The 11th round of the Turkish Super League will open on Friday with one match, in which teams from different poles of the standings will meet – the leader of the championship "Trabzonspor" will be examining the outsider "Rizespor" at home. The forecast for this duel is presented to your attention.
Trabzonspor
Trabzon residents have already managed to make some groundwork for themselves at the top of the standings, breaking away from the nearest pursuer by 4 points. Abdullah Avcha's team is on an active 3-match winning streak. After the October international break, Trabzonspor defeated Fenerbahce (3:1) at home, and then modestly prevailed over Geztepe (1:0) away.
"Rizespor"
"Rizespor" has only 4 points in its asset, 5 points behind the saving zone. Moreover, until the last round, the "Black Sea hawks" had only one draw in nine rounds out of all the achievements. After the October matches of the national teams, Hamza Hamzaoglu's team lost on the road to Giresunspor (0:2), but last Saturday they finally managed to win - at home to Kasimpash (2:1).
Statistics and figures
- Trabzonspor has an 8-match winning streak (5 wins + 3 draws);
- In four of the last five games of Trabzonspor, the bet "Both teams will score" took place;
- Trabzonspor has won only 2 matches out of the last six at home, although it has lost only once;
- Trabzonspor has a 10-match winless streak in head-to-head matches with Rizespor (8 wins + 2 draws);
- "Rizespor" has lost 7 matches out of the last eight, winning only once;
- In five of the last six matches of Rizespor, the Total bet was more than 2.5;
- Rizespor has lost all 5 away matches this season, conceding less than three goals in only one of them.
Forecast
Currently, these teams are in different weight categories. Trabzonspor has made a lot of misfires at home this season, so they can't afford another one. It's time to try to please the native audience with a major victory for the first time in 8 months.