Süper Lig · 2025Sun, 21 Dec 2025, 17:00 UTCFull timeGursel Aksel StadiumFull-time recap
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This match

Match statistics

MetricGöztepeSamsunspor
Shots10 shots/match5 shots/match
Shots on target2 shots/match0 shots/match
Expected goals0.95 xG/match0.3 xG/match
Possession36%64%
Corners4 corners/match3 corners/match
Fouls18 fouls/match7 fouls/match

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Each team attacks towards its own end of the pitch.

Soner Gönül · Samsunspor · 4′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedMalcom Bokele · Göztepe · 78′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedTaha Altıkardeş · Göztepe · 59′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedEmre Kılınç · Samsunspor · 68′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedIbrahim Sabra · Göztepe · 86′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedAnthony Junior Dennis · Göztepe · 87′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedRick Van Drongelen · Samsunspor · 89′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedEmre Kılınç · Samsunspor · 47′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedHéliton · Göztepe · 39′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedArda Kurtulan · Göztepe · 68′ · 0.10 xG · goalHéliton · Göztepe · 75′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedAllan · Göztepe · 58′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedMarius Mouandilmadji · Samsunspor · 44′ · 0.16 xG · off target or blockedEfkan Bekiroğlu · Göztepe · 46′ · 0.16 xG · off target or blockedArda Kurtulan · Göztepe · 23′ · 0.34 xG · goal
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  • goal
  • penalty
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Göztepe: 10 shots, 2 on target, 0.97 xG. Samsunspor: 5 shots, 0 on target, 0.29 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

00.510′HT90′Arda Kurtulan · Göztepe · 23′Arda Kurtulan · Göztepe · 68′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Göztepe 0.97 xG · Samsunspor 0.29 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Samsunspor's last-five goals scored average is below their season average. A second useful context is: Samsunspor have recorded the higher season possession share. Limitation: Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Samsunspor's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Samsunspor's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.8 goals/matchGoals forLast 5 · Season1.29 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for0.8 goals/match1.29 goals/match1.21 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

The teams have contrasting possession records

strong

Samsunspor have recorded the higher season possession share.

38.3%PossessionGöztepe · Samsunspor51.1%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 12.8 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricGöztepeSamsunsporBaseline
Possession38.3%51.1%50.4%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

Both teams have elevated fouls records

weak

Each team's season fouls average is above the competition baseline.

17.8 fouls/matchFoulsGöztepe · Samsunspor14.7 fouls/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Both team averages are compared with the same competition baseline.

Window: season

MetricGöztepeSamsunsporBaseline
Fouls17.8 fouls/match14.7 fouls/match13.2 fouls/match

Caveat: A shared historical pattern is descriptive and may not repeat in one fixture.

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Göztepe favored in 4 of 14 directional metrics · Samsunspor in 2 · 8 too close

1.24 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 17/171.29 goals/match
0.53 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 17/171.18 goals/match
1.19 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 17/171.34 xG/match
0.98 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 17/170.95 xG/match
13.5 shots/matchShotsseason · 17/1712.8 shots/match
12.4 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 17/1712.1 shots/match
4.41 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 17/173.94 shots/match
3.41 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 17/173.53 shots/match
38.3%Possessionseason · 17/1751.1%
4.71 corners/matchCornersseason · 17/175.82 corners/match
4.94 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 17/174.12 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
17.8 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 16/1714.7 fouls/match
Passesseason · 0/0
Pass accuracyseason · 0/0
Shots inside boxseason · 0/0
Blocked shotsseason · 0/0
Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0
Offsidesseason · 0/0
65%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 17/1724%
76%Scoring frequencyseason · 17/1776%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Göztepe2.8
Samsunspor58.3
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Göztepe63
Samsunspor55.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Göztepe82.4
Samsunspor69.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Göztepe97.2
Samsunspor41.7
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Göztepe97.2
Samsunspor86.1
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 47%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Göztepe50
Samsunspor91.7
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Göztepe70.1
Samsunspor70.1
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 99%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
1.2 goals/matchGoals scored5/50.8 goals/match
0.6 goals/matchGoals allowed5/51.8 goals/match
0.96 xG/matchExpected goals5/50.9 xG/match
14 shots/matchShots5/510.6 shots/match
4.6 shots/matchShots on target5/53 shots/match
41.6%Possession5/550%
5 corners/matchCorners5/53.8 corners/match
Cards0/0
17.4 fouls/matchFouls5/515.8 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
1.1 goals/matchGoals scored10/101.2 goals/match
0.7 goals/matchGoals allowed10/101.2 goals/match
1.11 xG/matchExpected goals10/101.5 xG/match
12.4 shots/matchShots10/1013.3 shots/match
4 shots/matchShots on target10/104.1 shots/match
37.9%Possession10/1049.9%
4.5 corners/matchCorners10/105.6 corners/match
Cards0/0
17.7 fouls/matchFouls9/1014.3 fouls/match

Window

Season

17 / 17 matches
1.24 goals/matchGoals scored17/171.29 goals/match
0.53 goals/matchGoals allowed17/171.18 goals/match
1.19 xG/matchExpected goals17/171.34 xG/match
13.5 shots/matchShots17/1712.8 shots/match
4.41 shots/matchShots on target17/173.94 shots/match
38.3%Possession17/1751.1%
4.71 corners/matchCorners17/175.82 corners/match
Cards0/0
17.8 fouls/matchFouls16/1714.7 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

8 / 8 matches
1.13 goals/matchGoals scored8/81.63 goals/match
0.38 goals/matchGoals allowed8/81.38 goals/match
1.26 xG/matchExpected goals8/81.32 xG/match
13.3 shots/matchShots8/811.5 shots/match
3.75 shots/matchShots on target8/83.75 shots/match
37.4%Possession8/845.6%
5.13 corners/matchCorners8/85.38 corners/match
Cards0/0
18.3 fouls/matchFouls8/813.5 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

7.23 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/17 days
2 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/11 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples17 / 17home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 21 Dec 2025, 21:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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