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Round
Regular Season - 4
Venue
Yildiz Entegre Kocaeli Stadyumu, Kocaeli
Referee
Resat Onur Coskunses, Türkiye
Form

Recent form

Kocaelispor
37Poor

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

Samsunspor
3Very poor

Last 5 matches · 0W-0D-5L · -12 goal difference

Our call

Our verdict

Double Chance
Kocaelispor or Draw

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

72%
Confidence
Solid
Preview

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.

Analysis

Key factors

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

Team news

Kocaelispor

  • M. HaidaraMuscle Injury
  • B. PetkovicHamstring Injury
  • T. ZoukrouMuscle Injury
  • A. JovanovicCoach's decision

Samsunspor

  • J. AssoumouMuscle Injury
  • C. YukselInjury
  • F. KayaInactive
Numbers

Statistical comparison

Kocaelispor at homeSamsunspor away
4
Played
4
3-0-1
W-D-L
1-0-3
1.5
Scored /game
0.8
0.5
Conceded /game
1.5
—
Clean sheets
—
—
Failed to score
—
40%
BTTS (last 5)
40%
40%
Over 2.5 (last 5)
60%

Combined scoring rate: 2.3 goals per game (Kocaelispor at home plus Samsunspor away).

Table

Table context

#TeamPGDPts
3FenerbahçePromotion - Europa League (Qualification)8+1616
4TrabzonsporPromotion - Conference League (Qualification)8+1316
5Beşiktaş8+615
6Kocaelispor9+215
7Çorum FK8+513
8Kasımpaşa8+313
9Alanyaspor9-212
14Gaziantep FK8-48
15Gençlerbirliği S.K.8-98
16KonyasporRelegation - 1. Lig8-55
17SamsunsporRelegation - 1. Lig8-124
18EyüpsporRelegation - 1. Lig8-203
History

Head-to-head

2
Kocaelispor
1
Draws
2
Samsunspor

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

  • 2026-09-06Kocaelispor1-0Samsunspor
  • 2026-01-24Samsunspor0-0Kocaelispor
  • 2025-08-16Kocaelispor0-1Samsunspor
  • 2022-01-21Samsunspor3-0Kocaelispor
  • 2021-08-28Kocaelispor1-0Samsunspor
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Our record in Süper Lig

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Predictions

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FeaturedWON
Double Chance
Kocaelispor or Draw
72%
Confidence

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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