Galatasaray – Rizespor Picks & Prediction
Galatasaray - Rizespor Prediction, Picks and Tips
Although Galatasaray does not have the best starting position in the title race, the Istanbul Lions remain confident. After all, there are still eleven game days to go in the second half of the season, and a chase by the Turkish record champions cannot be ruled out given the current deficit of two points - with one more game in the account, mind you.
There is already another chance to lead the table on Friday evening. With a home win over Rizespor, the runner-up from Istanbul can overtake their city rivals for the time being and increase the pressure in the run-up to the big city derby on Sunday. According to GS's most recent home record, three points on Friday evening are quite obvious.
In the Süper Lig, Galatasaray is currently the fourth strongest home team in the league. In the 14 home games of the current season there was a record of 9-4-1 for the Lions, since the fifth matchday the Turkish record champions have not lost a single home game in the Turkish House of Lords.
Rizespor can breathe a sigh of relief for now. After a week-long descent, the Black Sea Club on the Kackar Mountains recorded an important home win over Hatayspor and thus ended the negative trend in the Turkish House of Lords. As the table of the Super Lig shows, Rizespor was able to expand the lead on the relegation places.
Nevertheless, the current table situation should not be overestimated, after all, Rize is only separated by two points from the relegation ranks. Eleven game days before the end of the season there is still a risk of relegation, so under the new head coach Bulent Uygun the goal in the current season is only to stay up.
On Friday evening, the Black Sea club faces a real mammoth task in the second competitive game under Uygun. As the away balance sheet of the Blue-Greens shows, Rizespor is the weakest away team and the fourth strongest home team in the Super Lig.
Our recommendation tip for Galatasaray - Rizespor : BTS / NO @ 1.78