Yeni Çorumspor vs Rizespor Prediction & Betting Tips

Form pulling in different directions

Çorum FK's last six Süper Lig outings have been up and down. There's a heavy 2-6 loss at Beşiktaş, narrow defeats to Kasımpaşa and Alanyaspor, but also a home win over Eyüpspor and a 2-2 draw with Galatasaray. It's the kind of run that shows flashes of quality without much consistency.

Yeni Çorumspor: 20 completed matches; Rizespor: 20 completed matches.

Yeni Çorumspor

20 matches

Win

55% 11 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

25% 5 / 20

Scored

36

Conceded

21

Difference

+15

Rizespor

20 matches

Win

45% 9 / 20

Draw

25% 5 / 20

Loss

30% 6 / 20

Scored

28

Conceded

26

Difference

+2

Rizespor's record over their last six league games reads better: three wins, a draw and two losses. Notably, all three wins came on the road, at Eyüpspor, Gaziantep FK and Konyaspor, while both defeats came at home, to Alanyaspor and Samsunspor. That's an unusual split worth keeping in mind.

Rizespor's away form has been noticeably better than their home form this season.

Comparative Team Statistics: Yeni Çorumspor vs Rizespor

Close enough in the table

With six league games played each, Rizespor sit ninth on 10 points, while Çorum FK are eleventh on 7. Goal difference is level between the two sides at plus one, so there isn't a huge gap despite the points difference.

Goals concentrated in a few players

Çorum FK's threat looks fairly reliant on a couple of players. C. Ramírez has four goals in six matches and A. Kyziridis has three in four, with Ermin Mahmić and C. Ünder also chipping in with two apiece. For Rizespor, E. Bulut leads the way but with a more modest two goals in six games, suggesting their scoring is spread a bit thinner.

Yeni Çorumspor:

Best scorers:

C. Ramírez - 4

A. Kyziridis - 3

Ermin Mahmić - 2

Best assist providers:

A. Kyziridis - 2

Fredy - 2

Penalty cards:

A. Kyziridis x 1

Rizespor:

Best scorers:

E. Bulut - 2

Penalty cards:

V. Mihăilă x 1

A. Mocsi x 3

On discipline, Rizespor's A. Mocsi has picked up three yellow cards in six appearances, and V. Mihăilă has already been sent off once in just three games. Çorum's Kyziridis has also seen red in his four outings, so both sides have had moments of losing their heads.

Çorum FK's goals look more concentrated in fewer players than Rizespor's, which could matter if key men are missing.

What kind of game this could be

Neither side has looked especially tight at the back this season. Çorum FK have conceded 12 in six league games and Rizespor 6, so there's a decent gap there, but both have shown they can be got at. Combined with Çorum's home matches producing goals at both ends and Rizespor's away form being their stronger suit, there's a case for an open contest rather than a cagey one.

It's worth remembering this is still a few weeks away from kickoff as things stand, so squad news and momentum could shift before the two sides actually meet.