Struggling Caykur Rizespor will hope to give their Turkish Super Lig survival chances a boost when they host an Antalyaspor side sitting just above the relegation zone.
Rizespor are currently 19th in the table and three points adrift of safety, while the Scorpions are 15th and only two points above the bottom four.
Match preview
Rizespor were beaten 2-0 by Fatih Karagumruk on Saturday, meaning they are without a win in their last four matches.
Hamza Hamzaoglu's side have the worst defence in the Turkish Super Lig this season, having conceded 38 goals in 21 games.
However, their chances of picking up a win are significantly increased when they are playing at home; 17 of Rizespor's 18 points in 2021-22 have been registered at the Yeni Rize Sehir Stadium.
Manager Hamzaoglu counts Antalyaspor among the 12 clubs he has previously managed, taking charge of an 18-game stint in 2018.
Antalyaspor have won just once away from home this season and have lost their last five matches on the road, scoring only once in that run.
Nuri Sahin's team earned a 1-1 draw against Fenerbahce on Saturday, with Dogukan Sinik cancelling out Serdar Dursun's opener.
The Scorpions – who only survived relegation by four points last season – are winless in five league matches and have not kept a clean sheet since the end of November.
This season's reverse fixture between these two sides was an absolute thriller; Haji Wright completed his hattrick from the penalty spot in the 100th minute to secure a 3-2 win for Antalyaspor after Damjan Djokovic had netted an equaliser for Rizespor, also from 12 yards, in the 92nd minute.
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Team News
Rizespor will have defensive pair Fabricio Baiano and Gokhan Gonul available again after they were suspended at the weekend.
Captain Gonul, usually a right-back, could fill in at centre-back as Sebastian Holmen will serve a one-match ban after receiving his fourth yellow card of the campaign.
Yusuf Sari made his debut off the bench on Saturday after signing from Trabzonspor so will be pushing for a start, but fellow winger Yannick Bolasie remains sidelined.
Antalyaspor defender Veysel Sari is suspended after picking up his fourth yellow card of the season and Nuri Sahin could switch to a back four in his absence.
Dogukan Sinik was forced off with an injury issue after scoring against Fenerbahce at the weekend, so will be assessed ahead of Wednesday's game.
January signing Admir Mehmedi could come in for his first start after making a substitute appearance on Saturday, but fellow new arrival Fernando is not match fit yet.
Caykur Rizespor possible starting lineup:
Akkan; Baiano, Gonul, Ay, Sertel; Djokovic, Sabo; Boldrin, Potuk, Boyd; Pohjanpalo
Antalyaspor possible starting lineup:
Boffin; Balci, Kudryashov, Naldo, Vural; Ozmert, Fredy, Poli; Ghacha, Wright, Sinik
We say: Caykur Rizespor 1-1 Antalyaspor
A win would be huge for either side in the battle for survival, but we think it will end all square. Antalyaspor were given a confidence boost by getting a point against Fenerbahce, but their poor away record means that a win in this game seems unlikely.
Top tip
Olly Allen
Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Caykur Rizespor win with a probability of 40.1%. A win for Antalyaspor had a probability of 33.06% and a draw had a probability of 26.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Caykur Rizespor win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.78%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.48%) and 2-0 (7.17%). The likeliest Antalyaspor win was 0-1 (9.59%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.75%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Caykur Rizespor would win this match.
