Match Report
The table gap was wide: 23 points between Rizespor (9th, 49 pts) and Hatayspor (18th, 26 pts). On the form table Hatayspor stood 7th over the last five rounds, despite being 18th overall. Per game in the league, Rizespor were scoring 1.44 and conceding 1.61, Hatayspor 1.31 and 2.06, against a competition average of 1.47 goals per team per game.
The head-to-head ledger counts 7 games: 3 Rizespor wins, 2 for Hatayspor, 2 draws, at 2 goals per meeting. These meetings skew tight — only 29% saw more than two goals.
The venue was Çaykur Didi Stadyumu in Rize, with room for 15,558 spectators. Rizespor led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 6 goals for the 5-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Rizespor: Babajide David Akintola (43'), Emrecan Bulut (72'), Ali Sowe (50'), Ibrahim Olawoyin (90'), Ali Sowe (90') · Hatayspor: Y. Buz (68'), K. Alıcı (74')