Kocaelispor beat Alanyaspor 2-1 in the Turkish Süper Lig

The matchday 9 clash in the Turkish Süper Lig between Alanyaspor and visitors Kocaelispor ended in a 2-1 win for the latter, in the match held on 23 October 2026, which kicked off at 20:00 Saudi time.

Berkan İsmail Kutlu scored the opening goal for Kocaelispor in the 27th minute, before Makana Nsimba Baku added a second for the visiting side in the 42nd minute, ending the first half with the away team two goals up. In the second half, Ruan reduced the deficit for Alanyaspor by scoring in the 52nd minute, but the hosts' attempts failed to secure an equaliser.

Berkan İsmail Kutlu was named man of the match after scoring a goal and playing for 82 minutes, achieving a performance rating of 8.3.

In terms of statistics, Kocaelispor had 51 percent possession compared to 49 percent for Alanyaspor, with the visiting side registering 17 shots compared to 7 for their hosts, including 5 shots on target for Kocaelispor against 4 for Alanyaspor. Kocaelispor also led in expected goals, recording 1.54 compared to 0.27 for Alanyaspor, while a player from Alanyaspor received one yellow card compared to two yellow cards for the visiting side, with no red cards in the match.

The match was officiated by referee Ali Sansalan.

With this result, Kocaelispor raised their tally to 12 points in eighth place after playing 8 matches, winning 4, drawing 0 and losing 4, with a goal difference of 9 for and 8 against. Meanwhile, Alanyaspor's tally remained at 12 points as well, in ninth place from 8 matches, winning 3, drawing 3 and losing 2, with a goal difference of 8 for and 9 against.