10 October 2026, 16:00 UTC

İstanbulspor vs Esenler Erokspor 1. Lig prediction & result

Istanbul
Referee: Resat Onur Coskunses, Türkiye
Full time0 – 1

Final score: İstanbulspor 0-1 Esenler Erokspor.

Before kick-off the model made it 34% İstanbulspor, 28% draw, 38% Esenler Erokspor — fair odds of 2.94, 3.57 and 2.63.

Most likely scoreline: 1-2.

The model called the result correctly.

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Has the model earned this number?

Esenler Erokspor at 38%: of 4,828 settled 30–40% forecasts, 33.4% came in (average 33.7%). It can be read literally. The full record.

How the model saw it, minute by minute

İstanbulspor0%Draw4%Esenler Erokspor96%

Rebuilt after the match from the model's pre-match expected goals, frozen in the log before kick-off, plus the score and cards as they stood at each minute — never anything later. A ball marks each of the 1 goal. The same replay scores the in-play model on the track record.

Match analysis

Match timeline

20'
⚽Guélor Kangaassist: Mikail Okyar
Yusuf Ozer
58'
🔁Ömer Faruk Duymazout: Alieu Cham
59'
🔁Ilian Ilievout: Mamadou Fall
59'
61'
🔁Pape Habib Gueyeout: Yusuf Erdoğan
61'
🔁Guélor Kangaout: Tugay Kaçar
Elvin Mendy
69'
70'
🔁Nicolas Janvierout: Recep Niyaz
70'
🔁Burak Cobanout: Kubilay Kanatsızkuş
🔁Berk Ali Nizamout: Aytaç Kara
77'
🔁Yusuf Ozerout: Phellipe Cardoso Araújo
77'
🔁Duran Şahinout: Kubilay Sönmez
77'
87'
🔁Mikail Okyarout: Ferhat Yazgan

Match stats — İstanbulspor vs Esenler Erokspor

44%Possession56%
7Shots11
2On target3
4Corners6
0.61xG1.11

Goals against chances

İstanbulspor0 from 0.61 xGless than the chances were worth
Esenler Erokspor1 from 1.11 xGabout what the chances were worth

Expected goals totals what the openings were worth, so the gap between it and the score is the finishing — and the luck. Under half a goal either way is called level: xG is an estimate and a smaller gap than that is inside its own error.

Line-ups

İstanbulspor 5-4-1
  • 28A. TutarG
  • 11B. NızamD
  • 5M. OlogoD
  • 4D. SahinD
  • 89E. UzunhanD
  • 3Y. ÖzerD
  • 10I. IlievM
  • 21D. AydınM
  • 15E. MendyM
  • 52Ö. DuymazM
  • 9M. SolF
Substitutes
  • 18Turan TuncerD
  • 12K. SönmezM
  • 1I. DoganG
  • 30Alieu ChamF
  • 7PhellipeF
  • 81A. AkmanF
  • 27M. FallF
  • 34A. KaraM
  • 61E. SarıalioğluM
Coach: Olcay Demir
Esenler Erokspor 4-2-3-1
  • 22E. CanpolatG
  • 70F. OrakD
  • 21B. ÖztürkD
  • 4Luccas ClaroD
  • 33E. AlićD
  • 8G. KangaM
  • 5M. OkyarM
  • 17B. ÇobanM
  • 7N. JanvierM
  • 11M. FayeM
  • 99P. GuèyeF
Substitutes
  • 77H. BilazerD
  • 20M. BuljubašićM
  • 53Y. ErdoğanM
  • 9K. KanatsızkuşF
  • 6T. KaçarM
  • 39E. KaşD
  • 10R. NiyazM
  • 27F. YazganM
  • 88A. ZeqiriM
Coach: H. Karaman

1. Lig table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPts
19İstanbulspor1422101233-218
10Esenler Erokspor144642018+218

Where the two sides stand today, not on the day of this match. Full table

Head-to-head: İstanbulspor vs Esenler Erokspor

  • 17 February 2026İstanbulspor 1–4 Esenler Erokspor1. Lig
  • 24 September 2025Esenler Erokspor 5–0 İstanbulspor1. Lig
  • 4 May 2025Esenler Erokspor 0–3 İstanbulspor1. Lig
  • 5 January 2025İstanbulspor 4–0 Esenler Erokspor1. Lig
  • 18 December 2024Esenler Erokspor 1–2 İstanbulsporTürkiye Kupası

Leading scorers: İstanbulspor and Esenler Erokspor

İstanbulspor

GoalsAssists

  • Alieu Cham41

Esenler Erokspor

GoalsAssists

  • G. Kanga51

Top 3 by league goals this season; player availability is not in the model. How to read this.

The result against the call

Esenler Erokspor won 1–0 at İstanbulspor. The model had made a win for Esenler Erokspor its most likely outcome, at 38%, so the call held; the score it named was 2–1. The goal: Guélor Kanga 20' for Esenler Erokspor. On expected goals it finished 0.61–1.11.

What this result changed

Before kick-off the season simulation gave İstanbulspor a 42.8% chance to finish in the bottom three: 36.9% after a win, 43.7% after a draw, 48.5% after a defeat. The defeat was the worst of those results for them, and left the figure at 48.5%, 5.7 points higher than before the match.

For Esenler Erokspor the question was the chance to finish in the bottom three, 12.3% going in: 9.3% after a win, 11.2% after a draw, 14.9% after a defeat. The win was the best of those results for them, and left the figure at 9.3%, 3 points lower than before the match.

Read from our 1. Lig season simulation as it stood before this match (10,000 runs), counting this result alone. Every result since then has moved the table again, so today's figure is on the competition page.

Statistical estimate, not betting advice This prediction is generated from a statistical model for entertainment and informational purposes only. It does not guarantee any outcome and should not be used as the basis for placing a bet.