draw25%
Kayserispor21%
Expected goals 1.76 – 1.02
Samsunspor53%
Draw26%
Kayserispor21%
Expected goals 1.66 – 0.95
Samsunspor46%
Draw27%
Kayserispor27%
Expected goals 1.50 – 1.10
Samsunspor52%
Draw26%
Kayserispor22%
Expected goals 1.64 – 0.98
Over 2.5 50% Both score 51% 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 · TürkiyeAdnan Deniz Kayatepe
  • Cards per match 4.5
  • Penalties per match 0.47
  • Matches 15

Team strength

SamsunsporKayserispor
25 L90 StrengthIn forecast 14
23 Current StrengthIn forecast 13
15 AttackIn forecast 16
18 DefenceIn forecast 17
— 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—

Kayserispor

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

SamsunsporKayserispor
1.08 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.76
1.20 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.84
1.18 xGVia Att/Def 1.04
0.94 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.44
-0.10 Goals minus xGContext -0.28
68% Scored inContext 60%
32% Clean sheetsContext 20%
12.20 ShotsContext 11.08
3.95 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.68
29% On target shareContext 33%
7.32 Shots in the boxContext 6.32
59% Box shareContext 56%
9% ConversionContext 7%
1.95 OffsidesContext 2.43
11.40 Shots allowedContext 14.28
3.67 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.28
3.14 BlocksContext 3.90
2.81 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.14
70% Save rateContext 72%
53% PossessionIn forecast 46%
417 PassesContext 344
346 Accurate passesContext 274
83% Pass accuracyContext 80%
6.76 Team ratingContext 6.69
14.68 FoulsContext 12.24
11.48 Fouls sufferedContext 12.72
2.04 Yellow cardsContext 2.52
0.04 Red cardsContext 0.08
This league season, per match · 25 and 25 games
1.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.40
1.20 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.40
1.17 xGVia Att/Def 1.15
0.86 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.39
-0.17 Goals minus xGContext -0.75
60% Scored inContext 40%
60% Clean sheetsContext 40%
11.60 ShotsContext 11.00
4.25 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.20
29% On target shareContext 29%
7.00 Shots in the boxContext 6.70
58% Box shareContext 60%
9% ConversionContext 4%
1.75 OffsidesContext 2.90
9.70 Shots allowedContext 15.90
4.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.10
3.13 BlocksContext 4.63
2.33 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.90
66% Save rateContext 77%
59% PossessionIn forecast 43%
490 PassesContext 326
414 Accurate passesContext 257
85% Pass accuracyContext 79%
6.77 Team ratingContext 6.74
15.50 FoulsContext 10.70
13.30 Fouls sufferedContext 12.10
2.00 Yellow cardsContext 2.20
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

Samsunspor
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km1,238 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Kayserispor
Rest6 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel292 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
Samsunspor Kayserispor
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7Süper Lig 2025-2026, 8 Mar6Süper Lig 2025-2026, 9 Mar
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km292 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways1,238 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 31 / 1 / 3
Next matchdays after this one20.83.8

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
71İ. Eğribayat(G)
17L. Tómasson 37Ľ. Šatka 24T. Borevković 18Z. Yavru
10J. Ntcham 5C. Yüksel
21C. Holse 20Y. Kayan 7E. Tavşan
9Marius
+5 more reported missing outside this XI
Kayserispor Confirmed XI
4-4-2
25B. Bayazıt(G)
28R. Civelek 4S. Denswil 6S. Güler 30J. Brenet
7Miguel Cardoso 33F. Soyalp 8L. Bénes 18D. Makarov
99T. Sarıarslan 9G. Onugkha
+6 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 +0.03 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Kayserispor Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Samsunspor-0.4 pp
  • Draw-0.2 pp
  • Kayserispor+0.5 pp

Home / Away this season

Samsunspor · Home 1.25points per game · 12 home games
W-D-L
3-6-3
Scored
0.75
Conceded
1.00
Kayserispor · Away 0.85points per game · 13 away games
W-D-L
1-8-4
Scored
0.77
Conceded
1.54

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

4 Samsunspor wins0 draws1 Kayserispor wins
Goals per game1.80 – 0.80 Over 2.560% Both scored60% Clean sheets40% · 0%
  • 19 Oct 2025Kayserispor1–3Samsunspor
  • 1 Jun 2025Samsunspor2–1Kayserispor
  • 11 Jan 2025Kayserispor0–1Samsunspor
  • 25 Jan 2024Samsunspor2–0Kayserispor
  • 27 Aug 2023Kayserispor2–1Samsunspor

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 · Adnan Deniz Kayatepe Türkiye · 15 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.40league 4.44
Red cards0.07league 0.21
Cards 5+47%league 45%
Fouls26.8league 26.0
Penalties0.47league 0.27
Home wins40%league 38%
Samsunspor2 with this referee
Record0-1-1 Cards · opp.2.5 · 2.5 Pens for · against1 · 0
  • L13 Feb 26A · Antalyaspor1–32
  • D31 Aug 25A · Trabzonspor1–13
Kayserispor2 with this referee
Record0-0-2 Cards · opp.4.5 · 2.0 Pens for · against0 · 2
  • L1 Feb 26A · Galatasaray0–45
  • L24 Sep 25H · Besiktas0–44

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

Samsunspor25 games · scored 27 · conceded 30
6 3 0-15
2 6 16-30
3 3 31-45
5 4 46-60
4 4 61-75
7 10 76-90
Kayserispor25 games · scored 19 · conceded 46
1 3 0-15
4 16-30
1 12 31-45
3 8 46-60
5 10 61-75
9 9 76-90
Samsunspor10 games · scored 10 · conceded 12
1 3 0-15
2 2 16-30
1 31-45
1 46-60
1 1 61-75
5 5 76-90
Kayserispor10 games · scored 4 · conceded 14
1 0-15
1 16-30
3 31-45
1 46-60
5 61-75
4 3 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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