Melih Kabasakal stats
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M. Kabasakal
TrabzonsporMidfielderBefore the next match
Trabzonspor v Hearts, Thursday
What Hearts allow right defensive midfielders
Position stats12 appearances at RCDM against Hearts in their last 20 matches; league average from the Premiership.
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Odds OutliersMelih Kabasakal 2026/2027 season stats
As a right defensive midfielder, Melih Kabasakal has appeared in 6 Super Lig matches this season, totalling 363 minutes at an average rating of 6.69. Every metric below is shown as a total, a per-90 rate or percentage, and a percentile against other Super Lig midfielders.
Stats by competition
Club and country, 2026/2027.
| Competition | Apps | Min | Goals | Assists | Key p | Tackles | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Super Lig | 6 | 363 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6.69 |
 Europa League | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3.69 |
 Europa Conference League | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7.02 |
| Total | 9 | 633 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 6.06 |
Attacking stats
Melih Kabasakal has 0 assists and 1 key passes . That works out to a chance created roughly every 363 minutes. Melih Kabasakal has set up 1 shots for teammates, worth 0 expected assists (xA). His creative output is below average, ranking in the 30th percentile for chance creation among midfielders.
Passing stats
Melih Kabasakal has completed 170 of 178 passes at 96% accuracy . He is around the divisional average for passing volume, ranking in the 64th percentile for passing volume among midfielders.
Possession stats
Melih Kabasakal completes 3 dribbles at a 75% success rate and wins 18 duels . Aerial duels are a relative weakness (30th percentile).
Defending stats
Melih Kabasakal makes 11 tackles and 6 interceptions , adding 7 clearances . That is a tackle roughly every 33 minutes. He is elite defensively, ranking in the 93rd percentile for tackles among midfielders.
Discipline stats
Melih Kabasakal has committed 4 fouls and received 0 yellow cards with 1 red card . That is roughly a booking every 4 fouls.
Positions played
Super LigMainly right defensive midfielder (2 appearances), also at right central midfielder (1) and left defensive midfielder (1).
Strengths & weaknesses
vs midfieldersStrengths
Weaknesses
Trabzonspor squad
Franculino
22 yrs#9
M. Salah
34 yrs#10
U. Nayir
33 yrs#14
P. Onuachu
32 yrs#30
A. Şimşir24 yrs#58
C. Çanak
21 yrs#61
N. Saviolo22 yrs#70
M. Mimaroğlu32 yrs#77A. Habeşoğlu22 yrs#99
B. Mendy
26 yrs#3
O. Yokuşlu32 yrs#5
Fabinho
32 yrs#6
E. Muci
25 yrs#7
B. Bouchouari24 yrs#8
O. Tufan31 yrs#11
R. Malinovskyi
33 yrs#17
T. Jabol-Folcarelli26 yrs#26M. Kabasakal30 yrs#57
35 yrs
23 yrs
30 yrs
Turkey squad
K. Aktürkoğlu27 yrs#7
Y. Akgün26 yrs#11
D. Gül22 yrs#21
İ. Fakılı20 yrs#29
B. Alper Yılmaz26 yrs#53A. Şimşir24 yrs#58
O. Aydın25 yrs#70
İ. Yüksek27 yrs#5
E. İlkhan22 yrs#6
S. Özcan28 yrs#6
A. Güler21 yrs#15
İ. Can Kahveci31 yrs#17
B. Elmaz23 yrs#28
D. Ege Tıknaz22 yrs#34
C. Uzun20 yrs#42M. Kabasakal30 yrs#57
Previous seasons
Per competition, club and country2025/2026
| Competition | Apps | Min | Goals | Assists | Key p | Tackles | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super Lig | 27 | 1,513 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 58 | 5.95 |
2024/2025
| Competition | Apps | Min | Goals | Assists | Key p | Tackles | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super Lig | 31 | 2,676 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 97 | 7.11 |
2023/2024
| Competition | Apps | Min | Goals | Assists | Key p | Tackles | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1. Lig | 26 | 1,164 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 40 | 6.33 |
2022/2023
| Competition | Apps | Min | Goals | Assists | Key p | Tackles | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super Lig | 17 | 1,350 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 61 | 7.12 |
| 1. Lig | 13 | 878 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 32 | 7.03 |
2021/2022
| Competition | Apps | Min | Goals | Assists | Key p | Tackles | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Lig | 39 | 3,467 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 91 | 6.13 |
About Melih Kabasakal
Super Lig 2026/2027 season
This season in the Super Lig, Melih Kabasakal has featured across 6 appearances (4 starts), totalling 363 minutes. That shot output is worth 0.00 expected goals (xG) this season.
Attacking and creative
In attacking play, Melih Kabasakal has created 1 chances including 0 big chances for teammates. The midfielder has completed 3 successful dribbles from 4 attempts (75% success rate). Melih Kabasakal has contributed 1 key passes and 1 crosses this season.
Defensive and passing
Defensively, Melih Kabasakal has registered 11 tackles (10 won), 6 interceptions, and 7 clearances. In possession, the midfielder has completed 170 from 178 pass attempts, a 96% pass accuracy rate. Melih Kabasakal has won 18 of 33 total duels.
Discipline
Melih Kabasakal has received 0 yellow cards and 1 red card this season, committing 4 fouls and winning 3.
About Melih Kabasakal
Melih Kabasakal is a 30-year-old midfielder playing for Trabzonspor in the Super Lig, representing Turkey. Melih Kabasakal is right-footed and wears the number 57 shirt. Born on 18 February 1996.
Most recent appearance
Melih Kabasakal's most recent match was away at KuPS on November 3rd. Trabzonspor won 2-4. Melih Kabasakal played 90 minutes, registering 1 shot, 1 key pass, 5 tackles with a match rating of 7.02.
Recent matches
- November 3rd2-4 winatKuPS(90 mins, rating 7.02)
- September 21st0-3 winatSamsunspor(43 mins, 1 red card, rating 6.57)
- September 10th3-1 lossatItaly(0 mins, rating 0)
- April 24th0-1 lossvsFrance(2 mins, rating 0)
- September 7th4-0 winvsGalatasaray(90 mins, rating 6.63)
Next fixture
Melih Kabasakal and Trabzonspor are next in action on January 18th against Gaziantep F.K. in the Super Lig. Predicted lineups, head-to-head statistics, and tactical analysis are available on the Gaziantep F.K. vs Trabzonspor match preview.
Teammates at Trabzonspor
Melih Kabasakal currently plays alongside Fabinho, Franculino, Metehan Mimaroğlu, Benjamin Bouchouari, Aral Şimşir, Ahmet Yıldırım, Mohamed Salah, Sidny Lopes Cabral, Cenk Özkacar, Onuralp Çevikkan, Melih Kabasakal, Paul Onuachu, Mustafa Eskihellaç, Noah Saviolo, Tim Jabol-Folcarelli, Ruslan Malinovskyi, Okay Yokuşlu, Ali Habeşoğlu, Samet Akaydin, Umut Nayir, Arseniy Batagov, Chibuike Nwaiwu, Batista Mendy, Cihan Çanak, Erol Can Çolak, André Onana, Stefan Savić, Ozan Tufan, Wagner Pina and Ernest Muci at Trabzonspor.