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Goztepe — Rizespor: 2:2, Süper Lig

Süper Lig
Goztepe D17 Aug · Away Samsunspor · 3:3L23 Aug · Home Genclerbirligi · 0:1L29 Aug · Away Galatasaray · 2:3L7 Sep · Home Gazişehir Gaziantep · 2:4D12 Sep · Away Alanyaspor · 2:2D20 Sep · Home Rizespor · 2:2
2:2
Finished

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Rizespor W15 Aug · Away Konyaspor · 1:0L22 Aug · Home Samsunspor · 0:2W29 Aug · Away Gazişehir Gaziantep · 2:1L7 Sep · Home Alanyaspor · 0:1W12 Sep · Away Eyüpspor · 2:0D20 Sep · Away Goztepe · 2:2
Venue: Gursel Aksel Stadium City: Izmir

In the Süper Lig game on 20 September 2026, Goztepe beat Rizespor 2:2. Match numbers: shots on target 10:4, corners 4:3.

Match report

1. **Match Summary**: Goztepe 2:2 Rizespor in Turkish Superliga Round 6 2. **Key Narrative**: Goztepe dominated possession (60% for Rizespor) but created fewer chances; dramatic late finish with penalty 3. **Prediction Context**: My earlier tip for a Goztepe win didn't come off - the draw was the real story 4. **Paragraph Flow**: - Opening: result + context - Early game: Kurtulan's goal, yellow cards - Mid-game: Three substitutions, VAR incident - Second half: Rizespor's response, late equalizer - Statistics: possession vs chances - Standings: implications for both sides 5. **Voice Elements**: - Use «and here's the thing» once for the prediction - «to be fair» when discussing the statistics - «by then» when referencing the late stages - Football idioms: «worked the channels», «one mistake ends it» 6. **British Spelling**: defence, colour, etc. 7. **Numbers**: All as figures (2', 64', 40%, etc.) Let me write this now.

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Key numbers

Possession, % 40 – 60
Shots on target 10 – 4
Shots off target 9 – 3
Expected goals 1.87 – 0.69

Match events

  1. 2' Goztepe Goal A. Kurtulan
  2. 16' Goztepe Yellow card A. Kurtulan
  3. 18' Goztepe Yellow card A. Matos
  4. 58' Rizespor Substitution T. T. Sanuc off: A. Kutucu
  5. 58' Rizespor Substitution E. Bulut off: I. Doicaru
  6. 58' Rizespor Substitution T. Sahin off: Z. Ariss
  7. 64' Goztepe Goal
  8. 64' Goztepe var_goal_cancelled_-_offside Juan
  9. 65' Goztepe Substitution Andre Henrique off: E. Bekiroglu
  10. 65' Goztepe Substitution A. Matos off: F. Anjorin
  11. 68' Rizespor Substitution Q. Laci off: C. Bozdogan
  12. 69' Goztepe Yellow card Rhaldney
  13. 70' Rizespor Goal I. Olawoyin assist: M. Pala
  14. 74' Goztepe Substitution Rhaldney off: A. Antunes
  15. 76' Goztepe Substitution Janderson off: B. Boke
  16. 76' Goztepe Substitution Juan off: S. Armstrong
  17. 79' Goztepe Yellow card B. Boke
  18. 81' Rizespor Goal I. Doicaru assist: M. Pala
  19. 85' Goztepe Yellow card T. Altikardes
  20. 87' Rizespor Substitution I. Olawoyin off: M. Diakite
  21. 89' Rizespor Yellow card Z. Ariss
  22. 90+3' Goztepe Penalty E. Bekiroglu

Statistics

40 Possession, % 60
10 Shots on target 4
9 Shots off target 3
1.87 Expected goals 0.69
5 Big chances 1
71 Attacks 71
4 Corners 3
15 Fouls 9
9 Free kicks 14
3 Offsides 2
5 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
6 Goal kicks 9
18 Throw-ins 17
All statistics
24/4356% Aerial duels 20/4445%
38 Backward passes 78
6 Blocked shots 4
20 Clearances 38
5/1338% Crosses 2/922%
16/2857% Dribbles 6/1540%
1.11 Expected assists 0.71
68 Failed passes 86
2 Goalkeeper saves 8
10 Interceptions 9
19 Key passes 8
25/4654% Long passes 39/7651%
69 Passes into the final third 84
199 Passes in the opposition half 255
87 Passes in own half 175
0.40 Shot accuracy 0.36
7 Shots from outside the box 5
18 Shots inside the box 6
8/1650% Tackles 12/2157%
273 Total passes 421

Line-ups

Goztepe

Starting XI
# Player number
1 Arda Özçimen 1
4 Taha Altıkardeş 4
13 Ege Yıldırım 13
26 Malcom Narcisse Bokele Mputu 26
2 Arda Okan Kurtulan 2
5 Rhaldney Norberto Simião Gomes 5
6 Alex Matos 6
12 Richard Aconnor 12
7 André Henrique 7
9 Juan Santos da Silva 9
39 Janderson 39
Substitutes
# Player number
33 Mehmet Şahmiloğlu Öztürk 33
8 Alexis Antunes Gomez 8
10 Efkan Bekiroğlu 10
18 Faustino Anjorin 18
14 Bekir Turaç Böke 14
22 Sinclair Ntomuchukwu Armstrong 22
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Rizespor

Starting XI
# Player number
75 Yahia Fofana 75
4 Attila Mocsi 4
5 Tayyip Talha Sanuç 5
54 Mithat Pala 54
93 Modibo Sagnan 93
10 Ibrahim Olawoyin 10
14 Taylan Antalyalı 14
20 Qazim Laçi 20
37 Muhammet Taha Şahin 37
99 Emrehan Bulut 99
9 Ali Sowe 9
Substitutes
# Player number
30 Zafer Görgen 30
17 Zakaria Ariss 17
21 S. Bakayoko 21
6 Moussa Diakité 6
8 Dal Varešanović 8
70 Can Bozdoğan 70
11 Adedire Emmanuel Awokoya-Mebude 11
23 Ahmed Kutucu 23
29 Gennaro Borrelli 29
79 I. Doicarau 79
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Match prediction: Goztepe — Rizespor

Win: Goztepe

Confidence 47%

Reasoning

  • Гозтепе — 18. place, 2 points after 5 games (0 wins, 2 draws, 3 losses)
  • Ризеспор — 5. place, 9 points after 5 games (3 wins, 2 losses)
  • Гозтепе, last 5 games: 0 wins, 2 draws, 3 losses
  • Ризеспор, last 5 games: 3 wins, 2 losses
  • Head-to-head: 6 games, Гозтепе — 4, 1 draws, Ризеспор — 1
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Recent form

Goztepe

D17 Aug · Away Samsunspor · 3:3L23 Aug · Home Genclerbirligi · 0:1L29 Aug · Away Galatasaray · 2:3L7 Sep · Home Gazişehir Gaziantep · 2:4D12 Sep · Away Alanyaspor · 2:2D20 Sep · Home Rizespor · 2:2

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Rizespor

W15 Aug · Away Konyaspor · 1:0L22 Aug · Home Samsunspor · 0:2W29 Aug · Away Gazişehir Gaziantep · 2:1L7 Sep · Home Alanyaspor · 0:1W12 Sep · Away Eyüpspor · 2:0D20 Sep · Away Goztepe · 2:2

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