Match report
Efkan Bekiroğlu penalty rescues point for Göztepe against Rizespor
Göztepe and Rizespor shared four goals in a Süper Lig round six meeting that finished 2-2, with the home side snatching a stoppage-time equaliser after twice trailing in the second half. Arda Kurtulan had given Göztepe an ideal start inside two minutes, and that goal held up as the half-time score.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Rizespor turned the contest around after the break. Ibrahim Olawoyin levelled in the 70th minute, finishing off a Mithat Pala assist, before Iustin Doicaru put the visitors ahead in the 81st minute with Pala again supplying the pass. Göztepe pushed forward in search of a response and were rewarded deep into added time when Efkan Bekiroğlu converted a penalty in the third minute of stoppage time to make it 2-2.
Despite conceding twice, Göztepe dominated the underlying numbers, managing 24 shots to Rizespor's 11 and racking up an expected goals tally of 1.87 against 0.69, though Rizespor made their spells of possession count with a clinical edge in front of goal.
Goalkeeper Yahia Fofana produced the outstanding individual display of the match for Rizespor, earning a perfect rating of 10.0 despite his side conceding twice, while Arda Kurtulan's early strike and Janderson's contribution both drew an 8.3 rating for Göztepe.
Göztepe forced nine shots on target compared with just four from Rizespor, underlining their territorial dominance despite the visitors leaving with a point.
Göztepe and Rizespor drew 2–2 (half-time 1–0).
Göztepe met Rizespor in the Süper Lig (Regular Season - 6). Kick-off was Sunday, 20 September 2026, 17:00 UTC at Gursel Aksel Stadium. Referee: Oguzhan Cakir.
Key moments
- 2' Goal: Arda Kurtulan — 1–0
- 70' Goal: Ibrahim Olawoyin (assist: Can Bozdoğan) — 1–1
- 80' Goal: Iustin Doicaru (assist: Mithat Pala) — 1–2
- 90+4' Goal (penalty): Efkan Bekiroğlu — 2–2
Starting line-ups
Göztepe (3-4-1-2)
Rizespor (5-3-2)
- 75 Yahia Fofana
- 54 Mithat Pala
- 93 Modibo Sagnan
- 4 Attila Mocsi
- 5 Tayyip Sanuç
- 37 Taha Şahin
- 20 Qazim Laçi
- 14 Taylan Antalyalı (c)
- 10 Ibrahim Olawoyin
- 99 Emrecan Bulut
- 9 Ali Sowe
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Göztepe 49%, the draw 28%, Rizespor 23%. It finished Göztepe 2–2 Rizespor.
Göztepe's rating edge, but the draw is in play — Göztepe are a shade stronger on our strength rating, and that is most of Göztepe's 49%. The draw at 28% is lifted by the early-season fade in home wins.
Why Göztepe at 49%?
Göztepe sit 57 points higher on our strength rating — 1667 to 1610. Sides with a 50–100-point rating edge at home won 50.4% of 10,491 such games.
Why only 49%?
Both sides are inside their first six league games — home wins land softer this early in the season, so this trims Göztepe's column. Across 11,218 opening-stretch games since 2010, home sides won 42.7% where the rating map expected 44.9%, with draws up 2.0 — 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 26.5%. These teams' recent games average 3.1 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 24.6% of 25,162. Early-season fixtures add 2.0 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
A 16-point possession gap between near-equal sides is unusual. Gaps this extreme are too rare to receipt — around 370 measured games, under our 300-game floor — so it's noted at 0 points. Göztepe sit -0.33 goals per game under chance-quality. For home sides we could not receipt a bounce-back — the measured cells sit inside each other's noise bands — so this is noted and scores 0. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the Göztepe 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 Göztepe 2–2 Rizespor. Explore more on the Göztepe and Rizespor team pages or the Süper Lig page.
Quick answers
›What was the final score of Göztepe vs Rizespor?
Göztepe and Rizespor drew 2–2 (half-time 1–0).
›Who scored in Göztepe vs Rizespor?
Arda Kurtulan (2') for Göztepe; Ibrahim Olawoyin (70') for Rizespor; Iustin Doicaru (80') for Rizespor; Efkan Bekiroğlu (90+4') (penalty) for Göztepe.
›Where can I watch Göztepe vs Rizespor highlights?
Goal highlights and video clips from Göztepe 2–2 Rizespor are on this page — open the videos tab to watch every goal.
›What is the head-to-head record between Göztepe and Rizespor?
Göztepe and Rizespor have met 10 times — 5 wins for Göztepe, 4 wins for Rizespor and 1 draw.