Galatasaray 0, Kocaelispor 1

KOCAELI, Turkiye (Interstat) — In a stunning upset to open the Süper Lig season, newly promoted Kocaelispor defeated Turkish powerhouse Galatasaray 1-0 on Sunday at a raucous Yıldız Entegre Kocaeli Stadyumu. The result defied overwhelming pregame projections, handing Galatasaray a shocking defeat in its 2025-26 league opener. Data from Interstat gave Galatasaray a 91.30 percent probability to win, with its game simulator predicting a 2-1 victory for the visiting favorites. Instead, it was Kocaelispor, riding a solitary first-half goal from Daniel Agyei, who claimed all three points. The match’s lone score arrived in the final minute of the first half,… Read more...