Match Report
16 points separated the sides: İstanbul Başakşehir 5th on 57, Rizespor 8th on 41. Rizespor had been under-performing their position — 12th on five-round form against 8th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.71/1.03 for İstanbul Başakşehir and 1.35/1.53 for Rizespor (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.33.
İstanbul Başakşehir arrived on a run of three straight wins, having scored in 6 consecutive games. İstanbul Başakşehir had banked 11 of the last 15 points on offer; Rizespor, 4.
The head-to-head ledger counts 21 games: 12 İstanbul Başakşehir wins, 4 for Rizespor, 5 draws, at 2.62 goals per meeting.
Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadyumu in İstanbul staged the fixture, a ground that holds 17,156.
Goal scorers
İstanbul Başakşehir: Eldor Shomurodov (19'), Bertuğ Yıldırım (74') · Rizespor: Taha Şahin (45'), Valentin Mihăilă (68')
Key stats
Possession: İstanbul Başakşehir 57% · Rizespor 43% · Total shots: 10-13 · On target: 4-6 · Corners: 4-4