Match report
Laçi's late penalty gives Rizespor opening-day win at Konyaspor
Rizespor opened their Süper Lig campaign with a 1-0 win away to Konyaspor, a result settled deep into stoppage time at the Konya Buyuksehir Belediye Stadium. The contest remained goalless through normal time, with neither side able to break the deadlock in a tightly contested opening round fixture under referee Cihan Aydin.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
The decisive moment arrived in the seventh minute of added time, when Qazim Laçi converted from the penalty spot to move the score to 0-1. It proved the only goal of the match, arriving so late that Konyaspor had no time to respond before the final whistle.
Rizespor controlled much of the play despite having less of the ball early on, finishing with 57 percent possession and 13 shots to Konyaspor's eight. Konyaspor's Bahadır Güngördü impressed at the other end without finding the breakthrough, while Rizespor's Yahia Fofana also featured among the top-rated performers. The win lifted Rizespor to the top of the table on three points, while Konyaspor sat sixth without a point from their opener.
Qazim Laçi scored the only goal of the game, converting a stoppage-time penalty to earn Rizespor all three points, and was rated 7.7 for his contribution.
Rizespor's superior underlying performance was reflected in the expected goals figures, which favoured the visitors 1.46 to 0.49.
Rizespor won 1–0 away against Konyaspor (half-time 0–0).
Konyaspor met Rizespor in the Süper Lig (Regular Season - 1). Kick-off was Saturday, 15 August 2026, 16:00 UTC at Medas Konya Büyüksehir Belediyesi Stadium. Referee: Cihan Aydin.
Key moments
- 90' Goal (penalty): Qazim Laçi — 0–1 · Watch Qazim Laçi's goal video (90')
Starting line-ups
Konyaspor (4-1-4-1)
Rizespor (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Konyaspor 53%, the draw 27%, Rizespor 20%. It finished Konyaspor 0–1 Rizespor.
Konyaspor's rating edge, but the draw is in play — Konyaspor are the stronger side on our strength rating, and that is most of Konyaspor's 53%. The draw at 27% is lifted by the early-season fade in home wins.
Why Konyaspor at 53%?
Konyaspor sit 102 points higher on our strength rating — 1687 to 1584. Sides with a 100–200-point rating edge at home won 57.2% of 12,695 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 59–23–18.
Why only 53%?
Rizespor hold 7 more possession points (52 to 45 in recent games) across a 102-point rating gap. Control now carries a receipt beyond near-equals too: sides with this control edge at a 75–150-point rating gap won 42.6% of 8,587 such games where the class table expected 41.3%. Both sides are inside their first six league games — home wins land softer this early in the season, so this trims Konyaspor's column. Across 10,563 opening-stretch games since 2010, home sides won 42.8% where the rating map expected 44.9%, with draws up 2.1 — negative in every season since 2018.
Why is the draw second, ahead of the Rizespor win?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 24.2%. These teams' recent games average 3.0 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 24.6% of 24,785. Early-season fixtures add 2.1 points to the draw. The control factor adds 1.2 points to the draw.
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About this match
On this page: the Konyaspor vs Rizespor final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Süper Lig fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Konyaspor 0–1 Rizespor. Explore more on the Konyaspor and Rizespor team pages or the Süper Lig page.
Quick answers
›What was the final score of Konyaspor vs Rizespor?
Rizespor won 1–0 away against Konyaspor (half-time 0–0).
›Who scored in Konyaspor vs Rizespor?
Qazim Laçi (90') (penalty) for Rizespor.
›Where can I watch Konyaspor vs Rizespor highlights?
Goal highlights and video clips from Konyaspor 0–1 Rizespor are on this page — open the videos tab to watch every goal.
›What is the head-to-head record between Konyaspor and Rizespor?
Konyaspor and Rizespor have met 10 times — 2 wins for Konyaspor, 4 wins for Rizespor and 4 draws.