Galatasaray and Çaykur Rizespor on their 47th date

In Week 4 of the Trendyol Super League, Galatasaray will face Çaykur Rizespor tomorrow at 9:30 PM at RAMS Park. The Yellow-Reds, with 9 points from 3 wins, are currently at the top of the table on goal difference. With one match left in the league, the Green-Blues sit in 13th place on goal difference, with one point from one draw and one loss.

Galatasaray, who made a good start to the league, wants to continue their path without a loss by defeating Rizespor.

47th appointment

Galatasaray and Rizespor have faced each other 46 times in the Süper Lig to date. In those matches, the yellow-reds have won 3 points 32 times. The green-blues have defeated their opponents 7 times, with 7 matches ending in a draw. Rizespor responded with 47 goals to Aslanspor's 113.

Galatasaray won the matches played between the two teams last season with scores of 5-0 and 2-1.

8 of the last 10 matches in the competition were won by Galatasaray

In recent meetings between Galatasaray and Rizespor, the Reds and Yellows have dominated. In the last 10 meetings between the two teams, nine in the Süper Lig and one in the Turkish Cup, the Reds and Yellows have won eight and the Greens and Blues two.

Unbeaten in 14 matches

After losing away to Beşiktaş in their last official Süper Lig match last season, the Yellow-Reds have since won every match they've played. During this period, the Lions have won a total of 14 matches, including 11 in the Süper Lig and three in the Ziraat Turkish Cup.

He kept a clean sheet in 8 matches

Galatasaray haven't conceded a goal in their last eight official matches. The Yellow-Reds last conceded a goal in a 4-1 win over Sivasspor in the Süper Lig last season, and since then, they've kept a clean sheet in seven league matches and one in the Turkish Cup. Cimbom are among three teams to have kept a clean sheet this season, along with Trabzonspor and Göztepe. Having kept a clean sheet in their first three Süper Lig matches, Galatasaray will become the first team in league history to win their first four matches without allowing a goal against Rizespor.

Galatasaray, who lost 1-0 to Fenerbahçe at home in the 37th week of the 2023-2024 Süper Lig season, have remained unbeaten since. Since then, the Yellow-Reds have played 18 home matches last season and one this season, with 16 wins and 3 draws.

3 goals each from Barış Alper Yılmaz and Eren Elmalı

Galatasaray has found the back of the net 10 times in three Süper Lig matches this season and is the top scorer. Barış Alper Yılmaz and Eren Elmalı led the way for the Yellow-Reds with three goals each. Other goals came from Mauro Icardi, Victor Osimhen, Leroy Sane, and Fatih Kurucuk, who also scored an own goal in the match against Fatih Karagümrük.

Okan Buruk and İlhan Palut are rivals for the 8th time

Galatasaray manager Okan Buruk and Rizespor manager İlhan Palut have met seven times to date. In previous matches, Buruk coached Galatasaray and Başakşehir, while Palut coached Göztepe, Konyaspor, and Rizespor. In those seven matches, Okan Buruk's teams have won six and drawn one.

Ali Yılmaz will blow the whistle

The match between Galatasaray and Rizespor will be refereed by Ali Yılmaz. Yılmaz will be assisted by Ceyhun Sesigüzel and Mustafa Savranlar. The fourth official for the match will be Batuhan Kolak.

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