It's advantage Galatasaray so far with their 2nd position in the Super Lig table, welcoming Rizespor who are placed 14th.
- Galatasaray have the fewest conceded goals (23) in Super Lig
- Rizespor have the most dropped points from leading position (22) in Super Lig
Galatasaray 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.
Rizespor have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1100 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Galatasaray form and stats
31 points is a decent return from 14 Super Lig games here at Türk Telekom Stadyumu for Galatasaray. The data says 9 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss. In general it's been a long time since Galatasaray tasted defeat here at Türk Telekom Stadyumu, as they have taken at least one point from their last eleven home games in the league.
It's back home for Galatasaray, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Kayserispor away with the result 3-0. Radamel Falcao and Henry Onyekuru (2) found the net in that victory. Before that, Galatasaray drew at home versus Sivasspor.
The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Galatasaray home games with this odds we find ten games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in eight wins, two draws and zero defeats. Looking at the victories, six matches were won by at least two goals.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (33 in 14 games), Galatasaray's attacking play is working. From these home matches, Galatasaray have conceded only 9 goals.
Rizespor form and stats
There's been little loot from Rizespor's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 14 away games in the Super Lig. Rizespor only have 1 win to counter their 8 defeats and 5 draws. Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in eleven away games in a row.
Rizespor had fun at their own home (Türk Telekom Stadyumu) last time out, beating Hatayspor 1-0. Fernando Boldrin scored. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Kayserispor wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.
We have done a similar check as we did with the hometeam, looking up recent matches where Rizespor played away with similar odds. This revealed three games. The visitors overcame the odds to win zero times, two were draws and the home team won as expected one time.
The visitors have scored 12 goals from 14 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Rizespor's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 26 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Rizespor - Galatasaray 0-4. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Galatasaray victories, four draws and one Rizespor win. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. García Zárate 8 goals |   M. Škoda 8 goals |
Galatasaray missing players
Rizespor missing players
| Galatasaray | Rizespor | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 3 | Played | P | 5 | 14 | 28 |
| 19 | 9 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | 11 |
| 58 | 33 | 5 | Scored | S | 4 | 12 | 32 |
| 23 | 9 | 3 | Conceded | C | 13 | 26 | 44 |
| 93% | 86% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 93% |
| 76% | 79% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 86% | 82% |
| 59% | 64% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 50% | 46% |
| 24% | 36% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 21% | 21% |
| 10% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 14% | 14% |
| 45% | 50% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 64% | 61% |
| 48% | 50% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 21% |
| 14% | 14% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 29% | 25% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.4 | 2.1 | 2.5 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 12.6 | 14.1 | 13.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.8 | 6.5 | 8.5 |
| 5.4 | 6.8 | 6.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.8 | 2.4 | 3.3 |
| 37% | 35% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 36% | 35% |
- Galatasaray have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Galatasaray have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Galatasaray have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Rizespor have scored away.
- Galatasaray have the fewest conceded goals (23) in Super Lig
- Galatasaray have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (8) in Super Lig
- Galatasaray have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Super Lig
- Galatasaray have the most clean sheets (14) in Super Lig
- Galatasaray have the most scored goals in the first half (28) in Super Lig
- Galatasaray have the the best goal difference (+35) in Super Lig
- Rizespor have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Rizespor have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Rizespor have the most dropped points from leading position (22) in Super Lig
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Besiktas | 28 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 62 | 29 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 21 | 33 | 63 |
| 2 | Galatasaray | 29 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 58 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 14 | 35 | 61 |
| 3 | Fenerbahce | 28 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 52 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 11 | 24 | 58 |
| 4 | Trabzonspor | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 29 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 51 |
| 5 | Alanyaspor | 29 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 48 | 28 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 49 |
| 6 | Hatayspor | 29 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 48 | 36 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 12 | 46 |
| 7 | Gazisehir Gaziantep | 28 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 40 | 32 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 8 | 43 |
| 8 | Fatih Karagümrük | 29 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 43 | 38 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 5 | 41 |
| 9 | Goztepe | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 40 | 33 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 39 |
| 10 | Sivasspor | 28 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 32 | 32 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 37 |
| 11 | Antalyaspor | 29 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 26 | 35 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 19 | -9 | 36 |
| 12 | Konyaspor | 27 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 33 | 34 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 18 | -1 | 32 |
| 13 | Yeni Malatyaspor | 28 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 35 | 39 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 23 | -4 | 31 |
| 14 | Rizespor | 28 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 32 | 44 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 26 | -12 | 31 |
| 15 | Kayserispor | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 19 | -13 | 31 |
| 16 | Kasimpasa | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 31 | 44 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 22 | -13 | 30 |
| 17 | Istanbul Basaksehir | 29 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 32 | 48 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 24 | -16 | 29 |
| 18 | Ankaragucu | 27 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 31 | 45 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 26 | -14 | 26 |
| 19 | BB Erzurumspor | 28 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 27 | 46 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 25 | -19 | 26 |
| 20 | Denizlispor | 27 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 26 | 48 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 31 | -22 | 24 |
| 21 | Genclerbirligi | 27 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 49 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 25 | -27 | 21 |