Head-to-Head: Trabzonspor vs Kocaelispor

Trabzonspor and Kocaelispor form a compact Süper Lig matchup with Trabzonspor holding a clear direction across home and away settings. The scorelines have been narrow, giving Kocaelispor a credible platform to seek a response despite Trabzonspor’s positive results. Future meetings can test whether the venue changes the balance or Trabzonspor carry their edge into another setting. The narrow margins leave room for a different answer.

Past matches, Trabzonspor vs Kocaelispor

18 January 2026 Regular Season - 18

Kocaelispor

1 - 2

Trabzonspor

Yıldız Entegre Kocaeli Stadyumu
11 August 2025 Regular Season - 1

Trabzonspor

1 - 0

Kocaelispor

Papara Park

Match center

Kocaelispor

1 - 2

18 January 2026

Trabzonspor

Starting eleven

Substitutes Kocaelispor

35
G
5
D
34
D
3
D
27
M
14
M
23
M
70
F
18
F
19
F

Trabzonspor Substitutes

G
25
G
95
F
61
F
17
M
11
M
8
M
5
M
74
D
92
F
9

Match events

45'

90'

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⚽

18'
⚽

B. Petkovic Normal Goal (Asst: T. Bingol)
44'
⚽

Felipe Augusto Normal Goal (Asst: K. Olaigbe)
46'

G. Degirmenci A. Jovanovic
46'

Show D. Churlinov
57'

B. Balogh H. Smolcic
74'

Mustafa Eskihellaç Yellow Card
77'

Ernest Muçi Yellow Card
79'

C. Keles D. Agyei
80'

B. Bouchouari K. Olaigbe
86'

C. Canak M. Eskihellac
86'

A. Nwakaeme C. Inao Oulai
90' +5

Tayfur Bingöl Yellow Card
90' +4

S. Dursun K. Linetty
90' +4

O. Yokuslu E. Muci
90'
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E. Muci Normal Goal (Asst: O. Zubkov)

Stats for this game

Matchup Trabzonspor VS Kocaelispor

Trabzonspor set the opening direction

Trabzonspor won 2–1 away at Kocaelispor on 18 January 2026 in Süper Lig and 1–0 at home on 11 August 2025 in the same competition. Those scorelines show success at both venues, but their narrow margins leave Kocaelispor close enough to challenge the pattern. The away win also matters because it shows Trabzonspor can carry the result beyond their own ground. With no large separation in either score, the matchup invites a future response rather than a settled conclusion.

A two-way venue question remains

Kocaelispor’s home setting has not produced a win in these results, while Trabzonspor have already succeeded both at home and away. That gives Trabzonspor a clear starting point, but the compact scorelines keep the context restrained. Future meetings can ask whether Kocaelispor make their own ground count or Trabzonspor add another away answer. The Süper Lig setting keeps the comparison direct, and a different venue could alter the balance of the contest.