Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Galatasaray (1st, 77 pts) held a 36-point advantage over Rizespor (8th, 41 pts). Rizespor ranked just 12th in the league on five-round form despite their 8th table position. Against a league average of 1.33 goals per team per game, Rizespor ran at 1.35 scored and 1.53 conceded, Galatasaray at 2.26 and 0.88.
Three consecutive draws preceded this one for Rizespor. Over the last five, Rizespor had taken 3 of 15 points to Galatasaray's 10.
GioScore's database holds 26 meetings between the two: 3 for Rizespor, 15 for Galatasaray and 8 drawn, at 3.42 goals per meeting. Only 38% of these meetings ended in a home win. In 65% of the meetings, both sides found the net.
Çaykur Didi Stadyumu in Rize, capacity 15,558, hosted the game.
Goal scorers
Galatasaray: Yunus Akgün (62'), Victor Osimhen (73'), Barış Alper Yılmaz (19')
Key stats
Possession: Rizespor 40% · Galatasaray 60% · Total shots: 15-19 · On target: 4-5 · Corners: 3-3