The league table in Super Lig tells a story about these teams so far, with Trabzonspor leading Rizespor by 21 points. Match preview to follow:
Trabzonspor 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.
Trabzonspor form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Medical Park Stadyumu as Trabzonspor, who have the most scored goals (49) in Super Lig, have scored 31 goals to get 26 points from 12 games. The overall stats in the Super Lig are 8-2-2 (wins-draws-losses). Trabzonspor has won so many consecutive home games (four in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Medical Park Stadyumu. We remember; it was Denizlispor.
Trabzonspor travelled for their previous game, a trip to Beşiktaş that ended 2-2. Before that, Trabzonspor had a home game versus Sivasspor which ended with a victory 2-1.
The Trabzonspor goalkeeper Uğurcan Çakır was crucial in the match against Beşiktaş last time out, making seven saves.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Trabzonspor as they have a new game in only three days, a Turkish Cup match thankfully also at home. Fenerbahçe are visiting.
Goals are plentiful at Medical Park Stadyumu in the league this season as Trabzonspor has scored 31 goals here in 12 home games. On the other hand, Trabzonspor have conceded 13 goals.
Rizespor form and stats
There's been little loot from Rizespor's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 10 away games in the Super Lig. Rizespor only have 2 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 2 draws. It's a growing despair in Rizespor as they have recorded three consecutive losses.
Rizespor's previous game was their home loss versus İstanbul Başakşehir (1-2). Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Gazişehir Gaziantep's place.
The visitors have scored 7 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Rizespor have conceded 19 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Trabzonspor and Rizespor have met before this season: Rizespor - Trabzonspor 1-2. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's seven Trabzonspor victories, two draws and one Rizespor win. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Sørloth 18 goals | A. Nwakaeme 9 goals |  J. Sosa 4 goals |
Trabzonspor missing players
Rizespor missing players
| Trabzonspor | Rizespor | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 5 | 10 | 22 |
| 13 | 8 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 49 | 31 | 13 | Scored | S | 4 | 7 | 22 |
| 23 | 13 | 4 | Conceded | C | 14 | 19 | 34 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 86% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 82% |
| 68% | 75% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 20% | 45% |
| 36% | 42% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 20% | 14% |
| 18% | 33% | 67% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 40% | 20% | 9% |
| 73% | 75% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 30% | 45% |
| 23% | 17% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 27% |
| 5% | 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 50% | 32% |
| 5.5 | 5.6 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 4 | 4.4 |
| 5.7 | 5.2 | 2.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.6 | 6 | 5 |
| 2 | 2.1 | 0.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 299 | 181 | 61 | Total Shots | T S | 34 | 84 | 220 |
| 126 | 77 | 30 | Shots on Target | S O | 13 | 30 | 83 |
| 39% | 40% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 23% | 27% |
- Rizespor has the fewest points from losing position (0)
- Rizespor has the fewest scored goals (7) 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.
- Trabzonspor has the fewest matches under the total-line (7)
- Trabzonspor has the most dropped points from leading position (16)
- Trabzonspor has the most scored goals (31) at home
- Trabzonspor has the most scored goals (49)
- Trabzonspor has the most scored goals in the first half (25)
- Trabzonspor has the the best goal difference (+26)
- Trabzonspor have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Trabzonspor have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Trabzonspor have scored more than double the goals of Rizespor.
- Trabzonspor haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 43 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 46 |
| 2 | Trabzonspor | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 49 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 26 | 45 |
| 3 | Galatasaray | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 21 | 45 |
| 4 | Sivasspor | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 42 | 26 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 45 |
| 5 | Beşiktaş | 24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 38 | 31 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 7 | 40 |
| 6 | Alanyaspor | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 42 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 39 |
| 7 | Fenerbahçe | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 42 | 29 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 38 |
| 8 | Göztepe | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 34 |
| 9 | Gazişehir Gaziantep | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 34 | 36 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 21 | -2 | 31 |
| 10 | Gençlerbirliği | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 39 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 24 | -7 | 27 |
| 11 | Antalyaspor | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 40 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 18 | -15 | 25 |
| 12 | Yeni Malatyaspor | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 35 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 3 | 24 |
| 13 | Denizlispor | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 15 | -11 | 24 |
| 14 | Rizespor | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 19 | -12 | 24 |
| 15 | Konyaspor | 24 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 32 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | -13 | 22 |
| 16 | Kasımpaşa | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 31 | 49 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 27 | -18 | 20 |
| 17 | Ankaragücü | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 39 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 20 | -19 | 20 |
| 18 | Kayserispor | 23 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 56 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 37 | -32 | 16 |