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Match predictionOur tip: 3-0
İstanbul Başakşehir vs Kocaelispor Prediction: Şahin’s Hosts to Launch Campaign in Style
The 2026-27 Turkish Super Lig opens with Istanbul Basaksehir welcoming Kocaelispor to the Basaksehir Fatih Terim Stadium on 16 August, a Round 1 fixture that matters more to the hosts than the scoreline alone might suggest. Basaksehir finished fifth last…
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- 2026-08-16 at 17:00 GMT marks a key week 1 encounter between Istanbul Basaksehir and Kocaelispor in 2026-2027's Süper Lig.
- Over the past 10 outings, Referee M. Turkmen has shown 3-4 yellows and 0 reds, and 25 fouls each fixture.
- The recent head-to-head between N. Şahin and S. İnan is level at 1-1.
- Istanbul Basaksehir have 1 player out: O. Kemen (Injury) whereas Kocaelispor have 3 players missing: A. Jovanovic (Knee Injury), M. Susoho (Groin Injury), D. Agyei (Injury).
- Projected to use a four-defender base in 4-2-3-1, Istanbul Basaksehir should be met by Kocaelispor's expected 4-3-3.
- The previous match saw M. Şengezer lead Istanbul Basaksehir with a 7.6 TheyScored rating, and R. Rivas top-rating for Kocaelispor at 6.6.
- Istanbul Basaksehir lost 0-2 to Inter Turku, and Kocaelispor were defeated 0-1 by Antalyaspor.
- Struggling form all round: Istanbul Basaksehir are 2-1-2 and Kocaelispor are 0-2-3 in their recent 5 matches.
- Dominance for Istanbul Basaksehir: across 10 clashes, they've won 5 games and only lost 1 game to Kocaelispor, with 4 stalemates.
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Basaksehir
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Events
| 14' | 1 - 0 | ||
| 29' | VAR- Emin Bayram | Goal cancelled | |
| 29' | S. Inan | ||
| 31' | T. Bingol | ||
HT 1 - 0 | |||
| 51' | A. Fayzullaev | ||
| 63' | |||
| 67' | |||
| 72' | 2 - 0 | ||
| 75' | |||
| 75' | |||
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| 81' | T. Zoukrou | ||
| 85' | |||
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| 89' | |||
| 90' | |||
| 90+2' | O. Sahiner | ||
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Basaksehir is going head to head with Kocaelispor on 16/8/2026 16:00 GMT for the Turkey Süper Lig. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Basaksehir v Kocaelispor H2H statistics!