Matchday

Super Lig 25/26 · 18 Jan 2026

Kocaelispor 1–2 Trabzonspor

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Dec 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.1 – 0.8
Actual xG
1.5 – 0.5
Goals
1 – 2

Footybot made Kocaelispor favourites at 44%.

Trabzonspor won although Kocaelispor made the better chances (1.5 xG to 0.5): a result the chances didn't back.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Hrvoje Smolčić, 57.5 in 57′.

Well above their usual level: Kazeem Olaigbe +17.3, Hrvoje Smolčić +10.7, Arseniy Batagov +10.5.

Well below it: Aleksandar Jovanović −21.8, Karol Linetty −16.0, Dan Agyei −9.2.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Kocaelispor

19 Dec 2025W 2–1v Antalyaspor Süper Lig
14 Dec 2025D 1–1at Fatih Karagümrük Süper Lig
7 Dec 2025D 0–0v Kasımpaşa Süper Lig
28 Nov 2025W 1–0v Gençlerbirliği Süper Lig
23 Nov 2025D 0–0at Göztepe Süper Lig

Trabzonspor

22 Dec 2025L 3–4at Gençlerbirliği Süper Lig
14 Dec 2025D 3–3v Beşiktaş JK Süper Lig
7 Dec 2025W 2–1at Göztepe Süper Lig
29 Nov 2025W 3–1v Konyaspor Süper Lig
24 Nov 2025W 4–3at Başakşehir FK Süper Lig

Head to head

11 Aug 2025Trabzonspor 1–0 Kocaelispor Süper Lig

Kocaelispor

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Hrvoje Smolčić Defender5700–57.5+10.7
Bruno Petković Forward90100.4552.5+9.4
Botond Balogh Defender3300–48.8–
Show Midfielder45000.0245.3+2.4
Anfernee Jamal Dijksteel Defender9000–42.1−0.1
Tayfur Bingöl Midfielder90010.2839.7−7.6
Can Keleş Forward11000.0839.2–
Serdar Dursun Forward100–38.1–
Rigoberto Rivas Midfielder90000.0237.2−2.6
Darko Churlinov Midfielder4500–34.8−6.4
Massadio Haïdara Defender90000.0734.5−6.5
Dan Agyei Forward79000.2132.6−9.2
Aleksandar Jovanović Goalkeeper4500–28.6−21.8
Ahmet Oğuz Defender9000–27.3−8.5
Karol Linetty Midfielder89000.3525.8−16.0
Gökhan Değirmenci Goalkeeper4500–21.1–

Trabzonspor

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Okay Yokuşlu Midfielder100–100.0–
Benjamin Bouchouari Midfielder900–76.3–
Arseniy Batagov Defender9000–56.9+10.5
Kazeem Olaigbe Midfielder8101–55.6+17.3
Felipe Augusto Forward90100.0554.2+5.2
Chibuike Nwaiwu Defender9000–54.2–
André Onana Goalkeeper9000–53.7+3.4
Christ Inao Oulaï Midfielder8700–52.0−0.5
Oleksandr Zubkov Midfielder90010.3051.6+0.4
Mustafa Eskihellaç Defender8600–47.9+3.8
Ernest Muçi Midfielder89100.1947.0−1.7
Tim Jabol-Folcarelli Midfielder9000–46.0+0.6
Wagner Pina Defender9000–43.9−0.7
Cihan Çanak Forward1100–41.0–
Anthony Nwakaeme Midfielder1000–38.9–