April 22nd features a match where Rizespor will host Fenerbahçe at Çaykur Didi Stadyumu in a clash of the Super Lig. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 18th placed Rizespor, recorded a 1-1 draw against Kayserispor. Joel Pohjanpalo scored the first goal for Rizespor in the 67th minute, then Emrah Başsan tied it up for Kayserispor in the 77th minute on a feed from Ramazan Civelek squeezing out at least the one point for Kayserispor. Rizespor looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while 2nd placed Fenerbahçe is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Göztepe. Serdar Aziz scored the first goal for Fenerbahçe in the 4th minute, then Arda Guler added another in the 83rd minute on a penalty kick At the end of 90 a dissapointed Göztepe couldn’t manage to score, and Fenerbahçe took the shutout win. Fenerbahçe looks to continue their winning ways, having 8 wins in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Ülker Stadyumu Fenerbahçe Şükrü Saracoğlu Spor Kompleksi, Fenerbahçe was victorious by a score of 4 to 0. Mergim Berisha struck first for Fenerbahçe in the 13th minute on a feed from Diego Rossi, then Serdar Dursun added another in the 70th minute on a feed from Attila Szalai In the end, Rizespor was frustrated by Fenerbahçe’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Fenerbahçe ended the match with the shutout victory.
Fenerbahçe’s most prolific scorer has been Arda Guler. The Turkish midfielder has netted 3 goals over the last five matches. Rizespor is glad to have Joel Pohjanpalo in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored five goals.