Ankaragucu are welcoming Rizespor for another important game after their 1-2 result against 5th-placed Besiktas.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Rizespor have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 800 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Ankaragücü form and stats
With 2 Super Lig wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats from their home games, Ankaragücü are certainly not brimming with confidence. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Ankaragücü to get some points in this home game.
The fans are hoping that Ankaragücü will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the Super Lig game against Beşiktaş (placed 5th). Ahead of that match, Ankaragücü lost 0-3 at home to Sivasspor.
This is expected to be a close game, with Ankaragücü perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Ankaragücü as a small favourite), we find four games. Ankaragücü has won one of these, drawn three and lost zero.
Ankaragücü have scored 10 league goals here from 12 matches, not a lot. Ankaragücü have conceded 22 from these games.
Rizespor form and stats
Rizespor have only collected 8 points from their away games in the Super Lig, after 2-2-7 (11 played). The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Rizespor have lost on their last two travels.
Rizespor delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Alanyaspor (placed 6th) in their previous match; a Super Lig game. Prior to that match, the Rizespor manager Ü. Karaman faced defeat when travelling to Trabzonspor and losing 2-5.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found six similar matches played by Rizespor in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Rizespor, one draw and two defeats.
The schedule is very tough for Rizespor now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Super Lig game at Göztepe is waiting in only four days.
The visitors have scored 9 goals from 11 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. The Rizespor manager Ü. Karaman has some worries about the defense as 24 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Ankaragücü and Rizespor have met before this season: Rizespor - Ankaragücü 2-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Ankaragücü three wins, three draws and Rizespor four victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  İ. Parlak 6 goals |  D. Orgill 4 goals |  F. Boldrin 4 goals |
Ankaragücü missing players
Rizespor missing players
| Ankaragücü | Rizespor | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 24 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| 21 | 10 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 9 | 25 |
| 44 | 22 | 7 | Conceded | C | 1 | 24 | 40 |
| 92% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 76% | 83% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 82% | 83% |
| 60% | 67% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 27% | 46% |
| 28% | 25% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 27% | 17% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 27% | 12% |
| 56% | 58% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 36% | 50% |
| 16% | 8% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 18% | 25% |
| 36% | 42% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 45% | 29% |
| 3.2 | 3.4 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.5 | 3.9 | 4.2 |
| 6.3 | 5 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 6 | 5.1 |
| 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 249 | 126 | 46 | Total Shots | T S | 29 | 102 | 250 |
| 81 | 37 | 11 | Shots on Target | S O | 10 | 34 | 91 |
| 26% | 27% | 18% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 26% | 27% |
- Ankaragücü has the fewest clean sheets (1) at home
- Ankaragücü has the fewest scored goals in the first half (5)
- Ankaragücü has the the worst goal difference (-12) at home
- Ankaragücü have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Ankaragücü have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Rizespor has the fewest points from losing position (1)
- Rizespor has the fewest scored goals (9) away
- Rizespor have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Rizespor haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Istanbul Basaksehir | 25 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 49 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 25 | 52 |
| 2 | Trabzonspor | 24 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 55 | 26 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 29 | 49 |
| 3 | Galatasaray | 25 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 44 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 24 | 49 |
| 4 | Sivasspor | 25 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 47 | 28 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 49 |
| 5 | Beşiktaş | 25 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 40 | 32 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 8 | 43 |
| 6 | Alanyaspor | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 43 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 40 |
| 7 | Fenerbahçe | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 46 | 33 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 40 |
| 8 | Göztepe | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 34 |
| 9 | Gazişehir Gaziantep | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 36 | 40 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 24 | -4 | 32 |
| 10 | Denizlispor | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 34 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 17 | -9 | 28 |
| 11 | Gençlerbirliği | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 33 | 43 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 27 | -10 | 28 |
| 12 | Antalyaspor | 25 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 43 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 19 | -15 | 27 |
| 13 | Yeni Malatyaspor | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 36 | 35 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 1 | 25 |
| 14 | Rizespor | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 40 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 24 | -15 | 25 |
| 15 | Konyaspor | 25 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 33 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -13 | 23 |
| 16 | Kasımpaşa | 25 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 36 | 50 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 23 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 27 | -14 | 23 |
| 17 | Ankaragücü | 25 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 44 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 22 | -23 | 20 |
| 18 | Kayserispor | 25 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 26 | 61 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 42 | -35 | 19 |