Caykur Rizespor vs Fenerbahce Match Analysis and Prediction

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Fenerbahce will be seeking to claim a sixth consecutive victory when they make a trip to the Caykur Didi Stadium to face Caykur Rizespor on Friday.

The Yellow Canaries are hoping to keep hold of the second position in the Turkish Super Lig standings, while numerous dispositions could see the hosts relegated this weekend.

With only five games left to play, Caykur Rizespor are 10 points adrift of safety, and they could be relegated as soon as this weekend if they lose and results elsewhere go against them.

Caykur Rizespor were denied their first away victory of the season in their most recent league encounter after Kayserispor’s Emrah Bassan cancelled out Joel Pohjanpalo’s opener to ensure the match ended in a 1-1 draw.

That result represented their only fourth away point this season, highlighting a major issue that has contributed to their lowly position in the league standings.

Meanwhile, Fenerbahce are involved in a battle with Konyaspor for second position, which is crucially a Champions League qualification place.

Friday’s visitors are just one point clear of Konyaspor, but they will be confident of holding onto second place after winning their last five matches.

The Yellow Canaries hosted Goztepe in their last fixture, with Serdar Aziz giving Fenerbahce an early lead within four minutes before Francois Moubandje was sent off for a foul in the box, and from the resulting penalty, Arda Guler sealed a 2-0 victory.

Guler’s spot-kick ensured that Fenerbahce scored at least two goals in a match for a fifth consecutive game, and that firepower has been particularly evident in away matches in recent weeks.

In their last two matches, Fenerbahce have scored nine goals, while they also hold the second-best away record in the league, which will also make the visitors to be optimistic ahead of Friday’s contest.

Caykur Rizespor vs Fenerbahce head to head

The two sides have previously met on 45 occasions in all competitions, where Fenerbahce have claimed 29 victories while Rizespor have won eight, and they have drawn in eight. Fenerbahce have scored 93 goals and conceded 44. In their last meeting in the Super Lig, Fenerbahce claimed a 4-0 home victory.

Rizespor 1-2 Fenerbahce 29/12/19

Fenerbahce 3-1 Rizespor 25/07/20

Rizespor 1-2 Fenerbahce 11/09/20

Fenerbahce 1-0 Rizespor 30/01/21

Fenerbahce 4-0 Rizespor 05/12/21

Caykur Rizespor latest home form

Rizespor have recently been on an upturn in form at home, having won each of their two most recent matches. Their last home defeat came on March 5 when they lost 2-1 to Giresunspor in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored seven goals and conceded 10.

Rizespor 1-3 Adana Demirspor 06/02/22

Rizespor 0-2 Istanbul Basaksehir 18/02/22

Rizespor 1-2 Giresunspor 05/03/22

Rizespor 3-2 Trabzonspor 18/03/22

Rizespor 2-1 Konyaspor 09/04/22

Caykur Rizespor latest away form

Rizespor have recently been on a relatively poor run of form on the road, having failed to win in any of their seven most recent matches. In their last away game, they drew 1-1 with Kayserispor in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored five goals and conceded 10.

Altay 0-0 Rizespor 11/02/22

Galatasaray 4-2 Rizespor 27/02/22

Kasimpasa 3-1 Rizespor 12/03/22

Alanyaspor 2-1 Rizespor 03/04/22

Kayserispor 1-1 Rizespor 15/04/22

Fenerbahce latest home form

Fenerbahce have recently been on a good run of form at home, having been unbeaten in their six most recent matches. In their last home game, they managed to defeat Shakhtar Donetsk 1-0 in a club friendlies. In their last five matches, they have scored eight goals and conceded two.

Fenerbahce 1-1 Trabzonspor 06/03/22

Fenerbahce 2-1 Konyaspor 20/03/22

Fenerbahce 2-0 Galatasaray 10/04/22

Fenerbahce 2-0 Goztepe 16/04/22

Fenerbahce 1-0 Shakhtar Donetsk 19/04/22

Fenerbahce latest away form

Fenerbahce have recently been on a good run of form on the road, having won each of their three most recent matches. Their last away defeat came 3-2 against Slavia Prague in the Europa Conference League. In their last five away matches, they have scored 15 goals and conceded seven.

Giresunspor 1-2 Fenerbahce 12/02/22

Slavia Prague 3-2 Fenerbahce 24/04/22

Kasimpasa 1-2 Fenerbahce 28/02/22

Alanyaspor 2-5 Fenerbahce 13/03/22

Kayserispor 0-4 Fenerbahce 02/04/22

Caykur Rizespor news

Yusuf Sari has missed the last two matches due to an injury issue and the forward is expected to miss out once again on Friday.

Pohjanpalo is set to be given a starting spot, while Lebogang Phiri is expected to replace Gedson Fernandes, who is suspended due to accumulation of yellow cards.

Fenerbahce news

Injury issues are likely to prevent Dimitrios Pelkas and Attila Szalai from participating this contest, while Irfan Kahveci is set to return to the starting lineup after serving a one-match suspension for accumulation of yellow cards.

Despite scoring in a substitute appearance against Goztepe, Guler will start in the bench again.

Prediction and Odds

Although Caykur Rizespor have avoided defeat in three of their last four matches, we think they will fall short here and give in to a defeat.

Fenerbahce are in imperious form after winning their last five matches, and we believe they will win the contest to maintain their second spot in the table.

Odds: 1 2.40 X 2.00 2 1.82