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Rizespor vs Fenerbahce Prediction & Betting tips
Derby victory for the canaries! Last matchday Fenerbahce prevailed against Besiktas and got three important points in the title race. Fenerbahce also overtook the city rivals in the table and is now fourth. In the last game of the first half of the season, Fenerbahce is visiting the Black Sea and meets Rizespor.
Although the canaries recently performed poorly abroad, the bookmakers favor the guests in the match between Rizespor and Fenerbahce.
The Black Sea club from Rize recently caused a small surprise with an away win in Malatya. The Blue-Greens will have to build on their latest performance so that points can be waved against Fenerbahce at home. In the games against the four heavyweights of the Süper Lig, Rizespor has so far only scored one point.
Rizespor:
Ismail Kartal meets his old love. The current coach of the Black Sea Club will meet his former team from Istanbul on Sunday evening. Kartal was active as a footballer for Fenerbahce for years and in the meantime also coached the canaries. After a lack of success, Kartal had to leave the team.
In summer 2019, Ismail Kartal took over the Black Sea club from Rize. An interim form crisis has been weathered well this season. In the meantime, Rizespor has expanded the pad to the relegation places and is in twelfth place in the table. In the second half of the season, the blue-greens will still have to improve.
Defeats against teams like Kasimpasa or Kayserispor show that relegation remains the primary goal of Rizespor. At home, Rize has a home record of 4-1-3, with two of the last five home games lost. In total, ten goals were scored in eight home games. Only in the home games against Kasimpasa (0: 3) and Göztepe (0: 0) Rize remained without a goal.
Ismail Kartal will be without injured Mostapha El Kabir and Mykola Moroziuk in their home game against Fenerbahce. There are no further losses at the Black Sea Club.
Fenerbahce:
The derby win on the previous day was very important for Fenerbahce. The canaries have not only reduced the gap to league leaders Sivasspor, but have also passed city rival Besiktas. On the last day of the first half of the season, Fenerbahce now wants to overcome the weakness away.
In the last four away games Fenerbahce has recently been without a win. The Canaries have not won a foreign game since Denizlispor won away. Most recently there was a bitter away bankruptcy at Sivasspor. If Fenerbahce can build on the performance against Besiktas, an away win at Rizespor will be possible.
Especially in the offensive game, the canaries have recently been convincing. Fenerbahce fired 17 shots in the derby against Besiktas, more than twice as many as the opponent. Most likely there will be only minimal changes compared to the youngest starting eleven.
In the away game against Rizespor, Ciftpinar, Moses, Zajc and Kaldirim will still be missing due to injury. Serdar Aziz also has to pause after his fifth yellow card of the current season. Jailson is expected to start with Zanka in central defense. However, it remains to be seen on the wings whether Cigerci will be given preference over Rodrigues.
Rizespor vs Fenerbahce head to head matches
02.03.19 SL Fenerbahce Rizespor 3 : 2
30.09.18 SL Rizespor Fenerbahce 3 : 0
30.04.17 SL Fenerbahce Rizespor 2 : 1
27.11.16 SL Rizespor Fenerbahce 1 : 5
24.01.16 SL Fenerbahce Rizespor 2 : 1