FT · Turkey: Süper Lig · Saturday, 19 September 2026

Kocaelispor 2–0 Gaziantep FKMatch recap & how our call landed · Saturday, 19 September 2026

Kocaelispor
2–0
Kocaelispor win
Gaziantep FK

Our call before kickoff

Our call landed

Before kickoff our call was Kocaelispor or draw at 74%. Bawler had Kocaelispor at 46%, the draw at 29% and Gaziantep FK at 26%. The match finished 2–0.

Pre-match probability vs result

Kocaelispor win
46%
Result
Draw
29%
Gaziantep FK win
26%

Goals we expected vs goals scored

Our forecast
1.4 – 1.0
Total 2.4
Actual
2 – 0
Total 2 (−0.4 against our forecast)

The match produced about as many goals as we forecast — within 0.4 of our 2.4.

Every graded pick · and how it landed

Graded pick · high confidence
Kocaelispor or draw
Pre-match: 74%
Landed
Outside shot
Over 3.5 goals
Pre-match: 22%
Missed

Each pick's figure is the one published with it before kickoff. It comes from a separate calculation, so a pick on the result can show a different number from the win/draw/win split above.

What we said pre-match

"Kocaelispor's 0.33 expected-goals edge and 44% win probability make the Kocaelispor or draw forecast (72% confidence) the model's pick, as the hosts project sharper finishing in a low-scoring contest."

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