With their 4 point advantage in the league table, Kasımpaşa fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Rizespor.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
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.
Relegation threatens Kasımpaşa who should definitely be looking for some points here. Rizespor are struggling to avoid relegation.
Kasımpaşa form and stats
The story so far in the Super Lig for Kasımpaşa at their home stadium (Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadyumu) is 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats.
Kasımpaşa faced defeat in their previous match, away at Beşiktaş (2-3). Before that, Kasımpaşa drew at home versus Sivasspor.
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Kasımpaşa have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found twelve games) they have won seven times, drawn zero and lost five.
Kasımpaşa have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadyumu with 25 goals in 15 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 23 goals have been conceded.
Rizespor form and stats
Rizespor have only collected 8 points from their away games in the Super Lig, after 2-2-11 (15 played). Bitter travels for Rizespor as they have lost six games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Sivasspor match.
Rizespor won their last game, 3-2 versus Kayserispor played at home. A 0-1 defeat away at Konyaspor before that.
Late drama in the previous game, when Ivanildo Fernandes scored the winning goal three minutes into stoppage time to defeat Kayserispor.
Rizespor are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is three wins, three draws and three defeats. From a total of nine matches.
The visitors have scored 11 goals from 15 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Rizespor have conceded 32 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Kasımpaşa and Rizespor have met before this season: Rizespor - Kasımpaşa 0-3. Kasımpaşa-Rizespor H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Kasımpaşa six wins, Rizespor three wins, one draw. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  B. Koita 10 goals |  M. Thiam 9 goals |   M. Škoda 7 goals |
Kasımpaşa missing players
Rizespor missing players
| Kasımpaşa | Rizespor | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 15 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 15 | 31 |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 15 | 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 11 | 17 |
| 46 | 25 | 10 | Scored | S | 2 | 11 | 34 |
| 54 | 23 | 8 | Conceded | C | 7 | 32 | 52 |
| 94% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 97% |
| 84% | 87% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 80% | 84% |
| 58% | 60% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 33% | 48% |
| 39% | 33% | 60% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 27% | 23% |
| 32% | 27% | 40% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 13% |
| 55% | 53% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 40% | 52% |
| 29% | 33% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 13% | 23% |
| 23% | 20% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 47% | 29% |
| 5.2 | 5.6 | 7.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.2 | 4 | 4.1 |
| 5.4 | 5.9 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 5.9 | 5.2 |
| 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 353 | 185 | 88 | Total Shots | T S | 30 | 127 | 309 |
| 139 | 80 | 37 | Shots on Target | S O | 12 | 43 | 119 |
| 33% | 31% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 26% | 29% |
- Kasımpaşa has the most conceded goals in the first half (30)
- Kasımpaşa have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Kasımpaşa have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Rizespor have scored away.
- Rizespor has the fewest scored goals (11) 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 | İstanbul Başakşehir | 31 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 59 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 32 | 66 |
| 2 | Trabzonspor | 31 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 70 | 35 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 40 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 30 | 16 | 35 | 62 |
| 3 | Sivasspor | 31 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 50 | 34 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 16 | 54 |
| 4 | Beşiktaş | 31 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 53 | 40 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 25 | 13 | 53 |
| 5 | Galatasaray | 31 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 50 | 33 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 52 |
| 6 | Alanyaspor | 31 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 57 | 34 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 23 | 51 |
| 7 | Fenerbahçe | 31 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 54 | 41 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 13 | 50 |
| 8 | Gazişehir Gaziantep | 31 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 45 | 47 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 28 | -2 | 41 |
| 9 | Göztepe | 31 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 39 | 42 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 20 | -3 | 39 |
| 10 | Antalyaspor | 31 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 37 | 50 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 27 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 23 | -13 | 38 |
| 11 | Kasımpaşa | 31 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 46 | 54 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 23 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 31 | -8 | 36 |
| 12 | Gençlerbirliği | 31 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 36 | 50 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 30 | -14 | 33 |
| 13 | Yeni Malatyaspor | 31 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 44 | 46 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 26 | -2 | 32 |
| 14 | Denizlispor | 31 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 29 | 45 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 23 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 22 | -16 | 32 |
| 15 | Rizespor | 31 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 34 | 52 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 32 | -18 | 32 |
| 16 | Kayserispor | 31 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 38 | 68 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 47 | -30 | 31 |
| 17 | Konyaspor | 31 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 26 | 43 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 27 | -17 | 30 |
| 18 | Ankaragücü | 31 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 29 | 55 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 29 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 26 | -26 | 26 |