Rizespor vs Besiktas Predictions

It’s not exactly been the most fruitful campaign for Rizespor, who currently sit in 11^th position, though they have at least avoided being involved in the thick of the relegation battle. Moreover, Monday’s hosts have won each of their last two matches, so they ought to come into this match feeling relatively confident.

Defending has often been an issue for Monday’s hosts this season, but they’ve managed to keep their opponents out in each of their last two. They shut Kayserispor out at this venue recently, while they also kept a clean sheet away against Konyaspor last time out. However, while they didn’t give an abundance away in terms of chances, the fact that they surrendered 1.05 and 1.63 expected goals tells us that they were slightly fortunate to keep a clean sheet on both occasions.

Fortunately, on their own patch, Rizespor have done a good job of creating more than they’ve given away, as they’ve bettered their opponents in terms of expected goals in each of their last six on home soil. During that time, they’ve posted some very encouraging expected-goals for figures of 2.56, 1.56, 2.01, 2.58 and 2.86. Such numbers tell us that Monday’s hosts are no slouches going forward.

Like the hosts have at Yeni Rize Şehir Stadium, Besiktas have made plenty happen in the final third on their travels of late. As a side that averages 1.92 goals for away from home, Besiktas have impressively scored at least twice in each of their last four on the road, notching a total of 13 goals during that time. Moreover, they’ve posted expected-goals for numbers of 1.66, 3.3, 2.44 and 2.66.

While they’ve thrived offensively, Besiktas haven’t looked amazingly secure at the back on the road of late. They shipped two goals away against Kayserispor in their most recent away match, while they’ve now conceded at least twice in each of their last three travelling matches and at least once in each of their last five.

Its fair to say that both Rizespor and Besiktas have looked threatening going forward in their recent respective home and away matches, so it’s not terribly difficult to make a case for ‘Over 2.5 Goals & Both Teams to Score’ at the current prices. With the hosts averaging 1.67 goals for and 1.65 expected goals for at home and with Besiktas averaging 1.92 goals for and 1.63 expected goals for on the road, a high-scoring game is well worth supporting.