Struggling Rizespor will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Galatasaray in the upcoming league round. It’s 16th vs 3rd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
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.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Galatasaray, who are travelling more than 1100 kilometers to play this game.
Rizespor form and stats
When playing at home in the Super Lig, Rizespor have managed 5 wins, 2 draws and suffered 6 defeats from 13 games.
No payout for Rizespor in their previous match, an away game at Göztepe that ended in defeat 0-2. Prior to that, an away loss at Ankaragücü.
The Rizespor fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 16 in 13 matches. Rizespor's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 16 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Galatasaray form and stats
Playing away, Galatasaray, who have the most clean sheets (12) in Super Lig, have won 5 games, drawn 4 and suffered 3 defeats in the Super Lig this season. Things are running smoothly for Galatasaray who hasn't tasted defeat in their last ten matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Göztepe.
Galatasaray's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Beşiktaş that finished 0-0. Preceding that game, the 2-2 draw paying a visit to Sivasspor.
Galatasaray has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 19 goals from 12 games. Galatasaray have conceded 12 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Galatasaray - Rizespor 2-0 earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Rizespor won zero games, five matches ended with a draw and Galatasaray has five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / sixTop Goalscorers
  R. García Zárate 9 goals |  A. Büyük 6 goals |  S. Feghouli 5 goals |
Rizespor missing players
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| Rizespor | Galatasaray | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 26 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 5 | 14 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 15 | 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 26 | 16 | 6 | Scored | S | 10 | 19 | 44 |
| 44 | 16 | 8 | Conceded | C | 3 | 12 | 20 |
| 96% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 88% |
| 85% | 85% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 69% |
| 46% | 62% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 50% | 46% |
| 15% | 8% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 25% | 27% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 8% | 15% |
| 50% | 62% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 42% |
| 23% | 31% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 33% | 46% |
| 31% | 15% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 23% |
| 4.2 | 4.5 | 3.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.6 | 5.1 |
| 5.2 | 4.3 | 5.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.4 |
| 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 3.2 | 2.5 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 265 | 148 | 63 | Total Shots | T S | 53 | 138 | 315 |
| 95 | 57 | 22 | Shots on Target | S O | 26 | 57 | 127 |
| 27% | 28% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 33% | 35% |
- Galatasaray has the fewest conceded goals (20)
- Galatasaray has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4)
- Galatasaray has the most clean sheets (12)
- Galatasaray have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Galatasaray have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Rizespor has the fewest points from losing position (1)
- Rizespor have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 59 | 28 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 31 | 53 |
| 2 | İstanbul Başakşehir | 26 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 50 | 25 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 25 | 53 |
| 3 | Galatasaray | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 44 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 24 | 50 |
| 4 | Sivasspor | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 47 | 29 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 49 |
| 5 | Beşiktaş | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 40 | 32 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 8 | 44 |
| 6 | Alanyaspor | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 44 | 25 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 19 | 43 |
| 7 | Fenerbahçe | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 46 | 34 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 12 | 40 |
| 8 | Göztepe | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 31 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 37 |
| 9 | Gazişehir Gaziantep | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 36 | 41 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 25 | -5 | 32 |
| 10 | Denizlispor | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 34 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 17 | -8 | 31 |
| 11 | Antalyaspor | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 29 | 43 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 19 | -14 | 30 |
| 12 | Gençlerbirliği | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 33 | 44 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 28 | -11 | 28 |
| 13 | Kasımpaşa | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 38 | 50 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 27 | -12 | 26 |
| 14 | Konyaspor | 26 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 33 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -12 | 26 |
| 15 | Yeni Malatyaspor | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 38 | 40 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 23 | -2 | 25 |
| 16 | Rizespor | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 26 | 44 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 28 | -18 | 25 |
| 17 | Ankaragücü | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 45 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 22 | -22 | 23 |
| 18 | Kayserispor | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 28 | 62 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 42 | -34 | 22 |