In this week 32 match on the 9th of April, Konyaspor and Rizespor will play a match in Rize in a clash of the Super Lig. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, Rizespor recorded a 1-2 loss against Alanyaspor. Emre Akbaba struck first for Alanyaspor in the 9th minute, then Efecan Karaca added another in the 60th minute on a penalty kick. Rizespor looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while konyaspor sits at 2nd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Göztepe. Sokol Cikalleshi struck first for Konyaspor in the 6th minute, then Oğulcan Ülgün added another in the 28th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Göztepe couldn’t manage to score, and Konyaspor took the shutout win. Konyaspor is looking for direction having 5 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
On the 21st of November, Konyaspor hosted Rizespor in their last match together. Konyaspor won by a score of 3 to 0. Zymer Bytyqi scored the first goal for Konyaspor in the 1st minute, then Paul-José Mpoku added another in the 63rd minute on a feed from Serdar Gürler In the end, Rizespor was frustrated by Konyaspor’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Konyaspor ended the match with the shutout victory.
Sokol Cikalleshi has been the most effective weapon for Konyaspor lately. The attacker has netted three goals in his last five matches. Rizespor is fortunate enough to have Joel Pohjanpalo in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored four goals.