Trabzonspor to Face Çaykur Rizespor Away

Trabzonspor will travel to face Çaykur Rizespor away in Week 9 of the Trendyol Süper Lig. The match will be played at Çaykur Didi Stadium at 19.00, and Halil Umut Meler will referee the game.

Trabzonspor, coached by Thomas Reis, have been in good form recently. In this run, the Bordo-Mavililer beat Galatasaray 4-0 at home, Samsunspor 3-0 away, and Beşiktaş 2-0 at home. The side want to claim a fourth consecutive league win under the German coach.

On the visiting side, Okay Yokuşlu, Batagov, Onuachu and Malinovskyi are injured. Saviolo, who was hurt in the UEFA Conference League match against Hearts, is not expected to feature against Rizespor.

In 48 league meetings between the two teams, Trabzonspor have won 30 matches while Çaykur Rizespor have won 9. The sides have drawn 9 games. Trabzonspor have scored 95 goals in these matches, and Rizespor have scored 44.

In 24 matches played in Rize, Trabzonspor have won 10 and Rizespor 7, with 7 games ending in draws. Last season, Trabzonspor won 2-1 away in Rize, ending their poor run in this fixture. Trabzonspor also hold the biggest winning margins in this rivalry. They won 6-0 in the 2015-2016 season and 6-1 away in the 2005-2006 season.