It will be a heated duel on the Black Sea. With Rizespor and Trabzonspor, two rival Black Sea rivals meet. The reason for the rekindled rivalry between the two clubs is the season 2016/17, as Rizespor relegated to the second division. For Rizespor, the descent was clearly due to Trabzonspor’s distortion of competition.
Trabzon played against Bursaspor on the last match of the 2016/17 season. The guests from Bursa urgently needed an away win at the Black Sea to fix the league on their own. Rizespor put in the same game before and was due to the interim leadership of Trabzonspor on the saving shore. Completely to the annoyance of Rizespor Trabzon gambled the lead and conceded within a few minutes two goals.
This sealed the relegation of Bursaspor. Rizespor, on the other hand, dropped from the Süper Lig’s neighbors due to the lack of support from the shooters. Even before the two Black Sea clubs had not just a fan friendship, were off the Black Sea derbys but not much enemies. Only after the recent event has the great rivalry been ignited.
On Sunday evening, there is now the derby between Rizespor and Trabzonspor, where according to odds of the bookmaker is not a clear favorite to determine. The game has a special significance for Rizespor. In the Caykur Didi Stadium of Rize can be expected with sold-out ranks.
Rizespor:
After the strong start to the season, the euphoria at the Black Sea club in Rize quickly fizzled out. Last game was a bitter 0: 5 swatter in runner-up Basaksehir. Thus it was already the second defeat in a row for Rizespor.
At the Black Sea derby against Trabzonspor Rize wants to find back to the victory track and builds on the great support of the local fans. The derby has a very special status with its own supporters. What is traditional clubs such as Fenerbahce and Galatasaray the intercontinental derby, so high is the Black Sea derby against Trabzon for the Rize supporters classify.
Rize coach Ismail Kartal is aware of the importance of derby victory against Trabzon’s neighbor. In the home game against Trabzonspor Coach Kartal will be able to draw from the full as far as possible. Only offensive player Umar Aminu will miss the Black Sea derby due to injury.
Changes in the starting eleven are not to be expected at Rizespor. Before the recent debacle against Basaksehir there were convincing appearances by Rizespor. In the last home game, Rize lost against the promoted from Gaziantep, but was the better team for long stretches. In the home games drew against Göztepe (0: 0) and secured a 2-1 home win over Sivasspor.
Ismail Kartal had apologized to his own fans after the disappointing appearance in Istanbul and promised compensation at the Black Sea derby against Trabzonspor. If Rizespor prevails against Trabzonspor, a tip on the home side will be lucratively remunerated.
Trabzonspor:
Trabzonspor has made the 2: 2 draw at home against FC Basel downright. In the second group match of the Europa League Trabzonspor conceded early a goal, but could within minutes, the equalizer again. During the game, FC Basel was the better team, but the guests were missing again.
Instead, Trabzonspor came into play better and even scored in the final quarter hour even the interim lead goal. Only two minutes later, FC Basel equalized for a goal from Okafor. Already over the course of the game, the defensive problems of the Black Sea Club were noticeable.
The FCB has made from the open spaces in the midfield, but much too little, so the draw was bearable in the end for both sides. With only one point from the first two group games, however, the hopes of Trabzonspor on the knockout phase of the Europa League are slowly disappearing.
At home in Süper Lig, Trabzonspor faced a dominant home performance in the derby against Besiktas ahead of the Europa League fixture against FC Basel. With 4: 1, the team of Ünal Karaman prevailed in the top match against the traditional club from Istanbul. On Matchday before Trabzonspor conceded in the away game in Sivas for the first time after 16 Süper Lig games again a defeat.
The strong series of Trabzonspor is thus torn. Ünal Karaman continues to complain at the Black Sea Club of a large military hospital, where the experienced Trabzon coach on performers such as Ekuban, Ömür, Onazi, Sari and Fernandes must do without. The defeats in the squad were noticeable in recent games. That does not change the meanwhile 4: 1 victory over Besiktas.
Trabzonspor has conceded at least one goal in each match this season. Compared to the starting eleven against FC Basel, there are likely to be no major changes.
