Süper Lig Regular Season - 21
Rizespor 0 - 3 FT Galatasaray
Match Statistics
Possession
Shots
Shots on Target
Expected Goals (xG)
Passes
Pass Accuracy
Corners
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Match Events
2' I. Olawoyin
B. A. Yilmaz (N. Lang) 19'
V. Osimhen 45'+2
HT
Y. Akgun (B. A. Yilmaz) 62'
64' ↓ I. Olawoyin ↑A. Mebude
V. Osimhen 73'
↓ N. Lang ↑S. Boey 74'
↓ Y. Akgun ↑I. Gundogan 75'
75' ↓ A. Sowe ↑F. Pierrot
75' ↓ T. Antalyali ↑G. Papanikolaou
75' ↓ C. Hojer ↑A. Zeqiri
↓ L. Torreira ↑M. Icardi 80'
↓ A. Bardakci ↑W. Singo 81'
84' ↓ Q. Laci ↑M. Buljubasic
↓ B. A. Yilmaz ↑Y. Asprilla 84'
FT
Player Cards
Our take on every player in this match
Rizespor
Goalkeepers
Yahia Fofana 
PROVOCATEUR
1
Fouls Won
1
Fouls Won
1
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Defenders
Taha Şahin 
ARCHITECT
3
Key Passes
3
Key Passes
0
Assists
33%
Pass Acc
Attila Mocsi 
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Samet Akaydın 
WALL
0
Dribbled Past
0
Dribbled Past
5
Tackles
85%
Duel Win %
Casper Højer
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
75
Total Mins
75
Entry
Midfielders
Taylan Antalyalı
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
75
Total Mins
75
Entry
Mithat Pala 
STORMTROOPER
2
Shots
2
Shots
0
Goals
0
On Target
Ibrahim Olawoyin
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
64
Total Mins
64
Entry
Qazim Laci
LATE SHIFT
6
Late Mins
6
Late Mins
84
Total Mins
84
Entry
Valentin Mihăilă
PROVOCATEUR
5
Fouls Won
5
Fouls Won
5
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Forwards
Ali Sowe
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
75
Total Mins
75
Entry
BENCH
Erdem Canpolat 
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Modibo Sagnan
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Emir Ortakaya
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Giannis Papanikolaou
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
15
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Altin Zeqiri
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
15
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Muhamed Buljubašić
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
6
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Adedire Mebude
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
26
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Frantzdy Pierrot
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
15
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Emrecan Bulut
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Halil Dervişoğlu
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Galatasaray
Goalkeepers
Uğurcan Çakır
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Defenders
Roland Sallai
STORMTROOPER
1
Shots
1
Shots
0
Goals
0
On Target
Davinson Sánchez 
MAGNET
75
Activity
75
Activity
65
Passes
10
Duels
Abdülkerim Bardakcı
LATE SHIFT
9
Late Mins
9
Late Mins
81
Total Mins
81
Entry
Ismail Jakobs
PROVOCATEUR
2
Fouls Won
2
Fouls Won
4
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Midfielders
Lucas Torreira
LATE SHIFT
10
Late Mins
10
Late Mins
80
Total Mins
80
Entry
Gabriel Sara
ARCHITECT
3
Key Passes
3
Key Passes
0
Assists
57%
Pass Acc
Barış Alper Yılmaz 
SNIPER
100%
Conversion
100%
Conversion
1
Goals
1
Shots
Yunus Akgün
SNIPER
100%
Conversion
100%
Conversion
1
Goals
1
Shots
Noa Lang 
PROVIDER
1
Assists
1
Assists
1
Key Passes
6.9
Rating
Forwards
Victor Osimhen
ARCHITECT
3
Key Passes
3
Key Passes
0
Assists
16%
Pass Acc
BENCH
Günay Güvenç
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Sacha Boey
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
15
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Eren Elmalı
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Wilfried Singo
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
9
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Kaan Ayhan
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
İlkay Gündoğan
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
15
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Renato Nhaga
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Yáser Asprilla
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
6
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Can Armando Güner
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Mauro Icardi
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
10
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Head to Head
| Date | Home | Score | Away | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30/08/2025 | Galatasaray | 3 - 1 | Rizespor | Süper Lig | Rams Park |
| 17/02/2025 | Rizespor | 1 - 2 | Galatasaray | Süper Lig | Çaykur Didi Stadyumu |
| 14/09/2024 | Galatasaray | 5 - 0 | Rizespor | Süper Lig | RAMS Park |
| 08/03/2024 | Galatasaray | 6 - 2 | Rizespor | Süper Lig | RAMS Park |
| 28/10/2023 | Rizespor | 0 - 1 | Galatasaray | Süper Lig | Çaykur Didi Stadyumu |
| 27/02/2022 | Galatasaray | 4 - 2 | Rizespor | Süper Lig | NEF Stadyumu |
30/08/2025
17/02/2025
14/09/2024
08/03/2024
28/10/2023
27/02/2022
Rizespor Win
Galatasaray Win
Draw
League Standings
P: 21 GD: +36
P: 21 GD: +30
P: 21 GD: +18
P: 21 GD: +15
P: 21 GD: +10
P: 21 GD: +14
P: 21 GD: 0
P: 21 GD: -6
P: 21 GD: -4
P: 21 GD: -2
P: 21 GD: -5
P: 21 GD: -9
P: 21 GD: -9
P: 21 GD: -15
P: 21 GD: -13
P: 21 GD: -13
P: 21 GD: -26
League Standings
P: 26 GD: +44
P: 26 GD: +30
P: 26 GD: +23
P: 26 GD: +17
P: 26 GD: +10
P: 26 GD: +14
P: 26 GD: -2
P: 26 GD: -4
P: 26 GD: -7
P: 26 GD: -4
P: 26 GD: -4
P: 26 GD: -9
P: 26 GD: -8
P: 26 GD: -14
P: 26 GD: -18
P: 26 GD: -18
P: 26 GD: -28
Match previews and recaps to help you decide which games are worth watching
Title-chasing Galatasaray flex in Rize with ruthless 3-0 win
Average Entertainment Futmetrix Score: 34/100. At Çaykur Didi Stadyumu, leaders Galatasaray delivered a controlled 3-0 victory over a struggling Rizespor, reinforcing the title push while dragging the hosts closer to relegation trouble.
