National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Rizespor or Eskişehirspor that keep their silverware dream alive.
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.
These teams have little in common geographically as Eskişehirspor have to travel 1000 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Rizespor form and stats
Last season their Turkish Cup adventure ended in the 8th finals against Galatasaray.3 victories, 1 draw and 2 defeats. That’s what Rizespor have to build on here at Çaykur Didi Stadyumu in the Super Lig.
A nice win for Rizespor last time playing, versus Göztepe. That was also a home game and the match ended 3-2 with Milan Škoda, Konrad Michalak and Fernando Boldrin scoring for the victors. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Fatih Karagumruk (1-2).
A late climax in the match against Göztepe as the winning goal came two minutes into overtime; scored by Milan Škoda.
Rizespor are traveling soon after this match as the Super Lig match at Trabzonspor awaits in four days.
A decent goal production from Rizespor in their home games so far, with 11 goals from 6 league matches. Rizespor have conceded 12 goals in these home games, a significant number.
Eskişehirspor form and stats
Eskişehirspor was sent out of Turkish Cup in the 3rd round last season.Eskişehirspor have only collected 2 points from their away games in the 1. Lig, after 0-2-5 (7 played). Eskişehirspor are desperate to end a 27-game winless run, as they haven't won a game since the Altnordu fixture. Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in 13 away games in a row.
A loss against Tuzlaspor was the result prior to that, in a 1. Lig home game.
A new game in only four days for Eskişehirspor, the 1. Lig home match versus Menemen Belediyespor. Busy days.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Eskişehirspor as they have only managed to score 4 times from 7 away games in the league. The opposition has been scoring high and low on Eskişehirspor's goalkeeper in away games this season, as they have let in 19 goals in 7 travels.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last eight meetings: three - four - one (Rizespor wins - draws - Eskişehirspor wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Rizespor missing players
Eskişehirspor missing players
| Rizespor | Eskişehirspor | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 7 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 12 | 4 | Lost | L | 9 | 16 | ||
| 39 | 31 | Scored | S | 5 | 16 | ||
| 43 | 24 | Conceded | C | 31 | 54 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 88% | 93% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 80% | ||
| 60% | 71% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 48% | ||
| 40% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 36% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 20% | ||
| 52% | 57% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 36% | ||
| 24% | 29% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | ||
| 28% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 60% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.5 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | ||
| 9 | 11.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.4 | 6.7 | ||
| 4.2 | 5.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 2.3 | ||
| 38% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 27% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Alanyaspor | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 23 |
| 2 | Galatasaray | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 23 |
| 3 | Fenerbahce | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 23 |
| 4 | Besiktas | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 19 |
| 5 | Göztepe | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 18 |
| 6 | Kasimpasa | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 18 |
| 7 | Hatayspor | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 18 |
| 8 | Fatih Karagumruk | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 17 |
| 9 | Yeni Malatyaspor | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 16 |
| 10 | Konyaspor | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 15 |
| 11 | Gazisehir Gaziantep | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 15 |
| 12 | Istanbul Basaksehir | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 15 |
| 13 | Rizespor | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -2 | 15 |
| 14 | Trabzonspor | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 14 |
| 15 | Antalyaspor | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | -4 | 13 |
| 16 | Sivasspor | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | -3 | 10 |
| 17 | Kayserispor | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -6 | 10 |
| 18 | BB Erzurumspor | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -9 | 9 |
| 19 | Genclerbirligi | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -9 | 8 |
| 20 | Denizlispor | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -11 | 6 |
| 21 | Ankaragucu | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -8 | 5 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Keciorengucu | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
| 2 | Tuzlaspor | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 24 |
| 3 | Altnordu | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 24 |
| 4 | Giresunspor | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 23 |
| 5 | Adana Demirspor | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 22 |
| 6 | Samsunspor | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 21 |
| 7 | Altay | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 20 |
| 8 | Bursaspor | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 20 |
| 9 | Istanbulspor | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
| 10 | Balıkesirspor | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 15 |
| 11 | Menemen Belediyespor | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -3 | 14 |
| 12 | Boluspor | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 13 |
| 13 | Akhisar Belediyespor | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | -7 | 13 |
| 14 | Umraniyespor | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -8 | 13 |
| 15 | Adanaspor | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
| 16 | Bandrmaspor | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8 | -2 | 12 |
| 17 | Osmanlspor | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 13 | -13 | 8 |
| 18 | Eskişehirspor | 14 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 19 | -21 | 2 |