Caykur Rizespor vs Fenerbahce - prediction, team news, lineups

Caykur Rizespor volition look to crook a beardown commencement connected the roadworthy into their archetypal location triumph of the Super Lig play erstwhile they big Fenerbahce astatine the Caykur Didi Stadium connected Saturday.

Both sides person collected 10 points from their opening six league matches, with the Yellow Canaries sitting eighth and the Black Sea Sparrowhawk ninth, making this a gathering betwixt 2 teams separated lone by extremity difference.

Match preview

Rizespor person made an antithetic commencement to the campaign, taking each 10 of their points connected the roadworthy portion losing some of their location matches.

Recep Ucar's broadside opened with a 1-0 triumph astatine Konyaspor earlier beating Gaziantep 2-1 and Eyupspor 2-0, portion their location defeats came against Samsunspor and Alanyaspor.

The Atmacalar astir added different triumph successful their astir caller league fixture, which ended successful a 2-2 gully distant to Goztepe conscionable earlier the break. 

They went down aboriginal earlier looking connected people for triumph erstwhile goals from Ibrahim Olawoyin and Iustin Doicaru turned the crippled astir successful the 2nd half, but they conceded a stoppage-time punishment to stock the spoils.

Rizespor besides utilized the planetary interruption to physique immoderate momentum astatine home, beating Boluspor 3-0 successful a friendly, with each 3 goals arriving aft half-time and providing Ucar with a utile competitory workout earlier a considerably much demanding trial against Fenerbahce.

Their antiaircraft grounds gives them a tenable platform, with lone six goals conceded crossed their archetypal six league games, portion lone Kocaelispor (four) and Kasimpasa (five) person conceded fewer.

However, the Black Sea Sparrowhawks person conceded fractional of those goals crossed their 2 location defeats, portion they person not scored astatine Caykur Didi Stadium this season.

Fenerbahce volition anticipation to capitalise connected Rizespor's location woes to widen their 14-game unbeaten streak successful this fixture, a tally that includes 13 consecutive victories earlier the 2-2 gully successful their past encounter, erstwhile the Rize broadside rescued a constituent with a precocious goal.

The Yellow Canaries besides person 10 points from six matches, though their run has included a wider scope of results and a bid of ups and downs down the scenes.

Ismail Kartal's broadside mislaid 2-1 astatine Genclerbirligi connected the opening play and were beaten 2-1 by Besiktas astatine home, but they responded by beating Konyaspor 4-2 and Samsunspor 2-0 earlier signaling a goalless gully astatine Gaziantep.

The 8-0 triumph implicit Eyupspor successful their astir caller Super Lig outing was Fenerbahce's astir emphatic show of the campaign, with the effect taking their league extremity tally to 16 from six matches.

They followed that crippled with a 2-0 affable triumph implicit Turan Tovuz during the planetary break, though respective regular starters were fixed important minutes successful that fixture.

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Team News

Rizespor volition beryllium without Valentin Mihaila, who is serving a two-match suspension aft receiving a reddish paper successful the triumph astatine Eyupspor, with the TFF disciplinary committee confirming that the Romanian was fixed the prohibition for a superior foul.

Khusniddin Alikulov is besides sidelined with a cruciate ligament injury, portion Qazim Laci is doubtful with a musculus problem.

Ucar volition different person overmuch of the broadside that started the gully astatine Goztepe available.

Yahia Fofana should stay successful goal, with Mithat Pala, Attila Mocsi, Tayyib Sanuc and Modibo Sagnan expected to signifier the antiaircraft line, portion Ali Sowe should pb the onslaught aft scoring 3 goals crossed Rizespor's archetypal six league matches.

Fenerbahce volition beryllium without Mert Muldur, who is recovering from a meniscus injury, and Jayden Oosterwolde, who is dealing with an Achilles problem, portion Amara Diouf is besides listed arsenic unavailable.

Meanwhile, Marco Asensio is successful contention for a starting spot aft playing successful the affable against Turan Tovuz.

Caykur Rizespor imaginable starting lineup:

Fofana; Pala, Mocsi, Sanuc, Sagnan; Antalyali; Doicaru, Sahin, Olawoyin, Bulut; Sowe

Fenerbahce imaginable starting lineup:

Ederson; Semedo, Ake, Skriniar, Brown; Guendouzi, Kante; Greenwood, Kahveci, Akturkoglu; Muriqi

We say: Caykur Rizespor 1-2 Fenerbahce

Rizespor's antiaircraft grounds means Fenerbahce should person to enactment for the points, but the visitors person dominated this fixture and the hosts person struggled astatine location this season, which is wherefore we expect Kartal's men to borderline this successful the end.

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