On Tuesday, starting at 17:00, the match Goztepe – Rizespor, from the 21st round of the Turkish Super Lig, 2019/2020 edition will be played. Four of the last five straight meetings were some in which only one team managed to score, or the case of the match, 0-0. The delay of the 21st stage comes at a time when both groups are going through a black period.
Goztepe lost the last 3 stages of the Super League without scoring a goal and remains on the 8th place in the standings, 6 points away from the 7th position, occupied by Fenerbahce. The team coached by Ilhan Palut is desperate for a positive result on Tuesday night. Being a respectable team in the middle of the standings, Goztepe needs to break the negative series. Even though he has not lost on his own field with Rizespor since 2002, there were only 3 other direct meetings during this period.
Rizespor is in an even worse period, reaching 8 consecutive matches without victory in the Super League, after the failure of Ankaragucu, score 1-2. Only two points were obtained by the students of Unal Karaman in these rounds, and the ranking is worrying. Rizespor ranks 16th, with 25 points, three points over the last-ranked Kayserispor, who has ticked 10 points in the last 5 stages.
Rizespor has won only 2 away matches this season and it is difficult to believe that he will win at Goztepe, where he is hard to win. Three teams won on this field, the last one being Basaksehir, score 3-0. Both groups are desperate for points and can become an unpredictable duel, but the hosts remain favorite.
PREDICTION: Both teams to score / YES @ 1,82
