Eyüpspor v Kocaelispor: top-half push meets survival fight | OneFootball

Eyüpspor host Kocaelispor in the Süper Lig on Monday, 9 March 2026 at the Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadyumu, with the hosts seeking breathing space above the drop zone and the visitors aiming to strengthen their top-half position.

The recent head-to-head is even: two wins each and one draw across the last five meetings, including Kocaelispor's 1-0 home victory in October 2025 and Eyüpspor's 2-0 home success in August 2023.

Form points to a tight game. Eyüpspor have one win in their last five in all competitions, taking a draw at Göztepe and edging past Gençlerbirliği at home. Kocaelispor stitched together back-to-back league wins in mid-February but have since lost three on the spin across league and cup.

Kocaelispor travel without injured trio Mateusz Wieteska, Aleksandar Jovanovic and Mahamadou Susoho, absences that could narrow their defensive and goalkeeping options.

Season trends suggest where this may tilt. Eyüpspor have struggled in attack with 19 league goals at 0.8 per game, while conceding 35 at 1.5 per game. Kocaelispor have been tighter, letting in one per game with eight clean sheets, and could lean on wide service given a higher aerial duel return and 285 open-play crosses. Eyüpspor have conceded six penalties, so discipline in the box will matter against threats like Bruno Petković and Tayfur Bingol.

In the table, Eyüpspor sit 15th and a win could ease relegation pressure. Ninth-placed Kocaelispor may climb further into the top half with a positive result, narrowing the gap to the European-chasing pack.