Rizespor’s relegation fears to deepen at Goztepe Izmir

Göztepe Izmir vs Rizespor - 17/03/2020

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On Tuesday night, Goztepe Izmir host struggling Rizespor at the Goztepe Gursel Aksel Stadı, as the visitors look to move away from the relegation zone.

Goztepe Izmir are currently eighth-place in the Super Lig table. The home side are in limbo, as they are currently 15 points behind the European spots and ten points above the relegation zone.

A recent poor run of form has virtually ended any chance of Ersan Palatan’s team’ chances of booking a place in European competition for next season. Goztepe have now suffered three straight league defeats, without scoring a goal.

A 2-0 defeat at Kasimpasa last time out means that three of Goztepe Izmir’s last four league games have produced under 2.5 goals.

The home side has found victories on home soil hard to come by in the Turkish top-flight of late, as they have won just two of their last seven Super Lig games at home. Both teams have scored in six of their last seven home games in the Turkish top-flight.

Rizespor are only outside the relegation zone courtesy of a superior head-to-head record to 16th place Yeni Malatyaspor. This is the visitor’s game in-hand on their relegation rivals, though.

Unal Karaman’s teams’ current league position is mostly due to a seven-game winless run in the Turkish top-flight, consisting of five defeats and just two draws. Last time out, Rizespor suffered a 2-1 defeat at Ankaragucu. The result means that the visitors have now conceded at least two goals in five of their last six league outings.

The visitors have now suffered three straight away defeats in the Super Lig, having also won just one of their last 11 league matches on their travels.

Forebet predicts that the home side will add to Rizespor’s relegation fears by recording a victory in a high-scoring encounter.

Home team
Away team

Probability %

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Pred

Correct score

Avg. goals

Weather conditions

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Score

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Tr1

Göztepe Izmir Rizespor 17/03/2020 18:00

473123

12-1

2 - 1

3.09

5°

1.86

1.86 3.53 4.56 -1 -1 1

FT

2 - 0(0 - 0)

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