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Kocaelispor vs Samsunspor prediction

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Kickoff
Sun, Sep 6, 05:00 PM
Round
Regular Season - 4
Venue
Yildiz Entegre Kocaeli Stadyumu, Kocaeli
Referee
Resat Onur Coskunses, Türkiye

Recent form

Kocaelispor
52Average

Last 5 matches · 2W-0D-3L · -1 goal difference

Samsunspor
45Average

Last 5 matches · 2W-1D-2L · -2 goal difference

Our verdict

Solid
Market
Double Chance
Pick
Kocaelispor or Draw
Confidence72%

BetGenius backs Kocaelispor or Draw (Double Chance) at 72% confidence — a solid call. Total goals: Under 2.5 Goals.

Match preview

Kocaelispor welcome Samsunspor for matchday four of the Süper Lig campaign, with both clubs looking to build upon encouraging starts. The hosts sit sixth in the standings with six points from their opening three fixtures, having bounced back from an opening loss at Başakşehir with successive victories over Amed and Konyaspor.

Samsunspor enter the match in tenth position with four points, having recorded a win, a draw, and a defeat across their first three matches. Their lone away match this season resulted in a solid 2-0 win over Rizespor, though they were most recently shut out at home in a 2-0 loss against Fenerbahçe.

Past encounters between these two clubs have typically been tight and low-scoring affairs. Across their four recorded head-to-head meetings, both teams have never scored in the same game, producing an average of just 1.25 goals per contest.

Key factors

  • Kocaelispor have won their last two Süper Lig matches, scoring four goals across that span.
  • Samsunspor have kept only one clean sheet in three league games while conceding five total goals.
  • Head-to-head meetings between these sides average 1.25 goals per match with 75 percent finishing under 2.5 goals.
  • Both teams to score has landed in 0 percent of the four historical head-to-head clashes.
  • Kocaelispor conceded zero goals in their only home match this season, a 2-0 victory.

Team news

Kocaelispor

  • A. JovanovicKnee Injury
  • B. PetkovicHamstring Injury
  • T. BingolInactive
  • R. RivasInactive

Samsunspor

  • F. KayaInjury
  • J. AssoumouInactive
  • T. CoulibalyInactive
  • E. TavsanInactive
  • MariusInactive

Statistical comparison

Kocaelispor at home vs Samsunspor away
1
Played
1
1-0-0
W-D-L
1-0-0
Scored /game
Conceded /game
Clean sheets
Failed to score
20%
BTTS (last 5)
40%
20%
Over 2.5 (last 5)
60%

Key players this season

Samsunspor

  • Saikuba Jarju2A

League scoring and assist totals for this season — not a predicted lineup. Availability is only shown where team news names the same player.

Table context

Full table →
#TeamPGDPts
1GalatasarayPromotion - Champions League (League phase)4+610
2BeşiktaşPromotion - Champions League (Qualification)4+59
3KocaelisporPromotion - Europa League (Qualification)4+29
4TrabzonsporPromotion - Conference League (Qualification)4+57
5Gaziantep FK4+27
6Amed4+27
10Kasımpaşa4+16
11Rizespor4-16
12Başakşehir404
13Samsunspor4-14
14Çorum FK4-24
15Erzurumspor FK4-64
16EyüpsporRelegation - 1. Lig4-43

Head-to-head

Full record →
Kocaelispor
2
Draws
1
Samsunspor
2

the last 5 meetings are split 2-2 with 1 drawn, averaging 1.2 goals a game, only 20% went over 2.5.

  • 2026-09-06Kocaelispor 1-0 Samsunspor
  • 2026-01-24Samsunspor 0-0 Kocaelispor
  • 2025-08-16Kocaelispor 0-1 Samsunspor
  • 2022-01-21Samsunspor 3-0 Kocaelispor
  • 2021-08-28Kocaelispor 1-0 Samsunspor

Our record in Süper Lig

38%12 won from 32 settled predictions

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Based on at least 20 settled predictions.

1 published market

FeaturedWON
Market
Double Chance
Pick
Kocaelispor or Draw
Confidence72%

Kocaelispor carry strong momentum into this fixture following consecutive league victories, including a clean-sheet 2-0 home victory against Amed. Samsunspor have shown competence away from home with a 2-0 win at Rizespor, but their recent 2-0 defeat to Fenerbahçe highlighted offensive limitations against organized defenses. In head-to-head encounters, games between these sides have remained low-scoring with zero instances of both teams scoring across four meetings. Backing Kocaelispor to take at least a point on home soil provides solid coverage given their current defensive stability.

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Published September 4, 2026. Form, team news and table context refresh automatically.