The Super Lig game at Medaş Konya Büyükşehir Stadyumu on Saturday sees home side Konyaspor ready themselves for the challenge from opponents Çaykur Rizespor.
Our tips, poll and stats for Konyaspor v Çaykur Rizespor can all be found here (including the best match odds).
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Konyaspor
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Konyaspor won’t want a repeat of their last result here following the 1-0 Super Lig loss in their previous game against Antalyaspor.
In that game, Konyaspor had 51% possession and 15 shots at goal with 7 on target. Antalyaspor had 8 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. Ramzi Safouri (62') was the scorer for Antalyaspor.
Recep Uçar's Konyaspor have netted a sum total of 8 times in their last six outings. The corresponding number of goals that they have conceded in those fixtures is 5.
Pre-game facts show that Konyaspor:
- haven't been beaten in the league by Çaykur Rizespor in their last 2 matches.
- haven't beaten Çaykur Rizespor in their previous 4 matches in the league.
- haven't been defeated in their previous 5 league matches at home.
Çaykur Rizespor
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Çaykur Rizespor go into this encounter following a 2-0 Super Lig win against Gaziantep in their previous game.
In that match, Çaykur Rizespor had 44% possession and 20 shots on goal with 10 of them on target. For Çaykur Rizespor, goals were scored by Ali Sowe (77') and Ibrahim Olawoyin (95'). At the other end, Gaziantep had 14 shots on goal with 3 of them on target.
For 6 of the past 6 games featuring Çaykur Rizespor, a relatively low number of goals have been scored between them and their opposition. The overall average number of goals per game in that period works out to a paltry 1.67, with the average goals for Atmacalar standing at 0.67.
Heading into this contest, Çaykur Rizespor have not won away from home in their last 3 matches in the league.
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Head to head
A review of their past head to head clashes stretching back to 20/04/2021 tells us that Konyaspor have won 1 of these games and Çaykur Rizespor 3, with the tally of draws standing at 2.
A combined sum of 19 goals were produced between them in this period, with 9 for Konyaspor and 10 being from Atmacalar. That is an average goals per game value of 3.17.
The last league clash between these clubs was Super Lig match day 16 on 14/12/2024 and the score finished Çaykur Rizespor 1-1 Konyaspor.
On that day, Çaykur Rizespor managed 63% possession and 24 attempts on goal with 8 of them on target. Their only player to score was Ali Sowe (44').
Konyaspor got 8 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target. Danijel Aleksić (53') scored.
The referee was Alper Akarsu.
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Team News: Konyaspor
Emmanuel Boateng (Muscle injury), Tunahan Taşçı (Overstretching of the syndesmotic ligament) and Danijel Aleksic (Muscle injury) will be missing for Konyaspor gaffer Recep Uçar.
In all likelihood, Konyaspor will possibly use a 4-1-4-1 system this time with Jakub Slowik, Marko Jevtovic, Adil Demirbag, Ugurcan Yazgili, Guilherme Haubert, Morten Björlo, Alassane Ndao, Louka Prip, Pedrinho, Yusuf Erdogan and Blaz Kramer.
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Team News: Çaykur Rizespor
We reckon that Atmacalar could decide to make use of a 4-2-3-1 formation with a starting lineup of Ivo Grbic, Muhammet Taha Şahin, Samet Akaydin, Khusniddin Alikulov, C. Højer Nielsen, Dal Varesanovic, Berkay Özcan, Vaclav Jurecka, Ibrahim Olawoyin, Altin Zeqiri and Ali Sowe.
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Prediction
We believe that Çaykur Rizespor will have to play well to break down this Konyaspor lineup who we reckon will manage to score & go ahead.
We’re therefore predicting a very competitive game with a 1-0 winning score for Konyaspor at full-time.
A close call.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for the game?
Regarding the current betting odds on the WDW market, a win for Konyaspor is available for 2.1, a bet on the game finishing all-square is 3.3 and selecting a win for Çaykur Rizespor is 3.4. Those are the best returns that can be secured right now.
Peter Guest,
12:08 06/05/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Konyaspor
Formed: 1922
Stadium: Medaş Konya Büyükşehir Stadyumu (41,600)
Captain: Guilherme Haubert Sityá
Chairman: Ömer Korkmaz
Manager: Recep Uçar
Competitions: Super Lig position 9
⭐ Star Man: Blaž Kramer
Generally deployed in the Striker position, Blaž Kramer was born in Slovenia. Having made a first senior appearance for FC Zürich in the 2019 - 2020 season, the goalscoring Forward has accumulated 9 league goals in the Süper Lig 2024 - 2025 campaign to date in 28 appearances.