In this week 27 match on the 27th of February, Galatasaray will host Rizespor in a meeting of these two closely matched Super Lig teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Galatasaray sits at 13th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-2 win against Göztepe. Victor Nelsson struck first for Galatasaray in the 3rd minute on a feed from Mostafa Mohamed, then Cherif Ndiaye tied it up for Göztepe in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time , but Galatasaray kept scoring and walked away with the win. Galatasaray looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while rizespor sits at 18th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against İstanbul Başakşehir. Trezeguet scored the first goal for İstanbul Başakşehir in the 33rd minute, then Trezeguet added another in the 52nd minute In the end, Rizespor was frustrated by İstanbul Başakşehir’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. İstanbul Başakşehir ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on the 3rd of October, Galatasaray was victorious by a score of 3 to 2. Mostafa Mohamed scored the first goal for Galatasaray in the 5th minute, then Joel Pohjanpalo got the equalizer for Rizespor in the 17th minute on a feed from Erik Sabo , but Galatasaray kept scoring and walked away with the win.
Rizespor hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Gökhan Gönül and Joel Pohjanpalo, and they each have 1 goal. Bafetimbi Gomis has been the most prolific scorer on Galatasaray in his last 5 matches with 2 goals
Domènec Torrent Font’s squad will be without Fernando Muslera, Omar Elabdellaoui, Fatih Öztürk and Işık Kaan Arslan, while Hamza Hamzaoğlu’s squad will be without Lebogang Phiri.