Rizespor – Yeni Malatyaspor SOCCER PICKS
Rizespor and Yeni Malatyaspor meet at Yeni Rize Şehir Stadı, in a match for the 23rd round of the Süper Lig. Yeni Malatyaspor won at home (1-0) the last time they met in this edition of the league, on 09-22-2018. Despite being a match between 10th and 5th of the table, it is actually a match between the 17th classified in home matches and the 6th as a visitor.
Rizespor:
The home team is currently in the 10 th position of the league, with 25 points won, after 5 wins, 10 draws and 7 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in a home match against Antalyaspor, by (1-1). In the last match, they won in an away match against Bursaspor, by (0-2). Interestingly, this is a team that has had better results in away matches than at home, since they have won 13 points in away matches and only 12 at their stadium. For the championship, Rizespor won 12 points out of 30 possible points, after 2 wins, 6 draws and 2 losses in the last 10 home matches. In the matches played in their stadium there are some more frequent results: at the end of the first 45 ‘0-1 (4 out of 10 matches) and at the end of the match 1-1 (5 out of 10 matches). They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored at least one goal in each of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition have ended with Over 1,5 goals. In 22 matches in this competition, they only got 1 comeback in the 10 matches in which they suffered the first goal.
The Rizespor enters this day motivated, after a triumph, by 0-2, in the displacement to the land of the Bursaspor, adding the fifth followed encounter without losing in this competition. Due to this phase, the locals moved away from the descent zone. In this game against the fans, coach Okan Buruk must act in a tactical system in 4-2-3-1, with the aim of trying to take advantage of counterattacks. In any case, we believe that Rizespor will adopt a more cautious stance, with the objective of not granting spaces to its adversary. Vedat Muriqi is the great highlight of this team, with 7 goals scored. In doubt for this game will be Traoré and Petrucci.
Yeni Malatyaspor:
After 9 wins, 7 draws and 6 losses, the away team is currently in the 5 th position, with 34 points won. In the last match, they lost in a home match against Beşiktaş, by (1-2), after in the previous match they tied in a match against Konyaspor, by (1-1). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, since they have won 13 points in away matches and 21 at their stadium, with 13 goals scored and 14 conceded at home, against 21 goals scored and 11 conceded at home. In the last 10 away league matches Yeni Malatyaspor has a record of 2 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses, so they have won 10 points out of 30 possible. In their away league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 1-0 (4 out of 11 matches). They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 9 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 22 matches in this competition, they have only 1 comeback in the 9 matches they have conceded the first goal.
Yeni Malatyaspor enters this unmotivated day, after a defeat, by 1-2, in the reception to Besiktas, adding the fourth game followed without winning the championship: Sismanoglu scored the only goal of the team. The coach Erol Bulut usually acts in a 4-3-3, favoring a more interior game, in which the most advanced man is Sismanoglu. On the other hand, Danijel Aleksic is the best scorer of Yeni Malatyaspor, with 9 goals scored. The visiting team usually practice a very supported football, trying to take advantage of any space to attack. The technician of the strangers will not be able to count on Buyuk, suspended, besides Bifouma and Pereira, injured.
