Eyüpspor vs Çaykur Rizespor Prediction & Betting Tips 09.05.2026

Eyüpspor host Çaykur Rizespor in the Trendyol Süper Lig on Saturday evening, 9 May 2026, with both sides still chasing the sort of points that shape the final weeks of a league season. For Eyüpspor, this is about dragging themselves further away from trouble after a difficult campaign that’s left them 14th on 29 points. For Çaykur Rizespor, sitting 8th on 40 points, there’s still something to play for too — not a title push, but a chance to finish the season with real momentum and maybe climb into the conversation just above the middle pack.

It’s a meeting between two teams with very different emotional temperatures. Eyüpspor have spent much of the season grinding for survival, while Rizespor have been more competitive overall but have also leaked far too many goals to feel comfortable. That imbalance is exactly why this one feels live for goals at both ends. Eyüpspor have struggled to keep clean sheets at home, and Rizespor have been involved in a string of open games. You don’t need much more than that to see where the danger is.

The historical angle adds a bit more spice. Çaykur Rizespor have had the better of this fixture in recent seasons, including a 3-0 win in December and a 1-0 victory in April last year. Eyüpspor will want to end that pattern, but they’ve got to do it with more authority than they’ve shown for most of this campaign. That’s the task in front of Atila Gerin.

Eyüpspor Form & Analysis

Eyüpspor’s recent run has been a mixed bag, and the sequence tells its own story. They went to Kayserispor on 3 May and came away with a 1-1 draw, a result that at least stopped the rot after two straight defeats. Before that they put Gaziantep FK away 3-0 at home on 25 April, which looked like a proper statement win at the time. But the momentum didn’t last long. A 2-1 away win over Fatih Karagümrük on 18 April was sandwiched between defeats to Samsunspor at home, Antalyaspor away, and Trabzonspor at home. Three losses in four had already done the damage. One decent draw doesn’t fix all that.

There are signs Eyüpspor can still hurt teams. They’ve scored 26 league goals overall and have found the net in four of their last six matches. The 1-1 at Kayserispor was a useful example of that; Luccas Claro scored early, and Indrit Tuci added another before the game settled. They also created enough to worry Kayserispor, even if the underlying numbers leaned against them. At home, though, the picture is far less convincing. Eyüpspor’s home record stands at 4 wins, 4 draws and 8 defeats, with 15 goals scored and 21 conceded. That’s not the sort of base that inspires much confidence. Sixteen home points from 16 matches says plenty. It’s thin.

The bigger issue is that Eyüpspor rarely control matches for long enough. They can score, and they can make things awkward, but they don’t often shut the door. Their overall defensive record — 45 goals conceded in 32 league matches — is a problem, and at home they’ve spent too much time chasing games rather than managing them. Still, they’re unbeaten in their last three away from their most recent defeat at home, and that little bit of resilience might help them stay in this contest. They won’t want this to become a track meet, though. Against a side like Rizespor, that’s a risky hope.

Çaykur Rizespor Form & Analysis

Çaykur Rizespor arrive with more points on the board and a bit more bite in the final third, but they’re hardly watertight. Their last six league matches have been all over the place in a way that feels very Rizespor: a 3-2 home win over Konyaspor on 1 May, a 2-0 loss away to Kayserispor, a 2-2 draw at Fenerbahçe, then home wins over Gaziantep FK and Samsunspor, before an earlier away defeat to Fatih Karagümrük. Goals are rarely in short supply when they’re involved. That’s the first thing that jumps out.

The win over Konyaspor was entertaining and messy in equal measure. Rizespor scored three times, conceded twice, and needed late work to see it through. Jo Jin-ho, Qazim Laci, Adedire Mebude, Loide Augusto and Yhoan Andzouana all got in on the act across the contest, which tells you the goals can come from different places. That’s useful. So is the fact they scored two at Fenerbahçe and four against Samsunspor. The flip side? They also conceded two in both away games in that sequence, and they’ve now shipped 46 goals in the league. That’s a lot for an 8th-placed side.

Away from home, Rizespor have been decent rather than dominant. Their road record reads 2 wins, 8 draws and 6 defeats, with 22 scored and 25 conceded. That’s not a terrible scoring return, but it’s a record built on too many stalemates and too little control. They don’t often get blown away, yet they don’t often shut teams out either. Ten away points from 16 matches would usually point to a side that keeps things close but struggles to impose itself. Can they do better here? Possibly. But there’s a reason this trip feels risky.

Recep Uçar’s side have also been consistent in one uncomfortable way: they tend to get pulled into games where both attacks have chances. That’s why the over-2.5-goals trend around their matches is so strong, and why their away performances can look lively without ever feeling secure. They’ve got enough attacking threat to score at Eyüpspor. They just don’t look dependable enough to defend a lead if they get one.

Head-to-Head

This fixture has leaned Çaykur Rizespor’s way for a while now. They beat Eyüpspor 3-0 in December 2025, won 1-0 in April 2025, and also came out on top 2-1 in November 2024. Go back a little further and the pattern stays familiar: 1-0 in March 2023 and a goalless draw in October 2022. Eyüpspor haven’t beaten them in the last five meetings. That’s a real edge.

The bluntest takeaway is that Rizespor have known how to frustrate Eyüpspor. They’ve also managed to keep Eyüpspor scoreless in three of those five meetings, which matters here because it’s the one major argument against a goals-based bet. Still, recent form points the other way. These sides are both more open than reliable right now. History says Rizespor have had the upper hand. The present says there should be chances at both ends.

We Predict: Both Teams To Score

We’re backing Both Teams To Score at 8/13 for this one. For more context beyond this pick, see our football tips hub, which pulls together our main football tips hub with singles, goals picks and combo angles in one place. It’s not a flashy pick. It’s just the obvious one. Eyüpspor have scored in enough recent matches to trust them at home against a defence like Rizespor’s, and Rizespor arrive with a habit of getting on the scoresheet on the road while also giving opponents a way back into games. That combination is hard to ignore.

The projected xG of 1.2 apiece fits the market neatly, and the 1-1 correct score looks the cleanest call. Eyüpspor’s home numbers aren’t strong, but they do usually create enough to score once, while Rizespor’s away record suggests they’ll almost certainly get a chance or two of their own. You can see this becoming a fairly even game rather than a one-sided one. One alternative worth a glance is over 2.5 goals, especially with Rizespor’s recent run of open matches, but BTTS is the safer angle.