There has been loss and gain for these two squads this season, holding positions near the midsection of the 1. Lig table. Here's the Sakaryaspor - Rizespor latest:
- Sakaryaspor have the most points from losing position (9) in 1. Lig
- Rizespor have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1000 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
The visiting Rizespor played their last game only four days ago, a Turkish Cup match.
Sakaryaspor form and stats
12 points is a decent return from 6 1. Lig games here at Sakarya Atatürk Stadı for Sakaryaspor. The data says 4 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses. Sakaryaspor has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager Özbalta and the players.
The followers hope that Sakaryaspor will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-3 away defeat in the Turkish Cup fixture against Alanyaspor.
Heartbreak before that as Sakaryaspor lost 1-2 at Manisa BBSK's place.Take note: 8 of the latest 10 league matches from these players have had at least one goal from each side.
The Sakaryaspor fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 11 goals in 6 league matches. On the other hand, Sakaryaspor have conceded 7 goals.
Rizespor form and stats
As the visiting team in 1. Lig matches, Rizespor have produced an overall stat of 2-3-1 so far. Rizespor has drawn their two previous away games.
The fans enjoyed Rizespor's previous match versus Krklarelispor, a Turkish Cup win (2-1) played at home.
A home win before that, celebrating 3-1 vs BB Erzurumspor.The travelling fans enjoy Rizespor's attacking play in away games, having scored 9 goals in 6 league matches away. It's not easy to score on Rizespor as they have only conceded 5 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Rizespor have managed a streak of 6 consecutive games without losing (4-2-0) when playing Sakaryaspor.Top Goalscorers
  K. Kassongo 9 goals |  I. Opoku Donkor 3 goals |   Y. Bolasie Yala 3 goals |
Sakaryaspor missing players
Rizespor missing players
| Sakaryaspor | Rizespor | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | 11 | 1 | Scored | S | 5 | 9 | 16 |
| 21 | 7 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 82% |
| 92% | 83% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 82% |
| 75% | 67% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 33% | 27% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 33% | 27% |
| 25% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 67% | 67% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 33% | 45% |
| 17% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 50% | 45% |
| 17% | 17% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 27% |
| 3.5 | 3.8 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 5.5 | 5.1 |
| 3.6 | 1.5 | 0.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.8 |
| 2.5 | 2.3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.6 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.3 | 9 | 7.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 7.7 | 8.7 |
| 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.7 | 4.4 |
| 42% | 48% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 32% | 33% |
| 10.7 | 7.7 | 3.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6 | 7.5 | 8.2 |
| 4.8 | 3.3 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.3 | 2.7 |
- Rizespor have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Sakaryaspor have the most matches over the total-line (9) in 1. Lig
- Sakaryaspor have the most points from losing position (9) in 1. Lig
- Sakaryaspor have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Sakaryaspor haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Eyupspor | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 30 |
| 2 | Samsunspor | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 23 |
| 3 | Boluspor | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 22 |
| 4 | Pendikspor | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 21 |
| 5 | Bodrumspor | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 21 |
| 6 | Keçiörengücü | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 21 |
| 7 | Manisa BBSK | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 19 |
| 8 | Rizespor | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 18 |
| 9 | Bandrmaspor | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 18 |
| 10 | Altay | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | -2 | 15 |
| 11 | Sakaryaspor | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -3 | 15 |
| 12 | Göztepe | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| 13 | Adanaspor | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -1 | 14 |
| 14 | BB Erzurumspor | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 13 |
| 15 | Tuzlaspor | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -3 | 12 |
| 16 | Altnordu | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -9 | 12 |
| 17 | Yeni Malatyaspor | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | -7 | 10 |
| 18 | Genclerbirligi | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -10 | 7 |
| 19 | Denizlispor | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 15 | -14 | 5 |
