Low-Block Fortress
Samsunspor
Samsunspor handed over the ball and defended the box in numbers — 9 shots blocked or saved on 40.0% of possession.
- Possession
- 40.0%
- Shots blocked
- 1
- Saves
- 8
- Conceded
- 0
Süper Lig · Matchday 2
Rizespor
0 – 2
FT
HT 0–1
Samsunspor
J. Mendes 33'
F. Kaya 63'
Süper Lig
Matchday 2Rizespor0–2Samsunspor
1.85
Expected goals
0.33
33′63′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: RIZ 1.85, SAM 0.33.
Match report
Rizespor 0-2 Samsunspor
Samsunspor saw off Rizespor 2-0 at Çaykur Didi Stadyumu in Süper Lig. Mendes opened the scoring for Samsunspor on 33' and Kaya made it 2-0 to Samsunspor on 63'.
Expected goals finished Rizespor 1.85, Samsunspor 0.33. On the balance of chances Rizespor had enough to take something from it, which makes this a result Samsunspor will take more happily than the performance deserved. Rizespor held 60.0% of the ball.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Samsunspor graded out for low-block fortress — 40.0% possession and 1 shots blocked. Samsunspor graded out for goalkeeper rescue — 8 saves and 1.85 faced xg.
It was a niggly afternoon: 24 fouls between them and 2 yellow cards, with Rizespor conceding the most free-kicks (13).
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
60%Possession40%
28Shots6
1.85xG0.33
What the numbers say
6 readsGoalkeeper Rescue
Samsunspor
Samsunspor's goalkeeper kept them in it — 8 saves against 1.85 xG, conceding just 0.
- Saves
- 8
- Faced xG
- 1.85
- Conceded
- 0
Clinical Edge
Samsunspor
Samsunspor finished well above what their chances were worth — 2 goals from 0.33 xG.
- Goals
- 2
- Expected goals
- 0.33
- Overperformance
- +1.67
Wasteful Finishing
Rizespor
Rizespor created more than enough to win it and did not take it — 1.85 xG for 0 goals.
- Expected goals
- 1.85
- Goals
- 0
- Shortfall
- −1.85
Timeline
🟨27'
Logi Tomasson
Foul
⚽33'
J. Mendes — assist: S. Jarju
Half-time
⚽63'
F. Kaya — assist: S. Jarju
🔄65'
S. Onur ↑ Y. Kayan ↓
D. Varesanovic ↑ I. Olawoyin ↓
🔄67'
E. Bulut ↑ A. Mebude ↓
🔄67'
M. C. Tosun ↑ T. Antalyali ↓
🔄80'
T. T. Sanuc ↑ Z. Ariss ↓
🔄81'
Modibo Sagnan
Foul
🟨83'
🔄85'
T. Bulbul ↑ S. Jarju ↓
M. Faye ↑ M. Sagnan ↓
🔄88'
🔄90+1'
A. Sekongo ↑ F. Kaya ↓
Match info
Kickoff
VenueÇaykur Didi Stadyumu, Rize
RefereeO. Turtay
CompetitionSüper Lig
Season2026
RoundMatchday 2
StatusMatch Finished