Preview: Sivasspor vs. Caykur Rizespor - prediction, team news, lineups

Sivasspor will be hoping to extend their winning streak to three matches when they welcome Caykur Rizespor to the Yeni Sivas 4 Eylul Stadyumu on Saturday morning.

Meanwhile, the visitors will be looking to do the same, having won their last two Turkish Super Lig matches heading into this clash.

Match preview

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Sivasspor's season has been inconsistent so far, but their last two matches suggest that the Yigidos might be finding their rhythm.

The win over Hatayspor ended a three-match winless streak, and Bulent Uygun's men followed it up with a comeback 4-2 victory away at Adana Demirspor last time out, which has seen the Sivas-based side climb to eighth with 14 points from 10 matches.

Two goals from Adana between the 13th and 16th minutes left Sivasspor trailing by two goals early on, but Bengali-Fode Koita gave Uygun's side a lifeline with a goal in the 38th minute, leaving them trailing by one at half time.

The Yigidos turned the game around in the second half, scoring three goals through Garry Rodrigues, Rey Manaj and Uros Radakovic to complete the comeback and secure their fourth win of the season.

Two of Sivasspor's four Super Lig victories have come at home, including their most recent game on home soil, but those wins have come against sides in the bottom six, and they will face another such side, Rizespor, at home this weekend.

The Yigidos have dominated this fixture in recent years, picking up two wins and three draws to remain unbeaten in the last five meetings.

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However, Rizespor will hope to leverage their recent form to end this winless streak against Sivasspor, as they have also won their last two matches.

The Black Sea Sparrowhawk successfully ended a run of five straight defeats and five matches without scoring with a win over Antalyaspor before the international break, and have now followed it up with a 1-0 victory away at Bodrumspor last time out.

Ali Sowe's 83rd-minute goal was enough to secure maximum points for Rizespor, who have now climbed to 14th place with 10 points from nine matches, leaving them one point above the drop zone.

Ilhan Palut's side will be hoping to win three consecutive Super Lig games for the first time since April, and their away form has been decent so far, with two of their three league wins coming on the road.

Team News

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Sivasspor will be without midfielder Mehmet Albayrak, who is out until next year recovering from a cruciate ligament injury.

Manaj has now scored three goals in the last two matches since returning to the starting XI and should retain his spot as the focal point of the attack.

Rizespor will be hoping that Benhur Kese recovers in time from an ankle injury that has kept him out for the last couple of weeks.

However, Casper Hojer Nielsen has been confirmed to miss the game due to a muscle injury that is expected to keep him out.

Sivasspor possible starting lineup: Nikolic; Paluli, Radakovic, Camara, Ciftci; Menig, Moutoussamy, Charisis, Turgunboev, Koita; Manaj

Caykur Rizespor possible starting lineup: Grbic; Sahin, Mocsi, Alikulov, Pehlivan; Papanikolaou, Hadziahmetovic; Olawoyin, Varesanovic, Bulut; Jurecka

We say: Sivasspor 1-1 Caykur Rizespor

Both teams are coming into this clash in good form, which will make this match a close-fought affair. We expect both teams to score, but we are predicting a draw, which is the most common result in recent years in this fixture.

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