Rizespor vs Trabzonspor prediction, team news and preview

Rizespor vs Trabzonspor: what the match decides

Rizespor face Trabzonspor in round 9 of the Süper Lig on Monday 26 October 2026. Our data does not list the venue, but Rizespor are the home side. The question most readers want answered is whether a struggling hosts' side can stop a team that has scored freely and conceded rarely.

Trabzonspor sit fourth with 16 points from 8 games (five wins, one draw, two defeats) and a goal difference of +13. That puts them three points behind leaders Galatasaray, who have 19, and inside the Conference League qualification zone. Rizespor are 12th with 10 points from 8 games, a record of three wins, one draw and four defeats, and a goal difference of -3.

The match decides whether Trabzonspor keep pace with the leaders or whether Rizespor can pull away from the lower half of the table with a result that would lift their season.

Rizespor and Trabzonspor recent form

Rizespor's last five games read win, draw, win, loss, loss. They scored 8 and conceded 7 (1.6 for and 1.4 against per game), kept two clean sheets and failed to score once. Four of the five games produced more than 2.5 goals. Be aware that the sequence includes a 3-0 friendly win over Boluspor. In the league, their table form reads LLDWL, with a 3-0 loss at home to Fenerbahçe and a 2-1 defeat at Çorum FK in their last two.

At home they have played two games across those five, winning one and losing one, with three goals scored and three conceded. That is a very small sample, and it includes the friendly.

Trabzonspor's last five read loss, win, win, win, win. They scored 11 and conceded 3, which is 2.2 for and 0.6 against per game, with three clean sheets. The loss was a 1-0 friendly defeat to Drogheda United. Since then they have beaten Samsunspor 3-0 away, KuPS 4-2 away in the Conference League, Beşiktaş 2-0 at home and Heart of Midlothian 2-0 at home, also in Europe.

On the road their two games in this spell brought two wins, seven goals scored (3.5 per game) and two conceded.

Rizespor vs Trabzonspor team news

Rizespor have one reported absence: K. Alikulov is out with a knee injury. No doubtful players are listed for the home side in our data.

Trabzonspor's list is much longer. A. Batagov (knee), O. Cevikkan (tendon), R. Malinovskyi (knee), P. Onuachu (muscle) and O. Yokuslu (knee) are all out. S. Savic is doubtful and listed as inactive, and N. Saviolo is doubtful with an injury.

Five confirmed absentees will test Trabzonspor's depth, particularly with a European game played four days earlier. Line-ups are not published yet and are confirmed about an hour before kick-off.

Key storylines for Rizespor and Trabzonspor

For Rizespor, the story is a side searching for steadiness. They have lost two league games in a row, a 3-0 defeat to Fenerbahçe and a narrow loss at Çorum FK, and their goal difference of -3 reflects an attack that has scored 8 in 8 league games. A result here would stop a slide in form.

For Trabzonspor, the picture is one of strength on two fronts. They have won four of their last five, scored 18 league goals and conceded only 5, the type of defensive record that has them in the top four. They also won their latest Conference League tie against Heart of Midlothian 2-0.

The match is a chance to stay within three points of Galatasaray, though the injury list and the schedule may test how far that depth stretches.

Where Rizespor vs Trabzonspor will be decided

The headline contrast is Trabzonspor's attack against Rizespor's defence. Trabzonspor have scored 2.2 goals per game recently and 3.5 per game away, while Rizespor have conceded 1.4 per game in their last five. If the visitors create chances at their usual rate, the hosts will be under pressure.

At the other end, Rizespor will need to break down a defence that has conceded 0.6 per game and kept three clean sheets in five. Rizespor failed to score in one of their last five, so the first goal matters. An early one could give them a way into a game they would otherwise be chasing.

Absences add another variable. With Onuachu, Malinovskyi and Yokuslu out, Trabzonspor may look different in key areas from the side that has won so regularly, and how their replacements cope with a physical home atmosphere could shape the result.

Rizespor vs Trabzonspor head-to-head

Across the six meetings in our data, Trabzonspor have won four and Rizespor two, with no draws. The meetings have averaged 3.0 goals per game, three of them saw both teams score and three finished with more than 2.5 goals.

Trabzonspor have won the last three, all in the Süper Lig or the Turkish Cup: 1-0 in March 2026, 2-1 at Rizespor in October 2025 and 2-0 in April 2025. Their biggest win was 5-2 in the Türkiye Kupası in February 2025.

Rizespor's two wins came at home, 3-1 in November 2024 and 1-0 in January 2024. That shows the hosts can beat this opponent on their own ground, though the recent trend points the other way.

Rizespor vs Trabzonspor prediction

Our lean is a Trabzonspor win. They have the stronger form (four wins in five, 0.6 goals conceded per game), a better league position and a head-to-head edge in recent seasons. Rizespor have lost their last two league games and have a negative goal difference.

On goals, the lean is towards an open game with at least three. Trabzonspor have scored 3.5 per game away, four of Rizespor's last five games went over 2.5 goals, and the head-to-head average is 3.0.

The main thing that could change this is the injury list. Five absentees and two doubts could blunt Trabzonspor's attack, and a low-scoring game is possible if Rizespor score first. MATCH PULSE's three AI engines (GPT, Claude and Gemini) publish their independent analysis of the match before kick-off.

How to watch Rizespor vs Trabzonspor

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