Konyaspor anticipate the arrival of Rizespor with hopes of acquiring all three points. Can they? Read our in-depth preview!
- Konyaspor have not yet lost a game at home.
- Rizespor have the most conceded goals (24) in Super Lig
Konyaspor 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.
It's quite the trip for Rizespor when visiting Konyaspor as the cities are 900 kilometers apart.
Konyaspor form and stats
Konyaspor have performed here at Konya Büyükşehir Belediye Stadyumu this season with 4 wins from 6 Super Lig matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 0. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Konya Büyükşehir Belediye Stadyumu.
A strong away win for Konyaspor against Goztepe the last match, as Sokol Cikalleshi (2) were on target. Ibrahim Šehić loved the game against Goztepe. With a stunning six saves the goalkeeper played a huge part in the 2-0 victory. Sokol Cikalleshi, who plays in attack, was the champion player for the team in that game, scoring a rating of 9.12 (out of 10). Cikalleshi scored two goals, hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 19 successful passes (of 23 total).
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Fenerbahçe in a game that was won 2-1.The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Konyaspor's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played one game, won zero matches, drawn one and lost zero.
Goals decide football matches and Konyaspor are scoring many of them at home; 12 on target from 6 league matches. Konyaspor have conceded 6 in these home matches.
Rizespor form and stats
Rizespor have only collected 0 points from their away games in the Super Lig, after 0-0-6 (6 played). Rizespor have been very modest guests so far, leaving with zero points in all their 6 away matches played so far in the Super Lig. 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 Besiktas match.
Damjan Đoković and Selim Ay scored in Rizespor's previous match, the home game against Alanyaspor that ended 2-0. Selim Ay, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 8.14. Ay scored one goal and won 3 of 7 duels.
A 1-2 defeat away at Trabzonspor before that.As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Rizespor playing away, we found three games. Results were one away win, zero draws and two home wins.
The visitors have scored 4 goals from 6 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. The opposition has been scoring high and low on Rizespor's goalkeeper in away games this season, as they have let in 16 goals in 6 travels.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the previous ten meetings): Konyaspor won three games, four matches ended with a draw and Rizespor got three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / sixTop Goalscorers
  S. Cikalleshi 4 goals |   D. Đoković 4 goals |  A. Bardakcı 3 goals |
Konyaspor missing players
Rizespor missing players
| Konyaspor | Rizespor | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 0 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 18 | 12 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 10 | 6 | 0 | Conceded | C | 5 | 16 | 24 |
| 92% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 75% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 42% | 67% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 83% | 67% |
| 25% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 17% |
| 58% | 83% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| 33% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 42% |
| 4.7 | 6.2 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 5.3 | 4.9 |
| 5.2 | 5.2 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 5.5 | 5.2 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.2 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12.6 | 13.8 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 8.7 | 8.6 |
| 4.8 | 4.7 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.2 | 3 |
| 31% | 43% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 21% | 31% |
| 11.6 | 9.8 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.5 | 14.8 | 14.2 |
| 4.5 | 4.2 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 6.7 | 5.8 |
- All of Konyaspor's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Rizespor's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Konyaspor have not yet lost a game at home.
- Konyaspor have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Konyaspor have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Rizespor have scored away.
- Konyaspor have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Konyaspor have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Konyaspor haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Rizespor have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Rizespor have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Rizespor have lost all their away matches so far.
- Rizespor have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Rizespor have the fewest points (0) away in Super Lig
- Rizespor have the most conceded goals (24) in Super Lig
- Rizespor have the most conceded goals in the second half (16) in Super Lig
- Rizespor have the the worst goal difference (-12) away in Super Lig
- Rizespor have the the worst goal difference (-13) in Super Lig
- 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 | Trabzonspor | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 30 |
| 2 | Hatayspor | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 23 |
| 3 | Konyaspor | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 23 |
| 4 | Galatasaray | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 21 |
| 5 | Alanyaspor | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | -1 | 21 |
| 6 | Besiktas | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 20 |
| 7 | Fenerbahçe | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 20 |
| 8 | Fatih Karagümrük | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 19 |
| 9 | Istanbul Basaksehir | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 18 |
| 10 | Adana Demirspor | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 16 |
| 11 | Altay | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -1 | 16 |
| 12 | Gazisehir Gaziantep | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | -2 | 15 |
| 13 | Kayserispor | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | -3 | 15 |
| 14 | Antalyaspor | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 15 |
| 15 | Sivasspor | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 13 |
| 16 | Yeni Malatyaspor | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -10 | 12 |
| 17 | Giresunspor | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 10 |
| 18 | Kasımpaşa | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -6 | 9 |
| 19 | Goztepe | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | -7 | 9 |
| 20 | Rizespor | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 16 | -13 | 7 |