Kasımpaşa v Kocaelispor: lower-half clash as hosts chase home lift and visitors seek to end winless run | OneFootball

Kasımpaşa host Kocaelispor in the Süper Lig at Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadyumu on Sunday, 3 May 2026, with lower-half points at stake. The hosts sit 13th on 31 points and the visitors are 11th on 36.

Their league meeting in December finished goalless, and another tight contest would suit two sides who have struggled for goals across the campaign.

Kasımpaşa's form is mixed: a heavy defeat at Başakşehir followed April home wins over Kayserispor and Alanyaspor. Kocaelispor are winless in five but earned draws against Başakşehir, Galatasaray and Göztepe before losing at Gençlerbirliği.

Selection could matter. Kasımpaşa are without suspended pair Andri Fannar Baldursson and Rodrigo Becão, while Haris Hajradinovic remains sidelined. Kocaelispor list Mateusz Wieteska, Aleksandar Jovanovic and Botond Balogh as injured, leaving depth at the back and in goal to manage.

On the numbers, Kasımpaşa have scored 29 and conceded 45 in 31 games, but their seven headed goals and frequent crossing suggest set pieces and deliveries could be a route. Kocaelispor have 10 clean sheets and only 35 conceded, pointing to resilience. Bruno Petković (seven league goals) and Serdar Dursun (six) offer the cutting edge, with Adrian Benedyczak (six) the home threat.

A win would take Kasımpaşa to 34 points and could ease them away from the relegation picture, while victory would lift Kocaelispor to 39 and may nudge them towards the top half. A draw would keep both hovering in the lower reaches.