May 1st features a match where Göztepe hosts Rizespor in a meeting of these two Super Lig teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, a perfect day for football. Göztepe sits at 19th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Gazişehir Gaziantep. Adis Jahović scored the first goal for Göztepe in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, then Joao Figueiredo tied it up for Gazişehir Gaziantep in the 6th minute of the second half’s stoppage time earning them at least the one point. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 1 points in their last 10 matches, while rizespor is fresh off their 0-6 blowout loss against Fenerbahçe. Diego Rossi scored the first goal for Fenerbahçe in the 9th minute, then Serdar Dursun added another in the 3rd minute of the first half’s stoppage time on a penalty In the end, Rizespor couldn’t muster any offence and Fenerbahçe ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Rizespor was victorious by a score of 3 to 1. Joel Pohjanpalo struck first for Rizespor in the 40th minute on a feed from Rick Boldrin, then in the 61st minute, Soner Aydoğdu sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Atınç Nukan.
Rizespor is fortunate enough to have Joel Pohjanpalo in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored 5 goals. Göztepe hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Franco di Santo and Adis Jahović, and they each have 1 goal.