Türkiye - Süper LigData current as of September 07, 2026

Rizespor vs Kocaelispor: match statistics

Rizespor crest
Rizespor
2 : 0half-time 1:0
Kocaelispor crest
Kocaelispor
135%(2.40)
X35%(3.29)
230%(3.05)

Statistical analysis indicates very even chances for both teams, suggesting a draw as the most probable outcome. Rizespor shows poor home form with only 27% wins at home and a goal difference of -7, and in their last five matches, they have not secured a single victory. Kocaelispor has better current form (1.6 points per game in their last five matches), but away from home they win only 20% of the time and fail to score in half of their matches. Both teams have similar ball possession indicators (50% vs 49%) and comparable xG values, confirming the even nature of the potential clash. Considering Rizespor's high number of draws this season (9 in total) and Kocaelispor's difficulties in winning away, a draw seems the most logical outcome of this match.

Rizespor vs Kocaelispor: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Rizespor played against Kocaelispor in Süper Lig (Türkiye). The game was played on February 20, 2026. Final score: 2:0.

Recent form

Rizespor has 0 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.60 points per game. Kocaelispor has 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, with 1.40 points per game.

Scoring records

Rizespor scores 1.18 goals per game and allows 1.59. Kocaelispor scores 0.95 and allows 1.00. Games in this league average 2.67 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 59% of Rizespor's games and 41% of Kocaelispor's. The Over 2.5 rates are 55% and 32%, compared with league averages of 58% for BTTS and 52% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Rizespor has the higher season xG average, 1.30 to 1.20 per game. Rizespor takes 12.6 shots per game, while Kocaelispor takes 10.7.

First-half and second-half trends

Rizespor leads at halftime in 18% of its games and scores 0.68 goals per game after halftime. Kocaelispor leads at halftime in 23% and scores 0.55 after halftime.

When the teams score

Rizespor's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (8 goals). For Kocaelispor, it is minutes 76-90+ (6 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Süper Lig games average 2.67 goals. Both teams score in 58% of games, and 52% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, one previous meeting was available. The record was 0 home wins, 1 draw and 0 away wins. Those games averaged 2.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

Archived pre-match analysis

This analysis was prepared before kick-off. The conclusions use only information available before the match and do not include the final result or post-match statistics.

General match analysis

Statistical analysis indicates very even chances for both teams, suggesting a draw as the most probable outcome. Rizespor shows poor home form with only 27% wins at home and a goal difference of -7, and in their last five matches, they have not secured a single victory. Kocaelispor has better current form (1.6 points per game in their last five matches), but away from home they win only 20% of the time and fail to score in half of their matches. Both teams have similar ball possession indicators (50% vs 49%) and comparable xG values, confirming the even nature of the potential clash. Considering Rizespor's high number of draws this season (9 in total) and Kocaelispor's difficulties in winning away, a draw seems the most logical outcome of this match.

View the statistical overview

Stats by half

1 : 0
First half
1 : 0
Second half

Game stats

47Possession (%)53
RizesporKocaelispor
11Shots13
RizesporKocaelispor
5Shots on target1
RizesporKocaelispor
1.28xG1.25
RizesporKocaelispor
2Corners6
RizesporKocaelispor
32Dangerous attacks50
RizesporKocaelispor
16Fouls15
RizesporKocaelispor
1Cards3
RizesporKocaelispor

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

RizesporKocaelispor
1.18Goals scored / game0.95
RizesporKocaelispor
1.59Goals allowed / game1
RizesporKocaelispor
49%Average possession49%
RizesporKocaelispor
3.55Shots on target / game3.5
RizesporKocaelispor

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

12.55Shots per game10.68
RizesporKocaelispor
3.55Shots on target3.5
RizesporKocaelispor
9.4%Shot conversion8.9%
RizesporKocaelispor
49%Possession49%
RizesporKocaelispor
1.3xG for1.2
RizesporKocaelispor
1.58xG against1.17
RizesporKocaelispor

Shooting quality

Rizespor: BalancedKocaelispor: Balanced
RizesporKocaelispor
Accuracy (shots on target)28%33%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.100.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.330.27

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Kocaelispor is 133% better for: last-5 form.