Opening Act: Galatasaray set the tone early
No feeling-out period, no easing in; Galatasaray immediately parked themselves in Rizespor’s half and dictated the evening. With 61% of the ball and 14 touches in the box, the visitors dominated territory, forcing Rize into a low block and hurried clearances. The breakthrough arrived on 19 minutes: drifting in from the flank, N. Lang drove to the byline and cut the ball back, where an onrushing Barış Alper Yılmaz arrived to sweep home. An Intensity score underpinned by 32 total shots reflects how often both sides pulled the trigger, but quality separated them. Rizespor’s 0.60 xG from 13 attempts underlined their blunt edge in the final third. Even so, defender Samet Akaydın’s reading of danger and key interventions in the box prevented the leaders from turning the first half into a rout.
The Pivot: Yunus breaks Rize resistance
After the break, Rizespor tried to push 10 yards higher, chasing a way back into a match that was slipping from them. That shift, though, opened exactly the spaces Galatasaray had been waiting for. The decisive moment came on 62 minutes. Barış Alper, already on the scoresheet, received centrally and threaded a perfectly weighted pass between centre-back and full-back; Yunus Akgun timed his run to perfection and finished first time for 2-0. That single strike explained the poor Balance rating: the lead never realistically looked like changing hands once Galatasaray went ahead, and Yunus’s goal effectively killed any notion of a comeback. With Rizespor sitting 13th and edging worryingly close to the drop zone, the Futmetrix model flagged this as a high-Stakes fixture, one where any point against the league leaders would have been gold dust. Instead, the hosts’ gamble to be braver simply accelerated their undoing.
Resolution: Osimhen seals it, alarm bells for Rize
At 2-0, Galatasaray shifted down a gear without ever surrendering control. Their 2.18 xG from 19 shots mirrored not just volume but chance quality, while Rizespor remained stuck on hopeful efforts from range. In the 73rd minute, the scoreline finally caught up with the pattern. A loose ball in the box fell kindly for V. Osimhen, who reacted quickest to lash in the third and complete a comprehensive away win. An Intensity reading built on sustained pressure rather than end-to-end chaos neatly sums it up: this was a professional job by a side in the title race. Rizespor, now with form reading “LDDLL”, see their season tilt further towards a relegation battle. Galatasaray walk away from Çaykur Didi Stadyumu with three goals, three points and another small but significant stride towards the trophy; Rize are left to confront both their lack of cutting edge and a defensive structure that can’t afford many more such nights.
Key Questions
What made Barış Alper Yılmaz the Man of the Match?
He scored the opener, assisted the second, linked play intelligently and repeatedly attacked space in behind, driving Galatasaray’s entire attacking performance.
What does this mean for Rizespor's season?
It extends a poor run, drags them closer to the relegation battle and highlights urgent issues in chance creation and defensive resilience.
What is the Futmetrix Score?
The Futmetrix Score is our 0-100 verdict on how entertaining a match is. We look at intensity, balance, stakes, and star quality to tell you if it's worth your time.
Title Ambitions Tested at Çaykur Didi Stadyumu
Worth Watching Futmetrix Score: 61/100. Galatasaray looks to tighten their grip on the summit against a Rizespor side struggling for home consistency in a match that could define the season's momentum.
The Setup
The Title Race is entering a critical phase as Galatasaray travels to the Black Sea with a commanding 29-point lead over their hosts. The visitors' Form has been imperious, boasting a 77.8% win rate on the road, while Rizespor has found victories hard to come by at Çaykur Didi Stadyumu, winning only 30% of their home fixtures. The Stakes are high for the league leaders; any slip-up could invite pressure from chasing rivals, whereas the hosts are desperate to pull away from the mid-table pack. The tactical Balance of the match heavily favors the Istanbul giants, whose offensive output of 43 goals this season dwarfs the home side's tally.
Key Battle
The midfield engine room will see Qazim Laci tasked with the unenviable job of disrupting Gabriel Sara. While Laci provides the energy and defensive grit for the home side, Sara has emerged as the league's most creative force, dictated by his recent 8.2 average rating. If Laci cannot bridge the gap in quality, the service to Victor Osimhen will be relentless.
Our Prediction
The disparity in Stars is likely to be the deciding factor. Expect Galatasaray to establish control early through the playmaking of Yunus Akgün, eventually breaking down Rizespor's resistance. The combined threat of Osimhen and Sara should prove too clinical for the Rizespor defense, leading to a comfortable away victory as the leaders continue their march toward the championship.