Başakşehir vs 16.08.26 16:002 – 0Full Time
Kocaelispor — Süper Lig: stats, lineups & analysis
Match report
Başakşehir open Süper Lig season with 2-0 win over Kocaelispor
Başakşehir began their Süper Lig campaign with a 2-0 victory over Kocaelispor at the Basaksehir Fatih Terim Stadium. Christopher Operi opened the scoring after 14 minutes, converting an assist from Abbosbek Fayzullaev, and the hosts carried that lead into the interval.
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The contest was settled in the second half when Eldor Shomurodov doubled the advantage in the 72nd minute, finishing off a pass from Andreas Skov Olsen to make it 2-0. Kocaelispor, who had lost their opening away fixture of the season prior to this run, could not find a way back into the match and the scoreline held to full time.
Başakşehir dominated territory and chances throughout, controlling 52 percent of possession and forcing 17 shots to Kocaelispor's eight. The result lifted Nuri Sahin's side to the top of the table after one round, while Selcuk Inan's Kocaelispor remained without a point.
Operi scored the opener and was rated the top performer on the pitch with an 8.5, while Skov Olsen also impressed by setting up the second goal.
Başakşehir's 1.96 expected goals figure against Kocaelispor's 0.42 underlined how much more clinical the home side's attack was in front of goal.
Başakşehir beat Kocaelispor 2–0 (half-time 1–0).
Başakşehir met Kocaelispor in the Süper Lig (Regular Season - 1). Kick-off was Sunday, 16 August 2026, 16:00 UTC at Basaksehir Fatih Terim Stadium. Referee: Mehmet Turkmen.
Team pages: Başakşehir · Kocaelispor · Süper Lig
Key moments
- 14' Goal: Christopher Operi (assist: Abbosbek Fayzullaev) — 1–0 · Watch Christopher Operi's goal video (14')
- 72' Goal: Eldor Shomurodov (assist: Andreas Skov Olsen) — 2–0 · Watch Eldor Shomurodov's goal video (72')
Starting line-ups
Başakşehir (4-2-3-1)
Kocaelispor (4-3-3)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Başakşehir 60%, the draw 24%, Kocaelispor 16%. It finished Başakşehir 2–0 Kocaelispor.
Başakşehir's rating gap decides it — Başakşehir are clearly the stronger side on our strength rating, and that is most of Başakşehir's 60%. The draw at 24% is lifted by a low-scoring environment.
Why Başakşehir at 60%?
Başakşehir sit 209 points higher on our strength rating — 1685 to 1477. Sides with a 200–300-point rating edge at home won 67.0% of 5,930 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 59–25–16.
Why only 60%?
Kocaelispor sit -0.35 goals per game below chance-quality — cold streaks like this have bounced back. Finishing swings carry a receipt at this rating gap too: sides finishing this cold won 38.8% of 2,351 such games where the class table expected 36.3%. Both sides are inside their first six league games — home wins land softer this early in the season, so this trims Başakşehir's column. Across 10,596 opening-stretch games since 2010, home sides won 42.8% where the rating map expected 44.9%, with draws up 2.1 — negative in every season since 2018.
Why the draw at 24%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 19.6%. These teams' recent games average 2.0 goals — a low-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 28.2% of 18,086. The goals environment adds 2.6 points to the draw. Early-season fixtures add 2.1 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Başakşehir average 6 points more possession, but the rating gap here is 209 points. Our control receipt only exists between near-equals — there it moved results; across a class gap we could not measure a separate style edge, so style scores 0 here.
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About this match
On this page: the Başakşehir vs Kocaelispor final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Süper Lig fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Christopher Operi's goal against Kocaelispor (14').
- Watch Eldor Shomurodov's goal against Kocaelispor (72').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Başakşehir 2–0 Kocaelispor. Explore more on the Başakşehir and Kocaelispor team pages or the Süper Lig page.
Quick answers
›What was the final score of Başakşehir vs Kocaelispor?
Başakşehir beat Kocaelispor 2–0 (half-time 1–0).
›Who scored in Başakşehir vs Kocaelispor?
Christopher Operi (14') for Başakşehir; Eldor Shomurodov (72') for Başakşehir.
›Where can I watch Başakşehir vs Kocaelispor highlights?
Goal highlights and video clips from Başakşehir 2–0 Kocaelispor are on this page — open the videos tab to watch every goal.
›What is the head-to-head record between Başakşehir and Kocaelispor?
Başakşehir and Kocaelispor have met 2 times — 1 win for Başakşehir, 0 wins for Kocaelispor and 1 draw.