Week 16 brings us a match on Dec 11th where Rizespor and Göztepe will play a match in Rize in a meeting of these two closely matched Super Lig teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, a perfect day for football. Rizespor is fresh off their 0-4 loss against Fenerbahçe. Mergim Berisha struck first for Fenerbahçe in the 13th minute, then Serdar Dursun added another in the 70th minute 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 lost 7 of their last 10, while göztepe sits at 17th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against Gazişehir Gaziantep. Adis Jahović struck first for Göztepe in the 39th minute on a penalty, then Adis Jahović added another in the 4th minute of the first half’s stoppage time. Göztepe looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
Göztepe’s most prolific scorer has been Adis Jahović. The attacker has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches. Rizespor is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Damjan Đoković and Selim Ay each having 2 goals in their last five
Hamza Hamzaoğlu’s Rizespor squad will be without Ronaldo Mendes, while Nestor El Maestro’s Göztepe squad will be without Kahraman Demirtaş and Marko Mihojević.