Fatih Karagümrük v Caykur Rizespor: survival fight meets top-half push | OneFootball

Fatih Karagümrük host Caykur Rizespor in the Süper Lig on Sunday, 5 April 2026 at the Atatürk Olimpiyat Stadı, with the bottom side looking to close the gap to safety and the visitors aiming to strengthen their top-half ambitions.

Caykur Rizespor edged the reverse fixture 1-0 in November. Fatih Karagümrük's last home league meeting between the sides was a 4-0 win in January 2024, underlining how this match-up has swung both ways.

Form is mixed for the hosts, who recently beat Fenerbahçe 2-0, drew at Gaziantep and lost at Kayserispor. Rizespor's league run features three wins in four before a narrow defeat at Trabzonspor, plus a Türkiye Kupası exit at Beşiktaş.

Team news could matter. Fatih Karagümrük are without injured forward Joao Camacho and suspended midfielder Matías Kranevitter. Rizespor list defender Casper Hojer, striker Ali Sowe and centre-back Husniddin Aliqulov as injured.

On the numbers, Fatih Karagümrük average 0.9 goals per game and have conceded 47. Rizespor score 1.2 per game and defend a little tighter, and their wide supply stands out with 318 open-play crosses at 21.07% accuracy. That delivery could test the home defence, while David Datro Fofana and Sérgio António de Luiz Junior lead Karagümrük's league scoring with six each, and Qazim Laci's six assists offer Rizespor craft between the lines.

A win would lift Fatih Karagümrük to 20 points and give their survival bid fresh momentum. Rizespor would reach 33 points with victory and could edge closer to the top half in a compact mid-table.