Caykur Rizespor vs Karagumruk - prediction, team news, lineups

Caykur Rizespor volition purpose to instrumentality to winning signifier successful the Turkish Super Lig when they big bottommost broadside Fatih Karagumruk astatine Caykur Didi Stadyumu connected Monday.

The Black Sea broadside are winless successful 3 league matches (2D, 1L), but they volition consciousness assured facing a Karagumruk squad connected a seven-game winless tally (1D, 6L).

Match preview

October was kinder to Rizespor than the archetypal 2 months of the season, but it inactive brought mixed fortunes for the club, who recorded 2 wins, 2 draws, and 1 nonaccomplishment crossed each competitions. 

Ilhan Palut’s men began the period with a 5-2 location triumph implicit Antalyaspor, followed by a constrictive 2-1 nonaccomplishment to Trabzonspor and back-to-back draws with Basaksehir (0-0) and Samsunspor (1-1).

They ended the period connected a high, brushing speech third-tier Karakopru 3-0 successful the Turkish Cup, and present look to physique momentum successful the league with what appears a favourable location fixture.

Consistency, however, has been the team’s main contented this season, arsenic Rizespor are yet to grounds back-to-back wins and person often followed beardown performances with frustrating results. 

Historically, they person besides struggled against Karagumruk, losing 4 of the past 7 meetings crossed each competitions against them, including the past two.

Still, location signifier tells a much affirmative story, with Rizespor unbeaten successful the past 3 encounters betwixt them successful Rize (1W, 2D), and they defeated Karagumruk 1-0 astatine this venue successful September 2023.

For the visitors, it has been a disastrous commencement to beingness backmost successful the apical flight, with the Black Reds sitting bottommost of the array with conscionable 4 points (1W, 1D, 8L) and having the league’s worst antiaircraft record, conceding 22 goals.

Marcel Licka paid the terms for the mediocre start, losing his occupation aft a 2-2 gully with Kayserispor, a effect that extended their winless streak to seven. 

The Czech manager was successful complaint for 10 competitory games and managed conscionable 0.40 points mean per game, and his dismissal was announced connected Friday.

Onur Can Korkmaz, who guided them to promotion past play and has been moving arsenic Licka’s adjunct this season, has returned arsenic caput manager and volition anticipation to animate a much-needed turnaround.

Caykur Rizespor Turkish Super Lig form:

Caykur Rizespor signifier (all competitions):

Fatih Karagumruk Turkish Super Lig form:

Team News

Rizespor volition stay without Ibrahim Olawoyin and Halil Dervisoglu, who person some missed the past 4 matches. 

Goalkeeper Yahia Fofana, who has been absent for 2 games, could instrumentality aft his unspecified issue.

Playmaker Qazim Laci, who leads the squad for large chances created (4), volition erstwhile again instrumentality complaint of midfield creativity alongside Giannis Papanikolaou. 

Altin Zeqiri, who is the astir close shooter this play for the hosts (1.2 shots connected people per game), is pushing for a start.

Meanwhile, Karagumruk are inactive without right-back Ricardo Esgaio and winger Joao Camacho, who are some injured. 

Camacho’s lack means Ahmet Sivri and Serginho should proceed arsenic the wide pairing, arsenic the visitors look for an contiguous turnaround nether the caller manager.

Caykur Rizespor imaginable starting lineup:

Canpolat; Sahin, Mocsi, Akaydin, Nielsen; Papanikolaou, Laci; Augusto, Buljubasic, Rak-Sakyi; Jurecka

Fatih Karagumruk imaginable starting lineup:

Grbic; Cankaya, Yigit, Roco, Kurukalip; Ozcan, Kranevitter; Serginho, Larsson, Sivri; Fofana

We say: Caykur Rizespor 2-1 Fatih Karagumruk

Rizespor’s superior location signifier and attacking sharpness marque them beardown favourites to instrumentality each 3 points, with Karagumruk’s antiaircraft problems and mediocre distant grounds suggesting they could conflict erstwhile again, adjacent nether caller management.

For information investigation of the astir apt results, scorelines and much for this lucifer delight click here.

ID:584891:1false2false3false: from db desktop :LenBod:collect10004:

No Data Analysis info

Previews by email

Click here to get Sports Mole's regular email of previews and predictions for each large game!