Çaykur Rizespor climb three places after 1-0 shutout

Çaykur Rizespor impressed with their defensive discipline as much as the result against Bursaspor. Onur Özkan’s goal was enough to earn the hosts a 1-0 win, while the visitors failed to register a single shot on target. Rizespor managed just four shots themselves, but one proved decisive.

Bursaspor’s inability to create a clear chance to get back into the game made Rizespor’s defensive resilience all the more impressive. The team made 10 tackles, with Kadir Gündüz particularly prominent. Alongside making two tackles, he put in an assured defensive display to earn the match’s highest rating and play a key role in the win.

Onur Özkan also made the most of Rizespor’s limited attacking output, providing the decisive moment. After a goalless draw with Kasımpaşa in their previous match, Rizespor found the net this time while keeping another clean sheet to claim all three points. Bursaspor, meanwhile, suffered their first defeat since beating Sakaryaspor.

The result lifted Çaykur Rizespor from 10th to seventh, taking them to four points. Bursaspor slipped from fifth to eighth. A disciplined attacking display backed by a solid defence made this one of the week’s standout results for Rizespor.

Çaykur Rizespor lineup: Sezer Doğan, Ali Mercimek, Muhammed Akgül, Kadir Gündüz, Onur Özkan, Eyal Berk Almaz, Fatih Zora, Samet Çoban, Mevlid Çetin, Fırat Çevik, Eyüp Ramazan Alyaprak

Bursaspor lineup: Serkan Akyazı, Berkant Belin, Efe Fakir, Barış Durdu, Berk Gürkan, Berkay Çam, Ali Aydoğdu, Ömer Faruk Bektaş, Erkan Saroğlu, Furkan Barış Köksaldı, Polat Marangoz

Goals

• Çaykur Rizespor: Onur Özkan

You can find the statistics for the Çaykur Rizespor-Bursaspor match here.