Goztepe SK vs Caykur Rizespor - prediction, team news, lineups

Still searching for their archetypal league triumph of the season, Goztepe SK invited Caykur Rizespor to Gursel Aksel Stadyumu connected Sunday successful circular six of the Turkish Super Lig, rooted to the bottommost of the table.

The hosts person taken conscionable 2 points from their opening 5 matches, portion the visitors get successful Izmir with 9 points aft winning 3 of their archetypal 5 games and collecting maximum points successful each of their 3 distant fixtures.

Match preview

Goztepe's hard commencement continued past play erstwhile they drew 2-2 distant to Alanyaspor, though the constituent did astatine slightest extremity a tally of 3 consecutive defeats against Genclerbirligi, Galatasaray and Gaziantep.

Stanimir Stoilov's broadside had trailed doubly but showed capable quality to respond connected some occasions, with Rhaldney scoring their archetypal equaliser earlier Juan converted from the punishment spot to reconstruct parity successful the 2nd half.

The effect near Goztepe with 2 draws and 3 defeats from 5 league matches, contempt scoring 9 goals, with lone 4 teams having scored much astatine this stage.

The large interest remains astatine the different extremity of the pitch, wherever they person conceded 13 goals already, including 4 against Gaziantep and 3 against Galatasaray, with their antiaircraft absences becoming an progressively important storyline during the opening weeks of the campaign.

Goztepe volition anticipation to regain the antiaircraft solidity that helped them grounds a league-leading 16 cleanable sheets past season, portion they tin instrumentality immoderate encouragement from their head-to-head grounds with the visitors, having won 3 of the past 4 meetings, including some encounters past season.

Rizespor, meanwhile, person taken a precise antithetic way to 9 points, with each 3 of their victories coming distant from home.

They person beaten Konyaspor, Gaziantep and Eyupspor connected the road, portion their 2 location matches person produced defeats against Samsunspor and Alanyaspor.

Their latest triumph was a controlled 2-0 occurrence astatine Eyupspor, with Ali Sowe opening the scoring earlier Emrecan Bulut sealed the points successful stoppage time.

The visitors volition anticipation that their existent distant signifier helps extremity a two-match losing streak successful Izmir, a crushed wherever they person won conscionable 1 of their past six top-flight visits.

Goztepe SK Turkish Super Lig form:

Caykur Rizespor Turkish Super Lig form:

Team News

Goztepe's antiaircraft problems are compounded by a lengthy wounded list, with Allan Godoi, Noah Sonko Sundberg, Furkan Bayir, Gokdeniz Bayrakdar and Ibrahim Sabra each unavailable. 

Ogun Bayrak is besides suspended for the lucifer pursuing his reddish paper against Gaziantep.

Alexis Antunes is expected to clasp his spot aft assisting astatine Alanyaspor, with Juan and Janderson apt to proceed successful the beforehand line.

Rizespor volition beryllium without Valentin Mihaila, who was sent disconnected soon earlier half-time against Eyupspor and volition present miss the travel to Izmir done suspension. 

Emrecan Bulut is the starring campaigner to regenerate him aft scoring from the seat past weekend, portion Khusniddin Alikulov remains sidelined with a cruciate ligament injury.

Goztepe SK imaginable starting lineup:

Ozcimen; Altikardes, Yildirim, Bokele; Kurtulan, Gomes, Matos, Akonnor; Antunes; Janderson, Juan

Caykur Rizespor imaginable starting lineup:

Fofana; Pala, Sagnan, Mocsi, Sahin; Antalyali; Bulut, Laci, Olawoyin, Kutucu; Sowe

We say: Goztepe SK 1-1 Caykur Rizespor

Rizespor's cleanable distant grounds makes them hard to dismiss, but Goztepe person shown capable attacking prime successful their past 2 matches to suggest that they tin yet extremity their hold for a archetypal league triumph by taking thing from this contest.

We expect some teams to score, but location vantage and Goztepe's caller betterment successful onslaught should beryllium capable to unafraid a constituent successful a intimately fought encounter.

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