Gaziantep FK vs Çaykur Rizespor

Gaziantep FK were made to pay for a shocking start as Çaykur Rizespor left Gaziantep Stadyumu with a 1-2 win on 29 August 2026. The visitors were two goals up inside the first 45 minutes and never really looked like giving it back, despite the home side dominating the ball for long spells. Gaziantep piled forward after the break, racking up shot after shot and forcing eight corners to none for their opponents, but they only managed to pull one back and couldn't find the leveller their pressure probably deserved. Emrecan Bulut was the difference for Rizespor, picking up the man of the match award with an 8.2 rating for a display that gave their defence the composure it needed under sustained pressure. Gaziantep will feel hard done by given how much of the game they controlled, but sloppy defending early on cost them dearly. For Rizespor, it's three points banked the hard way, backs to the wall for long periods but game management that got the job done.

Çaykur Rizespor beat Gaziantep FK 1-2 at Gaziantep Stadyumu, and the numbers from the match back up how the game played out. Even without the extra share of possession, which finished 56% in favour of Gaziantep FK, Çaykur Rizespor made the most of the chances that mattered and did enough to see the game out. The shot count told a similar story, with 16 attempts from Gaziantep FK against 10 from Çaykur Rizespor over the course of the game. Gaziantep FK had their moments and did not make it easy from start to finish, but ultimately came up short on the day. Small margins like this one tend to add up over a season, and results such as this are often what separates teams in the table further down the line. Here is a closer look at exactly how the two sides compared, statistically.