Kocaelispor vs Rizespor prediction

Kocaelispor have won five, drawn one and lost four of their ten Super Lig games so far, scoring 11 and letting in 9. That has them 8th on 16 points.

Their last six in all competitions read three wins, no draws and three defeats, at 1.5 goals scored and 1.0 conceded per game. Last time out they beat Mazıdağı Fosfatspor 3-0 at home; before that came a 2-1 win away at Alanyaspor and a 2-1 defeat at home to Goztep.

They have scored in each of their last five. Two clean sheets in that spell. At home they've won two of three recently (6 scored, 2 conceded). A. Jovanovic (coach's decision), B. Petkovic (hamstring injury) and M. Haidara (muscle injury), plus one other, are all unavailable.

So far in the Super Lig, Rizespor have won three, drawn two and lost five of ten, with 11 goals scored and 15 conceded, good for 13th place and 11 points.

Over the last six matches it has been one win, one draw and four defeats, averaging 1.3 goals for and 2.0 against. Last time out they lost 4-3 to Trabzonspor at home; before that came a 2-1 defeat away at Corum and a 3-0 defeat at home to Fenerbahce.

Rizespor haven't won in four. The defence is a worry: they have conceded in each of their last four. They failed to score in two of those games. On the road they've won one of three recently (5 scored, 4 conceded). A. Kutucu (inactive) and K. Alikulov (knee injury) both miss out.

Home and away form points to Kocaelispor: Kocaelispor have won two of their last three at home, Rizespor one of their last three on the road. Five points separate the two sides in the table. Kocaelispor also have the better goal difference over recent weeks.

We make Kocaelispor favourites at 43%, with Rizespor on 30% and the draw at 28%. They're favoured rather than expected to stroll it.

On goals, it expects around 2.8 in the game: 1.6 for Kocaelispor and 1.1 for Rizespor. Over 2.5 goals is 51% and both teams scoring 53%. When they last met, on 20 Feb 2026, Rizespor won 2-0.