Super Lig match prediction: Little separates Rizespor and Kasımpaşa in quality

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Competition: Turkey Super Lig
Competition: Sat 23.October
Match begins: 10:30 (UTC)
Venue: Çaykur Didi Stadyumu (15332 seats)

Rizespor are hosting Kasımpaşa for another very important game following their 0-2 result vs 18th-placed Giresunspor.

Insights:
  • Rizespor have the most conceded goals (21) in Super Lig
  • Kasımpaşa have yet to win a game away.

Both contenders have had plenty of rest since their previous competitive action. Let's trust this will be an energetic match!

It's quite the trip for Kasımpaşa when visiting Rizespor as the cities are 1100 kilometers apart.

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Rizespor form and stats

All-inclusive Super Lig stats playing at home this season for Rizespor are 0-1-3 (wins-draws-losses). Problems are piling up for Rizespor as they are struggling in their away games as well, taking their total losing streak to a running total of seven games. This streak could be one for the history books.

The fans are hoping that Rizespor will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the Super Lig game against Giresunspor (placed 18th). Midfield player Aminu Umar got a match rating of 7.01 in that game, the max score being 10. Umar dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times.

Before that game, the home loss against Galatasaray with the scoreline 2-3.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Rizespor have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eleven matches with the results: Won four, drawn four and lost three.

Rizespor have scored 3 league goals here from 4 matches, not a lot. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Rizespor defense is not exactly impregnable. 7 goals conceded from 4 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Kasımpaşa form and stats

Playing away, Kasımpaşa have won 0 games, drawn 1 and suffered 3 defeats in the Super Lig this season. Three consecutive losses in away matches means Kasımpaşa are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.

Kasımpaşa failed to get anything from their last game, a Super Lig home match vs Göztepe (placed 17th) that ended with defeat 1-2. It is a concern for Kasımpaşa that their goalie Harun Tekin managed eight saves in the Göztepe fixture, but still could not hinder a defeat. Goalkeeper Harun Tekin got the top player rating of the team with 8.42/10. Tekin stopped the opponent with eight saves.

Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Fenerbahce's place.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found twelve similar matches played by Kasımpaşa in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Kasımpaşa, six draws and four defeats.

There's been a serious shortage of goals from Kasımpaşa's away games in the league this season with only 2 goals from 4 matches. Kasımpaşa struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 7 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

Rizespor-Kasımpaşa H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Rizespor one win, Kasımpaşa seven wins, two draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

KasımpaşaU. Bozok
U. Bozok
3 goals
RizesporD. Đoković
D. Đoković
2 goals
RizesporJ. Pohjanpalo
J. Pohjanpalo
2 goals

Rizespor missing players

Kasımpaşa missing players

Rizespor Kasımpaşa
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
9 4 0 Played P 0 4 9
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
1 1 0 Drew D 0 1 3
8 3 0 Lost L 0 3 5
6 3 0 Scored S 0 2 9
21 7 0 Conceded C 0 7 14
89% 75% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
89% 75% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 89%
67% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 25% 44%
33% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 22%
22% 25% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
44% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 56%
11% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 11%
56% 50% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 50% 33%
 
4.9 4 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 3.5 4.7
4.8 4.8 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 4 3.2
1.6 1.5 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 3 2.9
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
7.8 8.5 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 8.2 9.3
2.6 2.5 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3.2 3.7
26% 30% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 15% 27%
Key stats in Super Lig this season:
  • All of Kasımpaşa's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Kasımpaşa have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Kasımpaşa have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Kasımpaşa have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Kasımpaşa have yet to win a game away.
  • Kasımpaşa haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Rizespor have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Rizespor have the fewest points (1) at home in Super Lig
  • Rizespor have the most conceded goals (21) in Super Lig
  • Rizespor have the most conceded goals in the second half (14) in Super Lig
  • Rizespor have the the worst goal difference (-15) in Super Lig
  • Rizespor have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Rizespor have yet to win a game.
  • Rizespor is in the worst form (0-0-6)

  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 9 6 3 0 19 9 4 2 2 0 8 5 5 4 1 0 11 4 10 21
2 Fenerbahce 9 6 1 2 13 9 4 3 1 0 7 3 5 3 0 2 6 6 4 19
3 Besiktas 9 5 2 2 18 11 5 4 1 0 12 4 4 1 1 2 6 7 7 17
4 Fatih Karagumruk 9 5 2 2 15 11 4 3 1 0 10 3 5 2 1 2 5 8 4 17
5 Galatasaray 9 5 2 2 14 12 4 3 0 1 5 3 5 2 2 1 9 9 2 17
6 Hatayspor 8 5 1 2 16 6 4 2 1 1 9 4 4 3 0 1 7 2 10 16
7 Altay 9 5 0 4 15 14 5 3 0 2 7 5 4 2 0 2 8 9 1 15
8 Konyaspor 9 3 5 1 12 9 4 2 2 0 8 5 5 1 3 1 4 4 3 14
9 Alanyaspor 8 4 2 2 8 11 3 2 0 1 4 4 5 2 2 1 4 7 -3 14
10 Adana Demirspor 9 3 3 3 14 14 5 2 1 2 8 5 4 1 2 1 6 9 0 12
11 Kayserispor 8 3 2 3 10 9 4 2 1 1 7 3 4 1 1 2 3 6 1 11
12 Gazisehir Gaziantep 8 3 2 3 10 11 4 3 1 0 7 1 4 0 1 3 3 10 -1 11
13 Sivasspor 9 2 4 3 13 11 5 1 3 1 9 6 4 1 1 2 4 5 2 10
14 Istanbul Basaksehir 9 3 0 6 11 12 5 3 0 2 8 4 4 0 0 4 3 8 -1 9
15 Antalyaspor 9 2 3 4 10 14 5 2 1 2 8 8 4 0 2 2 2 6 -4 9
16 Yeni Malatyaspor 9 3 0 6 9 16 5 1 0 4 6 12 4 2 0 2 3 4 -7 9
17 Göztepe 9 2 2 5 9 13 4 1 0 3 2 5 5 1 2 2 7 8 -4 8
18 Giresunspor 9 2 2 5 5 9 5 1 2 2 3 4 4 1 0 3 2 5 -4 8
19 Kasımpaşa 9 1 3 5 9 14 5 1 2 2 7 7 4 0 1 3 2 7 -5 6
20 Rizespor 9 0 1 8 6 21 4 0 1 3 3 7 5 0 0 5 3 14 -15 1

Read more about Super Lig

The Süper Lig is the top league in Turkish football. It has 18 teams who play a season from August to May, meeting each other home and away. After all fixtures have been played the final league table is ready and the champion of Turkey celebrated. The three bottom teams are relegated.