Caykur Rizespor v Konyaspor: top-half tussle as hosts eye level points, visitors chase fourth straight league win | OneFootball

Caykur Rizespor host Konyaspor in the Süper Lig on Friday, 1 May 2026 at the Çaykur Didi Stadyumu, with eighth playing ninth and only three points between them. A home win would draw the sides level, while the visitors arrive looking to extend a three-match league run.

The reverse fixture in December finished 1-1, and the neighbours in the table meet again with similar incentives. Konyaspor sit eighth on 40 points, Rizespor are ninth on 37, keeping both in the top half traffic.

Recent form points to momentum with Konyaspor, who have won three league games on the bounce after drawing at Samsunspor. Rizespor have mixed results across their last five in the league, taking two wins, one draw and two defeats.

Rizespor are without Husniddin Aliqulov and Altin Zeqiri through injury. Konyaspor list Ufuk Akyol and forward Tunahan Taşçı as injured.

Konyaspor average 52% possession with 81.64% pass accuracy and deliver high volume from wide areas, producing 449 open play crosses and eight headed goals. That aerial edge could test a Rizespor back line that has eight clean sheets but has conceded 44 league goals. Qazim Laci's creativity for Rizespor (eight assists) may counter Konyaspor's control, while Enis Bardhi (four assists) and Jackson Muleka (nine goal contributions) offer threat for the visitors.

Victory would lift Rizespor to 40 points and could nudge them upward in the pack. A Konyaspor win would take them to 43 points and strengthen their grip on a top half berth heading into the run in.