With their 2 point advantage in the league table, Rizespor fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Gençlerbirliği.
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.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Rizespor form and stats
Overall Super Lig stats at home this season for Rizespor are 4-1-4 (wins-draw-losses).
Rizespor's previous game was a Super Lig match also played at home, ending 2-0 versus Gençlerbirliği (placed 13th). The home side are looking to build on that result. In the match before that, Rizespor hosted Galatasaray and drew the Turkish Cup game 1-1.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Rizespor handle that role? We have found eleven games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The win/draw/lost stats in these games are W7-D2-L2.
Rizespor are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 11 goals in 9 games. On the other hand, Rizespor have conceded 11 goals.
Gençlerbirliği form and stats
Gençlerbirliği have only collected 8 points from their away games in the Super Lig, after 2-2-4 (8 played). The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on H. Hamzaoğlu, the Gençlerbirliği manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
Two away games in a row for Gençlerbirliği, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-2 versus Rizespor in the Super Lig. Prior to that match, the Gençlerbirliği manager H. Hamzaoğlu faced defeat when travelling to Besiktas and losing 1-4.
Gençlerbirliği are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats. From a total of five matches.
Gençlerbirliği have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 16 goals from 8 away matches. For Gençlerbirliği, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Gençlerbirliği - Rizespor 0-1, played this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Rizespor 5 wins, 1 draw and Gençlerbirliği 4 victories. As for goals, 5 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 5 games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  B. Stancu 11 goals |  G. Sio 6 goals |   F. Boldrin 4 goals |
Rizespor missing players
Gençlerbirliği missing players
| Rizespor | Gençlerbirliği | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 10 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 7 | 5 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 19 | 13 | 6 | Scored | S | 2 | 16 | 28 |
| 27 | 11 | 4 | Conceded | C | 8 | 21 | 34 |
| 94% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 78% | 80% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 89% |
| 44% | 60% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 78% | 67% |
| 17% | 10% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 56% | 44% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 44% | 28% |
| 39% | 50% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 78% | 72% |
| 33% | 40% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 11% | 11% |
| 33% | 20% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 11% | 22% |
| 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.2 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 4.8 | 4.7 |
| 5.1 | 4.5 | 5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6 | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.7 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Red Cards | R C | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| 181 | 108 | 46 | Total Shots | T S | 13 | 106 | 220 |
| 70 | 44 | 21 | Shots on Target | S O | 7 | 44 | 94 |
| 27% | 30% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 36% | 30% |
- All of Gençlerbirliği's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Gençlerbirliği has the fewest matches under the total-line (5)
- Gençlerbirliği has the most dropped points from leading position (15)
- Gençlerbirliği have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Gençlerbirliği haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Rizespor has the fewest points from losing position (0)
- 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 | Sivasspor | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 20 | 40 |
| 2 | Istanbul Basaksehir | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 36 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 18 | 36 |
| 3 | Trabzonspor | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 35 |
| 4 | Fenerbahce | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 34 |
| 5 | Alanyaspor | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 19 | 32 |
| 6 | Galatasaray | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 30 |
| 7 | Besiktas | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 30 |
| 8 | Goztepe | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 26 |
| 9 | Yeni Malatyaspor | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 24 |
| 10 | Gazisehir Gaziantep | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 16 | -4 | 24 |
| 11 | Denizlispor | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | -5 | 22 |
| 12 | Rizespor | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -10 | 20 |
| 13 | Gençlerbirliği | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 19 | -4 | 18 |
| 14 | Konyaspor | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -8 | 18 |
| 15 | Kasimpasa | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 40 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 23 | -14 | 15 |
| 16 | Antalyaspor | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 36 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -21 | 14 |
| 17 | Ankaragucu | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 35 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -20 | 12 |
| 18 | Kayserispor | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 47 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 33 | -30 | 10 |