Week 21 brings us a match on Jan 15th where Rizespor will travel to İstanbul to battle Fatih Karagümrük in a Super Lig match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. 13th placed Fatih Karagümrük is fresh off their 1-3 loss against Gazişehir Gaziantep. Furkan Soyalp struck first for Gazişehir Gaziantep in the 6th minute on a feed from Joao Figueiredo, then Muhammet Demir added another in the 18th minute on a feed from Alexandru Maxim. Fatih Karagümrük looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while 19th placed Rizespor is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Beşiktaş. Michy Batshuayi struck first for Beşiktaş in the 25th minute on a penalty shot, then Joel Pohjanpalo tied it up for Rizespor in the 56th minute on a feed from Rick Boldrin . Rizespor is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on the 21st of August, Rizespor and Fatih Karagümrük battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither Rizespor nor Fatih Karagümrük could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 6 and 9 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,.
Rizespor is glad to have Joel Pohjanpalo in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored 5 goals. Aleksandar Pešić has been the most prolific scorer on Fatih Karagümrük in his last 5 matches with three goals.