Rizespor host Trabzonspor in Matchday 9 of the Turkish Süper Lig

Rizespor will host Trabzonspor on 26 October 2026 at 19:00 Saudi (Damascus) time, in Matchday 9 of the 2026/27 Süper Lig season, with the match broadcast on beIN SPORTS and TOD.

Trabzonspor sit fourth in the standings with 16 points from 8 matches, having won 5, drawn 1 and lost 2, with a positive goal difference having scored 18 goals and conceded just 5. Rizespor, meanwhile, are 12th with 10 points from 8 matches, after winning 3, drawing 1 and losing 4, scoring 8 goals and conceding 11.

Trabzonspor go into the match in high spirits after winning their last 5 consecutive matches, the most recent being a 2-0 win over Heart of Midlothian on 22 October, before that beating Besiktas 2-0, Kocaelispor 4-2, Samsunspor 3-0 and Galatasaray 4-0.

Rizespor, on the other hand, go into the match on the back of mixed results, having lost 1-2 to Corum on 16 October, before that losing 0-3 at home to Fenerbahce, drawing 2-2 with Goztepe, beating Eyupspor 2-0, and losing 0-1 to Alanyaspor.

In previous meetings between the two sides, Trabzonspor won the last encounter on 14 March 2026 by 1-0, while Rizespor won as away side on 18 October 2025 by 1-2. Trabzonspor had previously won 2-0 on 13 April 2025 and also won 5-2 on 26 February 2025, while Rizespor won 3-1 on 9 November 2024.

Rizespor will be without K. Olekulov through injury. Trabzonspor, meanwhile, face numerous injury absences including Onuralp Cevikkan, Ebere Paul Onwachu, A. Batagov, A. Yokuslu, Ruslan Malinovskyi and Nuh Jose Saviolo, in addition to the absence of Stefan Savic for other reasons.