Match Report
In the standings it was Göztepe 6th on 55 points, Rizespor 8th on 41 — separated by 14. Rizespor had been under-performing their position — 12th on five-round form against 8th in the table. Per game in the league, Göztepe were scoring 1.24 and conceding 0.94, Rizespor 1.35 and 1.53, against a competition average of 1.33 goals per team per game.
Göztepe had won three straight.
The sides have met 12 times in the GioScore results database: 5 wins for Göztepe, 2 draws and 5 for Rizespor, at 3.75 goals per meeting. This has been a host's fixture — the home side won 67% of the meetings. The last five meetings averaged 5.8 goals, well above the all-time 3.75.
Göztepe Gürsel Aksel Stadı (İzmir) staged the fixture, a ground that holds 20,040. Göztepe led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 3-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Göztepe: Novatus Miroshi (39'), Arda Okan Kurtulan (63'), Efkan Bekiroğlu (82') · Rizespor: Qazim Laci (60')
Key stats
Possession: Göztepe 33% · Rizespor 67% · Total shots: 13-16 · On target: 7-5 · Corners: 3-9