GolVolt — Kocaelispor vs İstanbul Başakşehir: preview, line-ups, chances

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Last time

Last meeting, 16 August: İstanbul Başakşehir – Kocaelispor 2:0

WDW

İstanbul Başakşehir are unbeaten in the last 3 meetings.

Player in form

Berkan Kutlu: 3 goals and 1 assist in 5 league matches

Goals3

The most goals and assists in the squad over recent league matches.

Player in form

Eldor Shomurodov: 3 goals and 1 assist in 5 league matches

Goals3 xG1.44

Scoring more than his chances suggest (xG 1.4).

Streak

Kocaelispor have scored in 4 matches in a row

WLLW

All competitions, friendlies excluded: 6 goals in those matches.

Players to watch

Super Lig, this season.

Berkan Kutlu

Kocaelispor · midfielder

4goals 1assist 7.30avg rating

Last match, Alanyaspor: 1 goal, rating 8.0.

Eldor Shomurodov

İstanbul Başakşehir · forward

7goals 1assist 7.18avg rating

Last match, Beşiktaş: rating 6.8.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

Bar height is the goal difference. Hover or tap a bar for the details.

“This set-up” is Kocaelispor at home and İstanbul Başakşehir away, as in this match.

Kocaelispor

at home · 10

4W2D4L1.1scored per match0.7conceded per match

İstanbul Başakşehir

away · 10

1W3D6L0.5scored per match1.9conceded per match

Head to head

3 meetings since 2025.

Last time · 16 Aug 2026 · Super Lig İstanbul Başakşehir 2:0 Kocaelispor Operi 14' · Shomurodov 72'

0wins

1 draw1.0 goals per match · both scored in 0 of 3

2wins

Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: Kocaelispor (5-4-1, last: Alanyaspor) · İstanbul Başakşehir (4-2-3-1, last: Beşiktaş).

SÖÖztaşdelen RRRivas SHShow EOOrtakaya ADDijksteel UYYıldız MBBaku MSSusoho BKKutlu GSSousa FAAyé MŞŞengezer SKKharebashvili OBBa EBBayram MKKarbownik UGGüneş OKKemen AOOlsen UBBozok YSSarı ESShomurodov

Kocaelisporİstanbul Başakşehir

When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

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