0.6 pts / game - Rizespor · 1.4 pts / game - Kocaelispor

Rizespor
LDDLD
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
18% W41% R41% P
Season (W-D-L)
4-9-9
0.95 pts / game · goal difference -9
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-3-2
0.60 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-2-6
Last 5 at home
1-1-3
LLWDL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 2.2xG: 1.43Opponent xG: 1.62BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%
Kocaelispor
LDLWW
Season result split
36% W27% R36% P
Season (W-D-L)
8-6-8
1.36 pts / game · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
2-3-5
Last 5 away
1-3-1
LDDDW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.29Opponent xG: 1.26BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Rizespor is 24% better for: goals scored per game.

1.18 goals / game - Rizespor · 0.95 goals / game - Kocaelispor

Kocaelispor is 59% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.59 goals / game - Rizespor · 1 goals / game - Kocaelispor

Rizespor scoring profile: strong

Rizespor scores in 73% of games (16 of 22 meczów), while Kocaelispor keeps a clean sheet in 36% (8 of 22 meczów).

Kocaelispor scoring profile: strong

Kocaelispor scores in 64% of games (14 of 22 meczów), while Rizespor keeps a clean sheet in 23% (5 of 22 meczów).

26Goals scored (season)21
RizesporKocaelispor
35Goals conceded (season)22
RizesporKocaelispor
2.77Average goals per game1.95
RizesporKocaelispor
6Goals scored (last 5)6
RizesporKocaelispor
11Goals conceded (last 5)5
RizesporKocaelispor

How often they score at least...

73%1 goal64%
RizesporKocaelispor
27%2 goals23%
RizesporKocaelispor
9%3 goals9%
RizesporKocaelispor
5%4 goals0%
RizesporKocaelispor

How often they concede at least...

77%1 goal64%
RizesporKocaelispor
50%2 goals27%
RizesporKocaelispor
23%3 goals9%
RizesporKocaelispor
5%4 goals0%
RizesporKocaelispor

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

58%
League average

Goal patterns

27%BTTS at half-time18%
RizesporKocaelispor
14%BTTS in both halves0%
RizesporKocaelispor
18%Scored in both halves9%
RizesporKocaelispor

BTTS and goal count

41%Min. 3 goals and BTTS27%
RizesporKocaelispor
14%Min. 3 goals without BTTS5%
RizesporKocaelispor
80%BTTS - last 540%
RizesporKocaelispor

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

64%Min. 1 goal before half-time45%
RizesporKocaelispor
36%Min. 2 goals before half-time23%
RizesporKocaelispor
9%Min. 3 goals before half-time5%
RizesporKocaelispor

2nd half

77%Min. 1 goal after half-time68%
RizesporKocaelispor
55%Min. 2 goals after half-time41%
RizesporKocaelispor
23%Min. 3 goals after half-time9%
RizesporKocaelispor

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Kocaelispor is 25% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.09 pts / game - Rizespor · 1.36 pts / game - Kocaelispor

Rizespor - half-time state
18% leading55% draw27% trailing
Kocaelispor - half-time state
23% leading68% draw9% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.09Points per game (1st half)1.36
RizesporKocaelispor
0.5Goals scored (1st half)0.41
RizesporKocaelispor
0.59Goals conceded (1st half)0.32
RizesporKocaelispor
1.09Average goals (1st half)0.73
RizesporKocaelispor
50%Clean sheet before half-time73%
RizesporKocaelispor
59%No goal before half-time64%
RizesporKocaelispor

After half-time (2nd half)

