National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Rizespor or Kırklarelispor that keep their silverware dream alive.
Kırklarelispor have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1300 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
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.
Rizespor form and stats
Last season, Rizespor's Turkish Cup journey ended in the 4th round.2 victories, 3 draws and 0 defeats. That’s what Rizespor have to build on here at Çaykur Didi Stadyumu in the 1. Lig.
The Rizespor followers enjoyed the previous fixture, watching their team host BB Erzurumspor and win 3-1. Yala has scored in four games in a row. Ace!
1-1 away at Bandrmaspor before that.The manager Korkmaz will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Sakaryaspor in only four days.
Rizespor has scored 7 league goals at home this season, in 5 matches. From these home matches, Rizespor have conceded only 3 goals.
Kırklarelispor form and stats
They also participated in Turkish Cup last season. This ended in the 3rd round.It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Balkesirspor in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 1-1.
A draw for Kırklarelispor before that, at their own venue hosting Karacabey Birlikspor (1-1).A quick return to home after this game, as Kırklarelispor are hosting Etimesgut Belediyespor in the 2. Lig: Kirmizi only three days away.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  Y. Bolasie Yala 3 goals |  E. Altıntaş 3 goals |  F. Güneş 3 goals |
Rizespor missing players
Kırklarelispor missing players
| Rizespor | Kırklarelispor | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Won | W | 3 | 9 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 6 | 10 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 44 | 16 | Scored | S | 14 | 31 | ||
| 32 | 14 | Conceded | C | 13 | 27 | ||
| 92% | 90% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 92% | 90% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 76% | ||
| 56% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 36% | ||
| 36% | 30% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 20% | ||
| 12% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 64% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 52% | ||
| 24% | 30% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 20% | ||
| 5.2 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 3.6 | ||
| 5.5 | 6.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 3.8 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.4 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 9.4 | 9.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.5 | 8 | ||
| 4.6 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.7 | ||
| 38% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 34% | ||
| 9.8 | 8.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.1 | 10 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 3.6 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Eyupspor | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 27 |
| 2 | Bodrumspor | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 21 |
| 3 | Keciorengucu | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 21 |
| 4 | Samsunspor | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 20 |
| 5 | Boluspor | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 |
| 6 | Manisa BBSK | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 19 |
| 7 | Rizespor | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 18 |
| 8 | Pendikspor | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 18 |
| 9 | Bandrmaspor | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | -1 | 15 |
| 10 | Sakaryaspor | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -3 | 15 |
| 11 | Adanaspor | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 14 |
| 12 | Göztepe | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| 13 | Tuzlaspor | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -2 | 12 |
| 14 | Altay | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -4 | 12 |
| 15 | Altnordu | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -7 | 12 |
| 16 | Yeni Malatyaspor | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | -6 | 10 |
| 17 | BB Erzurumspor | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -6 | 10 |
| 18 | Genclerbirligi | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -8 | 7 |
| 19 | Denizlispor | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 15 | -14 | 5 |
