Kocaelispor vs Caykur Rizespor
Match details. Kocaelispor host Caykur Rizespor in the Super Lig, Regular Season - 10. Kick-off is set for 14:00 Lagos time on Sat 31 Oct at Yıldız Entegre Kocaeli Stadyumu. B. Kolak is the referee for this one.
What's at stake. Kocaelispor are 7th on 15 points after 9 games, sitting 1 point behind Kasımpaşa and 1 point clear of Erzurumspor FK. A win would take them above Kasımpaşa. Caykur Rizespor are 13th on 10 points after 9 games, 1 point behind Başakşehir and 2 points clear of Gaziantep FK. A win would take them above Başakşehir.
Team news. Kocaelispor are without M. Haidara and T. Zoukrou due to muscle injuries, B. Petkovic with a hamstring injury, and A. Jovanovic by coach's decision. Caykur Rizespor are missing K. Alikulov with a knee injury alongside the inactive A. Kutucu.
Form. Kocaelispor have won six, drawn none and lost four of their last ten, averaging 1.8 points a game. Their last five reads W W L L W. Caykur Rizespor have won three, drawn two and lost five of their last ten, getting 1.1 points a game. Their last five reads L L L D W.
The numbers. Kocaelispor score 1.8 and concede 0.4 a game in their last five at home, with four clean sheets. They average 10.4 shots (4.3 on target), 4.0 corners and 1.7 cards a game, with 49% of the ball. Caykur Rizespor score 1.6 and concede one a game in their last five away, with two clean sheets. They average 13.9 shots (4.8 on target), 5.2 corners and 2.0 cards a game, with 53% of the ball.
Head to head. In the last two meetings Kocaelispor have won none, drawn one and lost one. None of the two went over 2.5 goals and both teams scored in one. The last time they met, on 20 Feb 2026, it finished Kocaelispor 0-2 Caykur Rizespor. Kocaelispor had 13 shots to 11, 53% of the ball, and four yellow cards.
Where it pulls both ways. It pulls both ways here. Their goals for and against make Kocaelispor the likelier winners, but Kocaelispor are the stronger side on form and the table. Both teams' records favour Caykur Rizespor. On goals, their goals for and against point to a tight game, while their records put over 2.5 goals at 52%.
The read. No side to back. Nothing separates them clearly enough to back a side.
The bets. No bet on this one: too close to call. Leave: Kocaelispor or Under 2.5 Goals (no result call); Kocaelispor or Over 2.5 Goals (no result call); Kocaelispor or Both Teams Score (no result call). Predicted score: Kocaelispor 1-1 Caykur Rizespor (13% chance).
Every score's chance from both teams' checked games, never cut or rescaled. The lit square is the likeliest score that fits the read (the Model's table).