Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Göztepe in 8th and Rizespor in 11th place.
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.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1400 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Göztepe form and stats
Göztepe have collected 15 points from their Super Lig home games so far after 4-3-2. Göztepe has recorded two wins in a row here at Tire Tayfur Çiçek Stadı, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
Göztepe manager E. Parlatan and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Denizlispor (placed 12th) in the Super Lig. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Besiktas in a game that was won 2-1.
The Göztepe goalkeeper Beto was crucial in the match against Denizlispor last time out, making six saves.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Göztepe handle that role? We have found six games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are one win, three draws and two defeats.
Göztepe are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 13 goals in 9 games. On the other hand, Göztepe have conceded 10 goals.
Rizespor form and stats
There's been little loot from Rizespor's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 9 away games in the Super Lig. Rizespor only have 2 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 2 draws.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Super Lig home defeat versus Besiktas with 1-2 on the scoreboard. Before that, Rizespor travelled to Sivasspor and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.
We have checked recent matches where Rizespor have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those nine games were four victories, three draws and two defeats.
The visitors have scored 7 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Rizespor have conceded 17 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Rizespor - Göztepe 0-0 entered in the official records. As for the last seven games between these two teams, there's three Göztepe victories, two draws and two Rizespor wins. two of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Gürler 5 goals |  H. Akbunar 4 goals |   F. Boldrin 4 goals |
Göztepe missing players
Rizespor missing players
| Göztepe | Rizespor | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 20 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 25 | 13 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 7 | 21 |
| 22 | 10 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 17 | 30 |
| 90% | 89% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 65% | 67% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 78% | 80% |
| 50% | 56% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 22% | 45% |
| 25% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 22% | 15% |
| 5% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 22% | 10% |
| 50% | 56% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 33% | 45% |
| 35% | 33% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 22% | 30% |
| 25% | 22% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 44% | 30% |
| 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.5 |
| 4.7 | 3.7 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 5.9 | 5.1 |
| 2.7 | 3 | 4.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 176 | 93 | 29 | Total Shots | T S | 19 | 79 | 198 |
| 69 | 43 | 10 | Shots on Target | S O | 6 | 29 | 76 |
| 36% | 30% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 24% | 28% |
- Göztepe have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Göztepe have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Rizespor has the fewest points from losing position (0)
- Rizespor has the fewest scored goals (7) 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 | Sivasspor | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 39 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 41 |
| 2 | İstanbul Başakşehir | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 39 |
| 3 | Trabzonspor | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 43 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 23 | 38 |
| 4 | Alanyaspor | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 21 | 38 |
| 5 | Fenerbahçe | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 39 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 37 |
| 6 | Galatasaray | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 36 |
| 7 | Besiktas | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 4 | 33 |
| 8 | Göztepe | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 30 |
| 9 | Gazisehir Gaziantep | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 17 | -1 | 27 |
| 10 | Yeni Malatyaspor | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 24 |
| 11 | Rizespor | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 17 | -9 | 24 |
| 12 | Denizlispor | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | -8 | 23 |
| 13 | Genclerbirligi | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 37 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 24 | -7 | 21 |
| 14 | Konyaspor | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -11 | 19 |
| 15 | Antalyaspor | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 36 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -18 | 18 |
| 16 | Ankaragucu | 21 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 37 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 19 | -19 | 17 |
| 17 | Kasımpaşa | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 43 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 24 | -15 | 16 |
| 18 | Kayserispor | 20 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 52 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 37 | -33 | 11 |