Rizespor and Göztepe face at Çaykur Didi Stadyumu, in a match for the 12th round of the Süper Lig. The record of direct confrontations of the last 3 years is favorable to the visiting team, which in the last 4 matches won 2, drew 1 and lost 1. The last direct confrontation between these two teams, on 03-17-2020, ended with the Göztepe win by (2‑0). Particular attention is needed for the home / away condition, as both teams present significantly different results at home and away.
Rize :
After 3 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses, the home team is currently in 15th position, with 12 points won. In their last match, they lost to Fatih Karagümrük in an away match by (2‑1), after losing in the previous match (0‑4) at home, in a match against Galatasaray. This is a stronger team with the support of its fans, since in the last 30 games it has registered 1 victory, 3 draws and 11 losses as a visitor, with 12 goals scored and 29 suffered; against 6 victories, 4 draws and 5 defeats in his stadium, with 30 goals scored and 25 suffered. In their last 5 home games for the championship, Rizespor won 2, drew 1 and lost 2, winning 7 points out of 15 possible. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 7 of the last 10 matches, so they have not presented great defensive strength, but their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 14 of the last 21 matches have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In 10 games in this competition, he only managed 1 comeback in the 5 games in which he suffered the first goal.
The home team is coming off a loss (2-1), away from home, against Fatih Karagumruk. In the previous match, they also lost to the Galatasaray team, at home, 0-4. In 15th place, he makes an acceptable campaign, being able to get rid of the relegation if he maintains regularity. The coach will have the entire team available for the game.
Göztepe :
The visiting team is currently in 5th position, with 18 points won, after 4 wins, 6 draws and 1 loss. In the penultimate match, they drew at home against Kayserispor by (1‑1). In the last match, they won at home against Alanyaspor by (1‑0). This is a stronger team with the support of its fans, since in the last 30 games it has registered 3 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses as a visitor; against 8 victories, 4 draws and 3 defeats in his stadium. For the championship, Göztepe won 7 points out of 15 possible, after 1 victory and 4 draws in the last 5 matches they played as a visitor.
For this competition, they have not lost any of the last 5 away matches. His attack has scored regularly, as he has scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition.
The visitors won the last home game against Alanyaspor 1-0. In the previous match, they drew 1-1 with Kayserispor’s team, away from home. In 5th place, they are running an incredible campaign, much higher than expected. The coach will have four absences for the game: defenders Atinc Nukan and Lamine Gassama, left-back Batuhan Kirdaroglu and center forward Brown Ideye, all injured.
