Read up on this engaging match in the Super Lig. Konyaspor is in the 2nd place from completing four games. They receive Rizespor who are placed 5th from four matches.
These teams have little in common geographically as Rizespor have to travel 900 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Konyaspor and Rizespor should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Konyaspor form and stats
OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for Konyaspor's two home games in the Super Lig so far this season, having collected 4 points here at Konya Büyükşehir Belediye Stadyumu.
The Konyaspor goalkeeper Paul Bernardoni is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 183 minutes without conceding a goal in the Super Lig.
The Konyaspor supporters enjoyed the previous fixture, watching their team host Genclerbirligi and win 2-0.
Before that match, a Super Lig win away at Istanbul Basaksehir.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Konyaspor have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 8 games) they have won 3 times, drawn 4 and lost 1.
At Konya Büyükşehir Belediye Stadyumu, Konyaspor has the goal stats of 3-1 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.
Rizespor form and stats
Things could have gone better for Rizespor in their Super Lig away matches, but 3 points from 2 games is all right.
Impressive finishing from Varešanović secured the home win 1-0 against Fatih Karagumruk in their previous game. Mocsi, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 8.22. Mocsi won 9 of 12 duels.
Before that one, a nice away victory 3-2 at Trabzonspor.We have checked recent matches where Rizespor have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 7 games were 3 victories, 2 draws and 2 defeats.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Rizespor has managed {4 goals} and let in 4 from 2 matches.
Head 2 Head
Previous ten meetings involving these teams: Konyaspor won three, Rizespor triumphed in four and we saw three draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with less than 2,5 goals. The matches between these clubs sometimes lean towards being hostile, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  S. Cikalleshi 3 goals |   B. Keser 2 goals |  G. Sitya 1 goals |
Konyaspor missing players
Rizespor missing players
| Konyaspor | Rizespor | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 75% |
| 75% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 7.2 | 10 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 3.5 | 2.8 |
| 2.8 | 2 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 6.5 | 5.5 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 4 | 3.5 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 16.5 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 11.5 | 12 |
| 4 | 4.5 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 4.5 | 4 |
| 31% | 33% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 44% | 31% |
| 10.5 | 6 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 16.5 | 15.5 |
| 2.8 | 2.5 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 5.5 | 4 |
| Konyaspor | Last season | Rizespor | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 7 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | ||
| 18 | 10 | Scored | S | 1 | 1 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Conceded | C | 3 | 4 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 50% | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 25% | ||
| 71% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 25% | ||
| 71% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 25% | ||
| 29% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 43% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 25% | ||
| 43% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 50% | ||
| 14% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 75% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0.3 | 0.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.6 | 3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 3 | 3.5 | ||
| 0.9 | 1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 1.5 | ||
| 300% | 250% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 17% | ||
| 2.1 | 1.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6 | 6 | ||
| 0.7 | 0.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Fenerbahce | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | Konyaspor | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | Galatasaray | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 4 | Besiktas | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | Rizespor | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 6 | Hatayspor | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | Trabzonspor | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | Alanyaspor | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | Kayserispor | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 10 | Adana Demirspor | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 11 | Sivasspor | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | Kasimpasa | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 5 |
| 13 | Fatih Karagumruk | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 14 | Antalyaspor | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 15 | Pendikspor | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 3 |
| 16 | Istanbulspor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Ankaragucu | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 2 |
| 18 | Samsunspor | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 1 |
| 19 | Istanbul Basaksehir | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 0 |
| 20 | Gaziantep F.K. | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -8 | 0 |
