Kocaelispor host Göztepe in matchday 8 of the Turkish Süper Lig

Kocaelispor will host Göztepe on 18 October 2026 at 16:00 Damascus time, in a match between the two sides in matchday eight of the Turkish Süper Lig for the 2026/27 season, with the match broadcast on beIN Sports and TOD.

In Kocaelispor's results over the last five matches, they lost to Beşiktaş 1-2 away on 11 October 2026, beat Gaziantep 2-0 at home on 19 September, lost to Galatasaray 0-1 away on 13 September, beat Samsunspor 1-0 at home on 6 September, and beat Konyaspor 2-1 away on 29 August.

As for Göztepe, their recent results were as follows: a big 4-0 win away over Ayub Sport on 12 October 2026, a 2-2 draw at home with Rizespor on 20 September, a 2-2 draw away with Alanyaspor on 12 September, a 2-4 home loss to Gaziantep on 7 September, and a 2-3 away loss to Galatasaray on 29 August.

In previous meetings between the two sides, they drew 1-1 on 18 April 2026 at Kocaelispor's ground, drew goalless on 23 November 2025 at Göztepe's ground, Kocaelispor won 3-2 on 3 April 2024 at home, while they won 1-0 away against Göztepe on 4 November 2023.

Kocaelispor will be without A. Jovanović, B. Petrović, Massadio Haïdara, Anverny Jamal Dijksteel, Matej Maglica and Tanguy Javier Banhi Zoukrou through injury for this match. Meanwhile, Göztepe will be missing F. Bayer and Luka Gugeshashvili for other reasons, as well as Ibrahim Sabra through injury.

In the Süper Lig table, Kocaelispor sit in eighth place with 12 points from 7 matches, having achieved 4 wins and one draw, no, rather lost 3 matches without a draw, scoring 8 goals and conceding 6. Göztepe sit in fifteenth place with 6 points from 7 matches, having won one, drawn 3 and lost 3 matches, scoring 15 goals and conceding 15 goals.