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- Competition: Super Lig
- Date: 18th August 2025
- Kick-off: 19:30 UK / 20:30 CEST
- Venue: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadyumu
An exciting game awaits us on Monday evening at the Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadium in Istanbul, where Kasimpasa and Trabzonspor will meet for Matchday 2 of the 2025–26 Turkish top-flight campaign. The visitors are slight favourites after winning their opening match last week, but Kasimpasa cannot be underestimated on home turf. Read our Kasimpasa vs. Trabzonspor preview for the latest news and predictions.
vs Head to Head (H2H) stats
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Kasimpasa
1 : 1
Trabzonspor
Super Lig
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Trabzonspor
2 : 2
Kasimpasa
Super Lig
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Trabzonspor
2 : 3
Kasimpasa
Super Lig
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Kasimpasa
1 : 5
Trabzonspor
Super Lig
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Kasimpasa
2 : 0
Trabzonspor
Super Lig
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Trabzonspor
1 : 1
Kasimpasa
Club Friendlies 1
The two teams have faced each other nine times in the Super Lig since 2021. Trabzonspor were the better team during this period, winning four times and also kept two clean sheets. Kasimpasa won just twice, while three matches, including the last two, ended in a draw. There was plenty of entertainment, with an average of 2.67 goals scored per game.
Kasimpasa team overview
Kasimpasa experienced a decline in form last season, finishing in tenth place, which was five places lower than in the 2023-24 campaign.
There has been no response so far from Shota Arveladze’s team. They lost both their pre-season games and their first league match.
On Match Day 1, the Apaches fought back to draw level on the half-hour mark after going behind after 19 minutes, but then conceded another goal nine minutes later, suffering a third defeat in four league games.
Having also failed to win their last three Super Lig games at Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadyumu, Monday’s game could be another difficult one.
Last matches of
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Antalyaspor
2 : 1
Kasimpasa
Super Lig
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Kasimpasa
0 : 1
Hull City
Club Friendlies 2
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Kasimpasa
1 : 2
Goztepe
Super Lig
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Gaziantep
2 : 2
Kasimpasa
Super Lig
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Eyüpspor
0 : 3
Kasimpasa
Super Lig
lineup
Goalkeeper
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1
Andreas Gianniotis
Defenders
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14
Jhon Espinoza
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41
Attila Szalai
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20
Nicholas Opoku
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2
Cláudio Winck
Midfielders
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8
Cafú
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16
Andri Baldursson
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10
Haris Hajradinović
Forwards
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12
Mortadha Ben Ouanes
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77
Pape Habib Guèye
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7
Mamadou Fall
Trabzonspor team overview
Trabzonspor also experienced a decline in form last season, finishing seventh but they performed well in the Turkish Cup and reached the final.
Tekke's team fared well in pre-season, losing only one of their five friendlies and scored three or more goals in each of their two wins.
Despite this, the Claret-Blues were not quite at their best in their first game of the campaign at home against Kocaelispor. They scored the only goal of the fixture with their only shot on target, but the three points are the most important thing at this early stage of the season.
Injuries will prevent Borna Barišić (cruciate ligament), Anthony Nwakaeme (thigh), Cihan Çanak (muscle) and Rayyan Baniya (foot) from playing in Monday’s game.
Last matches of
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Trabzonspor
1 : 0
Kocaelispor
Super Lig
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Trabzonspor
0 : 0
Persepolis
Club Friendlies 3
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Trabzonspor
2 : 3
Araz
Club Friendlies 1
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Antalyaspor
0 : 2
Trabzonspor
Super Lig
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Trabzonspor
0 : 3
Galatasaray
Turkish Cup
lineup
Goalkeeper
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1
Uğurcan Çakır
Defenders
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20
Wagner Pina
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15
Stefan Savić
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44
Arseniy Batagov
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19
Mustafa Eskihellaç
Midfielders
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5
Okay Yokuşlu
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9
Anthony Nwakaeme
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26
Tim Jabol-Folcarelli
Forwards
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22
Oleksandr Zubkov
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30
Paul Onuachu
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70
Kazeem Olaigbe
Prediction
Kasimpasa's defence was one of their major problems last season, and this issue has not been resolved. Indeed, the defeat to Antalyaspor on Match Day 1 was their fourth consecutive Super Lig game in which they conceded at least two goals. Given that they have not also kept a clean sheet in their last twelve competitive home matches, we are expecting an entertaining game with at least three goals.
Three reasons we expect at least three goals in this game
- All the last five competitive games of Kasimpasa ended with 3+ goals.
- 10 of the last 12 home games of Kasimpasa produced over 2.5 goals.
- 3 of the last 4 meetings between Kasimpasa and Trabzonspor produced 4+ goals.
Main prediction -
Over 2.5 goals
Best Odds:
vs standings in Super Lig
Regular Season | P | W | D | L |
G - A
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GD | Pts | |
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1 | Konyaspor | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 - 1 | +6 | 6 |
2 | Galatasaray | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 - 0 | +6 | 6 |
3 | Samsunspor | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 - 1 | +2 | 6 |
4 | Antalyaspor | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 - 1 | +2 | 6 |
5 | Göztepe | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 - 0 | +3 | 4 |
6 | Beşiktaş | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 - 1 | +1 | 3 |
7 | Trabzonspor | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 - 0 | +1 | 3 |
8 | Kayserispor | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 - 1 | 0 | 1 |
9 | İstanbul Başakşehir | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 - 1 | 0 | 1 |
10 | Alanyaspor | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 1 |
11 | Fenerbahçe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 1 |
12 | Rizespor | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 - 3 | -3 | 1 |
13 | Kasımpaşa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 - 2 | -1 | 0 |
14 | Gençlerbirliği | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 - 3 | -2 | 0 |
15 | Kocaelispor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 - 2 | -2 | 0 |
16 | Fatih Karagümrük | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 - 3 | -3 | 0 |
17 | Eyüpspor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 - 6 | -4 | 0 |
18 | Gaziantep F.K. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 - 6 | -6 | 0 |