Samsunspor vs GoztepePrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

The Süper Lig opens and there is no table to read: Samsunspor and Göztepe take the field on matchday one with no competitive fixture behind them and no points to protect. The Samsun 19 Mayis Stadyumu stages a season opener in which both sides begin from exactly the same place. The only figure the picture offers concerns the wider setting: the Turkish top flight comes in off an average of 4.00 goals per game. With no standings, no recorded recent form and no listed previous meetings, the build-up comes down to two teams restarting from zero matches, zero points and zero goals. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.