Manisa F.K. v Vanspor FK — prediction, stats and goal analysis

1. Lig · Saturday, 15 August 2026 · 19:30. Final score 4–1 (half-time 3–0). Before kick-off we rated it 53% over 2.5 goals — the match finished with 5, so that call landed. That rating was frozen into a version-controlled ledger before the game and has not been touched since.

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Our ratings for this match

MarketYesNoOur call
Over 2.5 goals53%47%Over
Over 3.5 goals30%70%no pick
Both teams to score50%50%No

The result model puts Manisa F.K. at 47%, the draw at 25% and Vanspor FK at 29%, from expected goals of 1.61 and 1.22.

Bookmaker prices and where we differ

MarketPriceImpliedOur ratingEdge
Over 2.5 goals1.8053%53%+1%
Under 2.5 goals2.0047%47%-1%
Both teams to score1.8350%50%0%

Implied percentages have the bookmaker's margin removed, so they add to 100 and can be compared with our rating directly. Edge is simply the gap between the two. A positive edge means our model thinks the outcome is likelier than the price suggests — it is not a tip, and a high probability with a negative edge is a poor bet however safe it looks. Prices are a pre-match snapshot from a single bookmaker and move constantly.

Match odds: Manisa F.K. 1.65, draw 3.80, Vanspor FK 4.20.

How we got this number

The league sets the starting point. 1. Lig has produced over 2.5 goals in 53% of its matches, and that is where a team with no record of its own would sit.

Each side's own record. Manisa F.K. have 1 in 1 this season, Vanspor FK 0 in 1. Those records are pulled toward the league rate with the weight of about 32 matches — enough that two or three unusual games cannot swing a rating — giving 54% and 51%.

Last season still counts, briefly. With 1 and 1 games played this season, last season's rates are still blended in and fade out entirely by game 14 — the point at which our testing showed they stop adding accuracy. That moves the two figures to 55% and 53%.

The mix. Weighted 40% home side, 40% away side and 20% league — the split that beat every alternative across 30,582 matches of testing — that gives 54%.

Head to head. These sides have met 2 times in three years, producing over 2.5 goals in 50%. That nudges the number 10% of the way toward the head-to-head pattern — deliberately small, because fixtures change more than reputations do — landing on 53%.

Goal expectation. Separately a Poisson model built from attack and defence strength — using real expected-goals data where the league has it — puts this match at 54%, from expected goals of 1.61 for Manisa F.K. and 1.22 for Vanspor FK. Folding in 30% of that view gives 53%.

This breakdown is generated from the same inputs the rating uses, so it cannot describe a calculation we did not perform. The full model is set out in the methodology.

Season form

TeamGamesO2.5O3.5BTTS
Manisa F.K.1100%0%100%
Vanspor FK10%0%0%

Head to head

12 Apr 26Vanspor FK 0–1 Manisa F.K.U2.5
7 Dec 25Manisa F.K. 2–1 Vanspor FKO2.5

More: Manisa F.K. season stats · Vanspor FK season stats · 1. Lig table and form. Ratings are calibrated probabilities, not tips — a 60% call is expected to miss two times in five.