1.09Points per game (2nd half)1.05
RizesporKocaelispor
0.68Goals scored (2nd half)0.55
RizesporKocaelispor
1Goals conceded (2nd half)0.68
RizesporKocaelispor
1.68Average goals (2nd half)1.23
RizesporKocaelispor
41%Clean sheet after half-time45%
RizesporKocaelispor
50%No goal after half-time64%
RizesporKocaelispor

Rizespor - second-half results

23% W41% R36% P
24
Half-time points
11
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
24
Second-half points
-7
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.09
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 18% of games and wins 18%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.4

Allows 0.4 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Kocaelispor - second-half results

18% W50% R32% P
30
Half-time points
9
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
23
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.36
PPG before half-time
Lead holding157%

Leads at halftime in 23% of games and wins 36%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.4

Allows 0.4 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Rizespor - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.401.00
Goals scored / game0.21.0
Goals allowed / game1.01.2
Average goals per game1.22.2
1 goal80%100%
2 goals40%100%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet20%20%
No goal80%20%
Goal difference-4-1
Half-time: 0% leading - 40% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1
Kocaelispor - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.201.40
Goals scored / game0.40.8
Goals allowed / game0.40.6
Average goals per game0.81.4
1 goal60%80%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference0+1
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Rizespor
ScoredConceded
4
4
0-15
2
5
16-30
5
4
31-45
5
4
46-60
2
9
61-75
8
9
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (8 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

Kocaelispor
ScoredConceded
0
3
0-15
4
0
16-30
5
4
31-45
1
3
46-60
5
4
61-75
6
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (6 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.36
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.1 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
88%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
50%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-15%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
47%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
10%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 10 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Rizespor

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.28
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.13
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.12
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.01
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
87%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
121%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.35
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
31% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
31%

Kocaelispor

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.03
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.08
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.25
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.17
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
73%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
74%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.04
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
29% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
29%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Süper Lig).

Teams vs league

RizesporLigaKocaelispor
Average goals per game 2.772.67 1.95
Both teams scored 59%58% 41%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 55%52% 32%
Clean sheets 23%26% 36%
Goal before half-time 64%69% 45%
Goal after half-time 77%80% 68%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.67
Average goals per game
58%
Both teams scored
52%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.35
Home goals / game
1.31
Away goals / game
+3%
Home attack advantage
+3%
Home defensive advantage
+5%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
69%
1 goal
33%
2 goals
12%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
80%
1 goal
49%
2 goals
16%
3 goals
5%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. KocaelisporYellow cardMassadio Haïdara
  2. KocaelisporYellow cardBotond Balogh
  3. RizesporGoalSamet AkaydinAssist: Qazim Laçi
  4. KocaelisporYellow cardDarko Churlinov
  5. KocaelisporSubstitutionOn: Serdar DursunOff: Bruno Petković
  6. RizesporSubstitutionOn: Altin ZeqiriOff: Valentin Mihai Mihăilă
  7. RizesporSubstitutionOn: Frantzdy PierrotOff: Halil İbrahim Dervişoğlu
  8. RizesporYellow cardLoide António Augusto

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Mehmet TürkmenMatches officiated: 18
3.56Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 250%Home wins22%Draws28%Away wins

Head-to-head

Record from Rizespor's perspective: 0 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses against Kocaelispor. Games average 2.00 goals, and both teams scored in 100% of them.

Kocaelispor Kulübü
1 : 1
Çaykur Rizespor

FAQ

What was the result of Rizespor vs Kocaelispor?

The Süper Lig match finished Rizespor 2:0 Kocaelispor. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Rizespor vs Kocaelispor?

Rizespor score 1.18 goals per game on average and Kocaelispor 0.95. The Süper Lig average is 2.67 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 52% of games. Both teams score in 59% of Rizespor's matches and 41% of Kocaelispor's.

What form are Rizespor and Kocaelispor in?

Over the last 5 games Rizespor have a 0-3-2 record (0.60 points per game) and Kocaelispor 2-1-2 (1.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Rizespor vs Kocaelispor?

The statistical background for Rizespor vs Kocaelispor — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.