Süper Lig Gameweek 2 Sun, Aug 23 · 17:00 Papara Park, Trabzon
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Our take

It was too close to call.

The two sides are close in strength. Recent goals, xG and shots on target tip the balance towards Istanbul Basaksehir. Trabzonspor had 3 days of rest, Istanbul Basaksehir 7 and had to travel 904 km.

Away travel904 kmRest days3 · 7Matches / 14d2 · 1
Trabzonspor38%
Draw25%
Istanbul Basaksehir37%
Expected goals 1.42 – 1.38
Trabzonspor44%
Draw26%
Istanbul Basaksehir30%
Expected goals 1.50 – 1.20
Trabzonspor38%
Draw25%
Istanbul Basaksehir37%
Expected goals 1.42 – 1.38
Trabzonspor31%
Draw25%
Istanbul Basaksehir44%
Expected goals 1.26 – 1.54
Trabzonspor38%
Draw26%
Istanbul Basaksehir37%
Expected goals 1.36 – 1.34
Over 2.5 53% Both score 57% 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 · TürkiyeAli Sansalan
  • Cards per match 4.9
  • Penalties per match 0.56
  • Matches 18

Team strength

TrabzonsporIstanbul Basaksehir
41 L90 StrengthIn forecast 41
46 Current StrengthIn forecast 36
54 AttackIn forecast 32
48 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

Trabzonspor

Attack—
Defense risk—

Istanbul Basaksehir

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

TrabzonsporIstanbul Basaksehir
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This league season, per match
1.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.60
1.20 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.80
1.11 xGVia Att/Def 1.76
1.27 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.04
-0.11 Goals minus xGContext -0.16
80% Scored inContext 70%
10% Clean sheetsContext 60%
12.89 ShotsContext 14.50
3.78 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.90
29% On target shareContext 34%
8.33 Shots in the boxContext 10.56
66% Box shareContext 72%
9% ConversionContext 11%
2.29 OffsidesContext 2.17
13.22 Shots allowedContext 11.20
3.11 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.60
3.40 BlocksContext 3.22
2.11 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.80
68% Save rateContext 78%
55% PossessionIn forecast 52%
425 PassesContext 418
363 Accurate passesContext 353
85% Pass accuracyContext 85%
6.92 Team ratingContext 7.02
10.40 FoulsContext 12.20
14.70 Fouls sufferedContext 12.40
1.30 Yellow cardsContext 2.00
0.10 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

Trabzonspor
Rest3 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km1,807 km in 14d
Schedule load13%Low
Form 43 · 1 pts vs 1.8 for an average club · -0.6 vs expected
  • D15 AugA · Kasimpasa1–11.6 xPts
Istanbul Basaksehir
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel904 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load12%Low
Form 58 · 3 pts vs 2.2 for an average club · +0.9 vs expected
  • W16 AugH · Kocaelispor2–02.1 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
Trabzonspor Istanbul Basaksehir
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 13Low · 12
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match3UEFA Europa League 2026-2027 - Play-offs, 20 Aug7Süper Lig 2026-2027, 16 Aug
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km904 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways1,807 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 21 / 1 / 1
Next matchdays after this one4.17.1

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

Trabzonspor Confirmed XI
4-4-1-1
24A. Onana(G)
19M. Eskihellaç 15S. Savić 27Chibuike Nwaiwu 55Sidny Lopes Cabral
58D. Şimşir 17R. Malinovskyi 57M. Kabasakal 7E. Muçi
10Mohamed Salah
30E. Onuachu
Istanbul Basaksehir Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
16M. Şengezer(G)
21C. Opéri 3J. Opoku 23E. Bayram 42Ö. Şahiner
18J. Kałuziński 8O. Kemen
11A. Fayzullaev 14E. Shomurodov 70A. Skov Olsen
91B. Yıldırım

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
Trabzonspor Absences are shown before kick-off
Istanbul Basaksehir Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Trabzonspor+0.0 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • Istanbul Basaksehir+0.0 pp

Home / Away this season

Trabzonspor · Home No home games yet this season.
Istanbul Basaksehir · Away No away games yet this season.

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

4 Trabzonspor wins2 draws0 Istanbul Basaksehir wins
Goals per game1.83 – 0.83 Over 2.533% Both scored50% Clean sheets50% · 0%
  • 19 Apr 2026Trabzonspor1–1Istanbul Basaksehir
  • 24 Nov 2025Istanbul Basaksehir3–4Trabzonspor
  • 15 Mar 2025Istanbul Basaksehir0–3Trabzonspor
  • 19 Oct 2024Trabzonspor1–0Istanbul Basaksehir
  • 18 May 2024Istanbul Basaksehir0–1Trabzonspor
  • 23 Dec 2023Trabzonspor1–1Istanbul 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 · Ali Sansalan Türkiye · 18 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.72league 2.92
Red cards0.22league 0.15
Cards 5+56%league 31%
Fouls25.1league 24.3
Penalties0.56league 0.38
Home wins61%league 38%
Trabzonspor4 with this referee
Record2-2-0 Cards · opp.1.5 · 3.5 Pens for · against1 · 1
  • D14 Dec 25H · Besiktas3–32
  • D8 Nov 25H · Alanyaspor1–11
  • W3 Oct 25H · Kayserispor4–00
  • W27 Apr 25H · Alanyaspor4–33
Istanbul Basaksehir2 with this referee
Record2-0-0 Cards · opp.2.5 · 3.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • W11 Apr 26H · Genclerbirligi3–02
  • W22 Dec 25H · Gazişehir Gaziantep5–13

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

Trabzonspor1 games · scored 1 · conceded 1
0-15
16-30
1 31-45
1 46-60
61-75
76-90
Istanbul Basaksehir1 games · scored 2 · conceded 0
1 0-15
16-30
31-45
46-60
1 61-75
76-90
Trabzonspor10 games · scored 10 · conceded 12
2 1 0-15
1 16-30
1 4 31-45
1 2 46-60
4 1 61-75
2 3 76-90
Istanbul Basaksehir10 games · scored 16 · conceded 8
5 0-15
2 1 16-30
4 31-45
3 46-60
1 3 61-75
4 1 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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