Eyüpspor 0-2 Kocaelispor: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Süper Lig Matchday 11 · Saturday 7 November 2026 · Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadyumu, İstanbul · referee M. Dakan · full time
Full time: Eyüpspor 0-2 Kocaelispor
Eyüpspor 0-2 Kocaelispor: Kocaelispor took the points in Süper Lig Matchday 11 on Saturday 7 November 2026 at Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadyumu. The goals: Dan Agyei 5', Berkan Kutlu 28'. Moneyball's pre-match estimate had this exact score as the most likely.
How Kocaelispor won it
The opening goal came in the 5th minute: Dan Agyei for Kocaelispor. Berkan Kutlu made it 0-2 to Kocaelispor in the 28th minute, set up by Rigoberto Rivas.
It was 0-2 at half-time, and nothing changed after the break.
The referee, M. Dakan, showed 5 yellow cards: 2 to Eyüpspor and 3 to Kocaelispor.
Eyüpspor: M. Dalcı, 4-2-3-1 · Kocaelispor: S. İnan, 4-2-3-1.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
Right result, right score: 0-2 was the estimate's most likely scoreline at 12%, and it came in.
On goals the estimate was close: about 2.4 expected, 2 scored.
Over 2.5 goals had been put at 43%; with 2 goals the under came in, as the estimate leaned.
Both teams to score was 45%; they did not both score, in line with the estimate.
Computed before kick-off from both sides' season goals and expected goals as of 2026-11-07, through a Dixon-Coles score model, and left as it was.
Why it went this way
On the day the expected goals were 1.03 for Eyüpspor and 0.42 for Kocaelispor.
Eyüpspor scored about 1.0 fewer than their chances were worth: poor finishing, or a goalkeeper at his best.
Kocaelispor made more of their chances than the xG suggests, by about 1.6 goals.
The run of play itself went against the pre-match reading: Moneyball expected Kocaelispor to create more, and Eyüpspor did.
Eyüpspor had 3 shots on target, Kocaelispor 7.
Eyüpspor's goalkeeper made 5 saves.
Eyüpspor had 50% of the ball, but Kocaelispor took the points.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Eyüpspor came into it with 11 Süper Lig matches played, scoring 0.3 and conceding 2.7 a match, with 0.74 expected goals for and 1.86 against, and had won 9% of their matches.
Kocaelispor came into it with 11 Süper Lig matches played, scoring 1.2 and conceding 0.8 a match, with 1.17 expected goals for and 1.56 against, and had won 55% of their matches.
Eyüpspor vs Kocaelispor: the match in numbers
| Eyüpspor | Match statistics | Kocaelispor |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Ball possession | 50% |
| 1.03 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.42 |
| 6 | Total shots | 12 |
| 3 | Shots on target | 7 |
| 1 | Big chances | 1 |
| 466 | Total passes | 467 |
| 87% | Pass accuracy | 85% |
| 4 | Corners | 1 |
| 13 | Fouls | 17 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 14 | Tackles | 27 |
| 5 | Saves | 3 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 3 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Rigoberto Rivas (Kocaelispor), rated 7.7 by Sportmonks, with 1 assist.
Eyüpspor
- Jawad El Yamiq 7.0
- Anıl Yaşar 6.9
- Charles-André Raux-Yao 6.9
- David Costa 6.7
- Chandrel Massanga 6.7
Kocaelispor
- Rigoberto Rivas 7.7 1 assist
- Berkan Kutlu 7.7 1 goal
- Emir Ortakaya 7.6
- Mahamadou Susoho 7.4
- Serhat Öztaşdelen 7.2
The lowest-rated starter was Bilal Boutobba at 6.2. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Eyüpspor: Trabzonspor vs Eyüpspor Sunday 22 November 2026 · Süper Lig
- Kocaelispor: Kocaelispor vs Fenerbahçe Saturday 21 November 2026 · Süper Lig
Each preview has Moneyball's estimate for the next match, published before kick-off and marked against the result afterwards, as this one is.
Questions about Eyüpspor vs Kocaelispor
What was the score in Eyüpspor vs Kocaelispor?
Eyüpspor 0-2 Kocaelispor (half-time 0-2), Süper Lig, Saturday 7 November 2026.
Who scored in Eyüpspor vs Kocaelispor?
Dan Agyei 5', Berkan Kutlu 28'.
Did Moneyball predict Eyüpspor vs Kocaelispor correctly?
Right result, right score: 0-2 was the estimate's most likely scoreline at 12%, and it came in.
Who was man of the match in Eyüpspor vs Kocaelispor?
Rigoberto Rivas, rated 7.7 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Eyüpspor vs Kocaelispor?
M. Dakan.
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