Anticipation builds as Samsunspor prepare to host Kocaelispor at Samsun Yeni 19 Mayıs Stadyumu on 2026-01-24 (kick-off 14:00 GMT), in week 19 of the 2025-2026 Süper Lig.
Looking back over 3 duels, T. Reis has 3 wins versus S. İnan, who has no wins, with no draws.
In the table Samsunspor are 7th (26 pts) and Kocaelispor sit 9th with 23 pts.
Samsunspor have 6 players sidelined: B. Cetin (Knee Injury), T. Coulibaly (Knee Injury), E. Kilinc (Inactive), A. Sousa (Ankle Injury), C. Holse (Inactive), R. Van Drongelen (Inactive) but Kocaelispor face 2 absences: M. Wieteska (Knee Injury), A. Jovanovic (Injury).
Projected to use a four-defender base in 4-1-4-1, Samsunspor should be met by Kocaelispor's expected 4-2-3-1.
The previous match saw C. Ndiaye lead Samsunspor with a 6 TheyScored rating, and Show top-rating for Kocaelispor at 6.3.
Samsunspor were held to a 1-1 draw with Gençlerbirliği, and Kocaelispor then lost 1-2 to Trabzonspor.
Struggling form all round: Samsunspor are 2-1-2 and Kocaelispor are 2-0-3 in their recent 5 matches.
Dominance for Samsunspor: across 9 clashes, they've won 6 games and only lost 2 games to Kocaelispor, with 1 stalemates.
A tight contest is expected: our model tips a 1-1 draw, reflecting Samsunspor's 3-4-2 home form and Kocaelispor's 1-2-5 away record.
Samsunspor is going head to head with Kocaelispor on 24/1/2026 14:00 GMT at Samsun Yeni 19 Mayıs Stadyumu 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 Samsunspor v Kocaelispor H2H statistics!