Besiktas welcome Kocaelispor to Tupras Stadium for round seven of the Super Lig. Kocaelispor enters this meeting as the clear outsider with a 9% winning probability one day before kickoff, while Besiktas stands as the clear favourite.
Current Form - Besiktas
Besiktas currently sits fourth in the league with 12 points. In their last league match, the team suffered a 2-3 loss away at Amedspor. In their last five, the team has three wins and two losses. They are on a three-match winning run at home, covering the whole season so far.
Current Form - Kocaelispor
Kocaelispor are fifth with 12 points. They won 2-0 at home against Gaziantep in their last league match. In their last five, the team has a record of four wins and one loss.
Head-to-Head Record
Besiktas have won all five matches in their last five meetings against Kocaelispor. Besiktas won 1-0 away last season. An average of 4.2 goals per meeting have been scored in these matches. Besiktas won their last eight meetings against Kocaelispor. Besiktas were unbeaten in their last 12 meetings against Kocaelispor, 11 wins and one draw.
Key Players to Watch and Missing Players
Dusan Vlahovic has five goals at an average rating of 7.6 for Besiktas, with all of them scored in his last three matches at a 7.9 average match rating. Leandro Trossard has recorded one goal and one assist at an average rating of 7.8 for Besiktas. Milot Rashica is sidelined with an injury, and Orkun Kokcu, who has one goal and two assists, is out with a toe injury.
Berkan Kutlu has two goals and one assist at an average rating of 7.1 for Kocaelispor. Goncalo Sousa has two assists for Kocaelispor. Massadio Haidara is sidelined with a muscle injury, while Rigoberto Rivas is out with a thigh injury.
Key Numbers
↔️ Errors leading to goal: Besiktas 3 vs Kocaelispor 1
Besiktas
➕ Big chance conversion: 62% (2nd best, league average 38%)
➕ Touches in opposition box: 33.0 per match (2nd best, league average 21.2)
➕ Expected goals conceded (xGA): 0.65 per match (best in the league, league average 1.44)
Kocaelispor
➖ Errors leading to shot: 0.83 per match (2nd worst, league average 0.40)
ℹ️ Throw ins: 22.0 per match (most in the league)
Match Notes
Tayfur Bingol joined Kocaelispor from Besiktas, where he netted two league goals in 38 appearances across two seasons.
Betting Insights
Bookmakers place a 45% probability on both teams scoring in this match. The over 2.5 goal line carries a 60% probability of being exceeded.
Goals implied by the odds: 3.1
These figures come from the pre-match odds a day before kickoff.
This content was generated using AI.
