Caykur Rizespor vs Sivasspor Match Analysis and Prediction

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Despite their relegation having already been confirmed, Caykur Rizespor will be aiming to secure a third consecutive victory when they host Sivasspor on Monday.

Meanwhile, the visitors will be in high spirits after reaching the Turkish Cup final in midweek, but will now focus on Monday’s Turkish Super Lig contest.

Caykur Rizespor’s stay in the top flight for four seasons may be drawing to a close, but they have demostrated in recent weeks that they are set to drop out of the division in style.

They head into the second last matchday in impressive form after losing just one of their previous five games, while they have the chance to secure a third successive victory on Monday.

After beating Goztepe 7-1, Caykur Rizespor were amongst the goals once again, when they faced Yeni Malatyaspor last weekend. Bulent Korkmaz’s leadership brushed aside the bottom-placed team, with goals from Aminu Umar, Yusuf Sari and Joel Pohjanpalo helping earn a 3-1 victory.

Monday’s hosts will be hoping to give their supporters something to cheer about in their final Turkish Super Lig home game of 2022, as well as looking to claim a third consecutive win.

Meanwhile. Sivasspor will fall short of last season’s fifth-place finish, but an impressive cup run has kept their hopes of European football alive.

Sivasspor took a 2-1 lead into the second leg of their semi-final contest with Antalyaspor in midweek, but the 78th-minute goal from Famara Diedhiou cancelled out their advantage.

However, with the tie moving towards extra time, Hakan Arslan became the hero for Sivasspor when he netted the winner in the 88th minute to book his side’s spot in the Turkish Cup final.

Despite sitting 12th in the Turkish Super Lig, Sivasspor will qualify for the Europa League if they can defeat Kayserispor in the final at the end of May.

Caykur Rizespor vs Sivasspor head to head

The two sides have previously met on 37 occasions across all competitions, where Rizespor have claimed 15 victories while Sivasspor have won 11, and they have drawn in 11. Rizespor have scored 45 goals and conceded 33. In their last five meetings, Rizespor have won twice while they have drawn in three.

Rizespor 2-1 Sivasspor 25/08/19

Sivasspor 1-1 Rizespor 27/01/22

Sivasspor 0-2 Rizespor 26/10/20

Rizespor 0-0 Sivasspor 27/02/21

Sivasspor 1-1 Rizespor 22/12/21

Caykur Rizespor latest home form

Rizespor have recently failed to keep a good run of form at home, having won just two of their six most recent matches. They were beaten 6-0 by Fenerbahce in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored six goals and conceded 13.

Rizespor 0-2 Istanbul Basaksehir18/02/22

Rizespor 1-2 Giresunspor 05/03/22

Rizespor 3-2 Trabzonspor 18/03/22

Rizespor 2-1 Konyaspor 09/04/22

Rizespor 0-6 Fenerbahce 22/04/22

Caykur Rizespor latest away form

Rizespor have recently been on a relatively good run of form on the road, having been unbeaten in their three most recent matches. They managed to defeat Yeni Malatyaspor 3-1 in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored 13 goals and conceded eight.

Kasimpasa 3-1 Rizespor 12/03/22

Alanyaspor 2-1 Rizespor 03/04/22

Kayserispor 1-1 Rizespor 15/04/22

Goztepe 1-7 Rizespor 01/05/22

Yeni Malatyaspor 1-3 Rizespor 08/05/22

Sivasspor latest home form

Sivasspor have recently failed to keep a good run of form at home, having won just two of their five most recent matches. They drew 1-1 with Alanyaspor in their last home game in the Turkish Cup. In their last five matches, they have scored five goals and conceded seven.

Sivasspor 2-1 Altay 20/03/22

Sivasspor 0-2 Istanbul Basaksehir 10/04/22

Sivasspor 1-0 Alanyaspor 25/04/22

Sivasspor 1-3 Kasimpasa 07/05/22

Sivasspor 1-1 Alanyaspor 11/05/22

Sivasspor latest away form

Sivasspor have recently been on a good run of form on the road, having been unbeaten in their five most recent away matches. They managed to defeat Galatasaray 3-2 in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored 11 goals and conceded eight.

Adana Demirspor 2-3 Sivasspor 13/03/22

Giresunspor 2-2 Sivasspor 02/04/22

Hatayspor 1-1 Sivasspor 16/04/22

Alanyaspor 1-2 Sivasspor 20/04/22

Galatasaray 2-3 Sivasspor 01/05/22

Caykur Rizespor news

Alper Potuk and Fernando Boldrin are both dobtful for the hosts due to muscle injuries, but Sari will be one of Rizespor’s main goal threats on Monday.

After scoring off the bench against Malatyaspor, Pohjanpalo may be given a starting place, which could result in Papiss Cisse dropping out of the side.

Sivasspor news

Calimbay could give a number of fringe players game time, with the likes of Isaac Cofie, Kerem Kesgin and Sefa Yilmaz likely to come into the starting lineup.

Mustafa Yatabare was suspended for the midweek cup, but he will return to the side to lead the line against Caykur Rizespor.

Prediction and Odds

With Monday’s fixture representing their final home game of the season, Caykur Rizespor will be motivated to claim all three points, despite heading to the second tier.

With their focus on the upcoming cup final and having rested key players, we think that Sivasspor will give in to a defeat.

Odds: 1 2.15 X 2.05 2 2.30