Galatasaray have claimed 18 of their 32 in total here at home. Will they claim the win versus Rizespor?
- Galatasaray haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Rizespor have the most conceded goals (44) in Super Lig
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 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.
Galatasaray form and stats
Galatasaray have collected 18 points from their Super Lig home games so far after 5-3-5.
Galatasaray enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Göztepe's place. The match ended 3-2 with Gomis (2) and Nelsson scoring. Mohamed, who plays in attack, was the best player for the side in that match, earning a rating of 7.15 (out of 10). Mohamed served one assist and hit one key pass.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Kayserispor.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 eleven games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in eight wins, two draws and one defeat. Looking at the victories, five matches were won by at least two goals.
Galatasaray are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 16 goals in 13 games. Galatasaray's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 15 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Rizespor form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Rizespor so far with only 3 points returning home. The records show 0-3-9 (win-draw-lose). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in 14 away games in a row.
Rizespor aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 190 league minutes without a goal. Sari was the last player to find the net.
This fixture can not go any worse than the previous one, the home defeat versus Istanbul Basaksehir with 0-2 on the scoreboard. Midfield player Boldrin was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.44/10. Boldrin hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 32 successful passes (of 36 total).
Before that, Rizespor travelled to Altay and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.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 four games. The visitors overcame the odds to win one time, one were draw and the home team won as expected two times.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Rizespor's away games in the league this season with only 5 goals from 12 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. The Rizespor manager Hamzaoğlu has some worries about the defense as 26 goals have been conceded in these travels. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The most recent recorded result between these sides is the Rizespor - Galatasaray 2-3 played not long ago this season. Statistics for the last ten meetings between these two squads are: five wins for Galatasaray, three draws and two wins for Rizespor. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games. The games between these clubs have sometimes been ill-tempered, having seen 5 red cards from the last ten encounters.Top Goalscorers
  J. Pohjanpalo 8 goals |   M. Aktürkoğlu 6 goals |  M. Abdallah 6 goals |
Galatasaray missing players
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| Galatasaray | Rizespor | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 5 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 26 |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 9 | 15 |
| 33 | 16 | 7 | Scored | S | 1 | 5 | 22 |
| 37 | 15 | 7 | Conceded | C | 3 | 26 | 44 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 83% | 88% |
| 81% | 77% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 83% | 77% |
| 50% | 46% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 58% | 54% |
| 27% | 15% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 27% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| 62% | 62% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 33% | 42% |
| 19% | 23% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 17% | 23% |
| 23% | 15% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 67% | 46% |
| 6.6 | 7.7 | 7.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 4.4 | 4.8 |
| 4.4 | 3.8 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.8 |
| 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 13.8 | 15.2 | 17.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 9.8 | 9.9 |
| 5 | 5.4 | 6.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 2.9 | 3.3 |
| 26% | 23% | 23% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 14% | 25% |
| 9.6 | 8.8 | 9.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.7 | 13.5 | 12.8 |
| 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 6 | 5.5 |
- Galatasaray have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Rizespor have scored away.
- Galatasaray haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- 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 fewest points (3) away in Super Lig
- Rizespor have the most conceded goals (44) in Super Lig
- Rizespor have the most conceded goals in the second half (27) in Super Lig
- Rizespor have the the worst goal difference (-21) away in Super Lig
- Rizespor have yet to win a 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 | Trabzonspor | 26 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 48 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 10 | 30 | 63 |
| 2 | Konyaspor | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 41 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 17 | 49 |
| 3 | Istanbul Basaksehir | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 38 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 46 |
| 4 | Adana Demirspor | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 42 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 44 |
| 5 | Fenerbahce | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 40 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 43 |
| 6 | Besiktas | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 37 | 32 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 41 |
| 7 | Alanyaspor | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 44 | 40 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 40 |
| 8 | Hatayspor | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 37 | 41 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 26 | -4 | 39 |
| 9 | Kayserispor | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 38 | 37 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 28 | 1 | 38 |
| 10 | Gaziantep F.K. | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 34 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 22 | -2 | 36 |
| 11 | Fatih Karagumruk | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 31 | 39 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 26 | -8 | 36 |
| 12 | Sivasspor | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 33 | 31 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 2 | 34 |
| 13 | Galatasaray | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 33 | 37 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 22 | -4 | 32 |
| 14 | Antalyaspor | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 35 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 22 | -7 | 31 |
| 15 | Kasimpasa | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 36 | 38 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 20 | -2 | 29 |
| 16 | Göztepe | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 31 | 38 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 20 | -7 | 27 |
| 17 | Giresunspor | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 14 | -6 | 26 |
| 18 | Rizespor | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 44 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 26 | -22 | 23 |
| 19 | Altay | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 26 | 39 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 23 | -13 | 22 |
| 20 | Yeni Malatyaspor | 26 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 43 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 29 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 14 | -23 | 17 |
