📏 Form Guide

Çaykur Rizespor

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Çaykur Rizespor will be hoping for a better result after a 2-0 Super Lig losing effort in their last game against İstanbul Başakşehir.

In that match, Çaykur Rizespor had 50% possession and 12 shots on goal with 2 of them on target. For their opponents, Istanbul Basaksehir got 12 attempts at goal with 4 on target. Dimitris Pelkas (12') and Berkay Özcan (93') scored for İstanbul Başakşehir.

Matches with Çaykur Rizespor have usually been exciting ones lately with plenty of scoring anticipated. Over their past half dozen clashes alone, a total of 24 goals have flown in for both sides combined (at an average of 4 goals per game) with 15 of those belonging to Çaykur Rizespor. Such a pattern won’t necessarily be continued into this game, however.

Analysis of their past results shows that Çaykur Rizespor:

• haven't been beaten in the league by MKE Ankaragücü in their last 3 matches.
• haven't beaten MKE Ankaragücü in their last 2 league games.
• are undefeated in their last 3 home league matches.

MKE Ankaragücü

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Since a losing effort in their last game against Beşiktaş in Super Lig competition, MKE Ankaragücü will be aiming to make amends here.

In that match, MKE Ankaragücü managed 56% possession and 17 shots at goal with 2 on target. Besiktas got 16 attempts on goal with 5 on target. Ernest Muçi (18') and Jackson Muleka (67') scored for Beşiktaş.

MKE Ankaragücü have been effective going forward in the lead-up to this encounter, scoring 8 times in their previous 6 matches. This doesn’t mask the fact that MKE Ankaragücü can also improve defensively after being scored against in 6 of those same games.

Analysis of their past results shows that MKE Ankaragücü:

• have not beaten Çaykur Rizespor when they've played them away from home in the last 3 league games.
• are without a win away from home in their last 9 league matches. It's not a good run at all.

↔️ Head to head

An examination of their prior head to head clashes going back to 04/05/2019 shows that Çaykur Rizespor have won 2 of these games & MKE Ankaragücü 1, with the number of drawn matches standing at 3.

A total of 21 goals were scored between the two sides throughout the course of those matches, with 12 of them from Atmacalar and 9 netted by Kupa beyi. That’s an average goals per game of 3.5.

The last league match between these clubs was Super Lig match day 15 on 11/12/2023 and the score finished MKE Ankaragücü 1-1 Çaykur Rizespor.

That time, MKE Ankaragücü managed 32% possession and 15 shots on goal with 7 of them on target. The scorer was Olimpiu Moruțan (14').

At the other end, Çaykur Rizespor had 12 attempts at goal with 2 on target. Adolfo Gaich (97') was the scorer.

The referee was Halil Umut Meler.

📰 Team News: Çaykur Rizespor

The Çaykur Rizespor boss İlhan Palut doesn’t have any fitness concerns at all ahead of this game thanks to a fully healthy squad available to choose from.

In our view, Atmacalar look set to opt for a 4-2-3-1 system with Gokhan Akkan, Muhammet Taha Şahin, Khusniddin Alikulov, Emir Han Topcu, C. Højer Nielsen, Dal Varesanovic, Jonjo Shelvey, Altin Zeqiri, B. David Akintola, Ibrahim Olawoyin and Martin Minchev.

📰 Team News: MKE Ankaragücü

MKE Ankaragücü boss Emre Belözoğlu has to currently contend with reduced team options. Alper Uludağ (unknown injury) and Olimpiu Moruţan (Achilles tendon rupture) are not ready for selection. Nihad Mujakic cannot play in this game through suspension.

We’re of the thinking that Kupa beyi appear most likely to elect for a 4-2-3-1 system using Bahadir Güngördü, Stelios Kitsiou, Olimpiu Morutan, Mert Cetin, Kazimcan Karatas, Tolga Cigerci, Ali Kaan Güneren, Christian Bassogog, Efkan Bekiroglu, Uros Radakovic and Ali Sowe.

⚡ Prediction

When taking everything into account, MKE Ankaragücü will need to push hard to register a score against this Çaykur Rizespor lineup who will likely get a goal themselves and run out victorious.

We’re going for a very even match with a 1-0 winning margin for Çaykur Rizespor at the conclusion of the game.

Should be interesting.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Andre Moura, 15:04 28/04/2024