Form guide
Trabzonspor are fourth with 16 points. Their last five league games: 5-0 against Gençlerbirliği, a 1-0 defeat at Konyaspor, then three wins without conceding, 4-0 against Galatasaray, 3-0 at Samsunspor and 2-0 against Beşiktaş.
Rizespor are 12th with 10 points. They lost 1-0 at home to Alanyaspor, won 2-0 at Eyüpspor, drew 2-2 at Göztepe, lost 3-0 at home to Fenerbahçe and lost 2-1 at Çorum. They have lost their last three home league games without scoring.
Head-to-head
Trabzonspor have won the last three league meetings: 2-0 at home in April 2025, 2-1 in Rize in October 2025 and 1-0 at home in March 2026. Rizespor's last win was 3-1 at home in November 2024.
Team news
Trabzonspor have several absences: striker Onuachu, goalkeeper Çevikkan, Malinovskyi, Yokuşlu and Batagov are reported out. Rizespor are missing Aliqulov.
Our prediction and why
We take Trabzonspor or draw (X2). Trabzonspor have won four of their last five, three of them by three goals or more, and Rizespor cannot score at home. Trabzonspor lost at Konyaspor in September and have a long injury list, so our rules use double chance rather than the away win.
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