Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Adana Demirspor & Rizespor face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Turkish Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Rizespor, who are travelling more than 900 kilometers to play this game.
This has all the signs of an appealing match with lots of spark and bustle as both teams are well refreshed since they last ran out on the pitch. Let's start!
Adana Demirspor form and stats
Last season, Demirspor's Turkish Cup journey ended in the round of 16.The spoils were shared in Adana Demirspor's previous game, also at home. Visiting Sampdoria travelled back with a draw after a 2-2 scoreline.
Preceding that match was the home Club Friendlies 2 game against Fortuna Sittard that was lost 1-2.Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Fatih Karagumruk are coming to town in three days.
Rizespor form and stats
Last season their Turkish Cup adventure ended in the 4th round.Playing away, Rizespor have won 4 games, drawn 4 and suffered 1 defeat in the 1. Lig this season.
Home advantage was not enough for Rizespor in their previous game as they lost hosting Goztepe, 0-2.
Preceding that game was the away 1. Lig victory against Tuzlaspor with the score of 1-0.The schedule is very tough for Rizespor now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A 1. Lig game at Altnordu is waiting in only four days.
Rizespor has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 14 goals from 9 games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (7 so far).
Head 2 Head
Previous eight meetings with these contenders: Adana Demirspor won three, Rizespor were winners in three and we saw two draws. six games with more than 2,5 goals, two matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  Y. Belhanda 5 goals |   Y. Bolasie Yala 5 goals |  H. Chukwuemeka Onyekuru 4 goals |
Adana Demirspor missing players
Rizespor missing players
| Adana Demirspor | Rizespor | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 7 | Won | W | 7 | 12 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Drew | D | 5 | 9 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | ||
| 52 | 31 | Scored | S | 23 | 38 | ||
| 39 | 22 | Conceded | C | 13 | 22 | ||
| 92% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 92% | ||
| 88% | 86% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 86% | 84% | ||
| 68% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 43% | 40% | ||
| 52% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 24% | ||
| 36% | 43% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 64% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 57% | 56% | ||
| 28% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 29% | 32% | ||
| 16% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 21% | 20% | ||
| 4.4 | 5.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 5.1 | ||
| 3.9 | 2.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 4.7 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 1.9 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13.9 | 16.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.3 | 9 | ||
| 5.8 | 6.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 4.4 | ||
| 36% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 33% | ||
| 12.5 | 12.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 8.6 | ||
| 4.9 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Eyüpspor | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 38 |
| 2 | Pendikspor | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 29 |
| 3 | Samsunspor | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 29 |
| 4 | Bodrumspor | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 29 |
| 5 | Rizespor | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 29 |
| 6 | Keçiörengücü | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 29 |
| 7 | Manisa BBSK | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 27 |
| 8 | Boluspor | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 27 |
| 9 | Bandrmaspor | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 25 |
| 10 | Sakaryaspor | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 28 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 18 | -1 | 25 |
| 11 | Goztepe | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 24 |
| 12 | Altay | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 21 |
| 13 | Adanaspor | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -1 | 18 |
| 14 | BB Erzurumspor | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -7 | 17 |
| 15 | Tuzlaspor | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -6 | 16 |
| 16 | Yeni Malatyaspor | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | -9 | 15 |
| 17 | Altnordu | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -15 | 12 |
| 18 | Denizlispor | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 22 | -20 | 9 |
| 19 | Gençlerbirliği | 17 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 33 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -17 | 7 |
