FT · Turkey: Süper Lig · Saturday, 29 August 2026

Gaziantep FK 12 Caykur RizesporMatch recap & Bawler model verdict · Saturday, 29 August 2026

Gaziantep FK
12
Caykur Rizespor win
Caykur Rizespor
> 🧠 Model verdict
✗ Result against the lean

Pre-match, Bawler had Gaziantep FK at 39%, draw at 26%, Caykur Rizespor at 35%. Against expectation, the match finished 1-2. The model's headline call was Gaziantep FK to win.

> Pre-match probability vs result
FK win
39%
Draw
26%
Rizespor win
35%
Actual ✓
> Expected vs actual goals
Model expected (xG)
1.521.44
Total 2.96
Actual
12
Total 3 (+0.0 vs xG)

Total goals landed close to the model's expectation — within 0.0 of forecast. Suggests this match played to the underlying xG balance.

> 🧾 What the model called · and how it landed
High confidence
Over 1.5 Goals
Pre-match: 80%
✓ Won
Outside shot
Draw
Pre-match: 26%
✗ Lost
> What we said pre-match
"Over 1.5 Goals projects at 80% because both sides average comparable shot quality—Gaziantep's 1.52 xG and Rizespor's 1.44 xG combine for a low-scoring but open fixture."

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