Gençlerbirliği v Caykur Rizespor: mid-table points and breathing space at stake | OneFootball

Gençlerbirliği host Caykur Rizespor in the Süper Lig on 14 February 2026 at Eryaman Stadyumu, with both teams chasing a nudge up the table and a healthier gap to the bottom places.

Rizespor won the reverse league meeting 1-0 in September, while Gençlerbirliği edged a January friendly 2-1. The hosts start 11th on 22 points, the visitors 13th on 20.

Gençlerbirliği's recent run is mixed, beating Gaziantep 2-1 before a 2-2 draw with Eyüpspor in the cup and a 3-1 loss at Fenerbahçe. Rizespor are winless in four league matches, drawing at Alanyaspor and Başakşehir either side of defeats by Göztepe and Galatasaray.

Selection could matter. Gençlerbirliği are without suspended defender Pedro Pereira, while Oghenekaro Etebo, Moussa Kyabou and Emirhan Ünal are injured. Rizespor list defender Husniddin Aliqulov and forward Loide Augusto as injured.

Tactically, Gençlerbirliği have scored 26 and conceded 31, with 42% possession and no goals from set pieces this season, pointing to an open-play route and transition threat. Sekou Koita leads their league scoring with five. Rizespor have 24 goals and 33 against, average 49% of the ball and deliver frequent open-play crosses, 260 at 20.77% accuracy, with Qazim Laci on four assists. The flanks may be a key battleground.

A home win would take Gençlerbirliği to 25 points and could lift them up the standings. Victory for Rizespor would move them to 23 points and may widen the cushion to the relegation places, while a defeat risks leaving them looking over their shoulders.