Rizespor host Trabzonspor on Matchday thirty-one of the Turkish Super Lig. The hosts are nineteenth in the league standings with twenty-three points from their twenty-nine matches so far while the visitors find themselves at the top of the league standings with sixty-seven points from their twenty-nine matches so far. Rizespor come into the game with a 3-1 defeat on the road to Kasimpasa in their previous Super Lig fixture. The home side are on a four-game losing streak and have lost each of their last three home matches. Rizespor have been struggling to pick up points lately and will have to be at their best to get past a strong Trabzonspor side.
Trabzonspor come into the fixture with a 4-2 win over Goztepe. They are racing away at the top of the league standings and are firm favourites to win the title by the end of the season. Trabzonspor have won eight out of their last nine matches and also have won three out of their last four away fixtures. Trabzonspor’s recent run of form and dominance even on the travel, makes them the better bet in this fixture. It also must be noted that Trabzonspor have not lost a single time to Rizespor in the last nine meetings between the two teams.