İstanbul Başakşehir vs Kocaelispor

İstanbul Başakşehir leads on goals at 1.73 per match against 1.18, 46% more (8th of 18 in the league), expected goals (xG) at 1.65 per match against 1.17, 42% more (7th of 18 in the league) and yellow cards at 2.09 per match against 2.45, 15% fewer (10th of 18 in the league).

Kocaelispor leads on tackles at 18.1 per match against 10.3, 76% more (1st of 18 in the league), goals conceded at 0.82 per match against 1.55, 47% fewer (2nd of 18 in the league) and duels won at 53.2 per match against 39.9, 33% more (2nd of 18 in the league).

Overall İstanbul Başakşehir has the better numbers, leading 6 of the 9 metrics to Kocaelispor's 3. League context matters: a rank shows how each side compares with its own division, not with the other's.