In a weekend match on Sat Mar 5th, in week 28, Rizespor will host Giresunspor 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 6 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Rizespor sits at 19th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-4 loss against Galatasaray. Gedson Fernandes scored the first goal for Rizespor in the 8th minute, but Patrick van Aanholt got the equalizer for Galatasaray in the 40th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 87th minute on a goal by Patrick van Aanholt to cap off a wild match. Rizespor looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches, while 16th placed Giresunspor is fresh off their 3-1 win against Göztepe. Mehmet Umut Nayir struck first for Giresunspor in the 27th minute on a feed from Muhammed Gumuskaya, then Alexis Pérez added another in the 51st minute on a feed from Da Luiz Junior. Giresunspor looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10.
Giresunspor and Rizespor last played eachother at the Giresun Atatürk Stadyumu on Oct 16th. Giresunspor won by a score of 2 to 0. Alperen Aydin struck first for Giresunspor on an own goal in the 62nd minute, then Joe Champness added another in the 4th minute of the second half’s stoppage time In the end, Rizespor was frustrated by Giresunspor’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Giresunspor ended the match with the shutout victory.
Giresunspor’s most prolific scorer has been Mehmet Umut Nayir. He has netted two goals over the last 5 matches. Rizespor hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Yusuf Sarı and Tyler Boyd, and they each have 1 goal
Bülent Korkmaz’s squad will be without Lebogang Phiri, while Giresunspor will be without Zeki Yavru and Akdag.