Trabzonspor score three in nine minutes to beat Rizespor after trailing

Trabzonspor came back from two goals down at half-time to win away at Rizespor, with Franculino Djú and Ernest Muçi doing most of the damage.

Rizespor went in at half-time two goals clear and still finished on the losing side. Gennaro Borrelli scored in the twelfth minute and again before the break, so the home side had the lead and the momentum. Trabzonspor then scored three times in the first nine minutes after the restart, and a late goal settled it.

Rizespor had 46% of the ball, where they usually have 54.3% at home, and they took nine shots against a typical 13.3. Fewer shots and less possession usually mean a side is getting fewer openings, so that part of the story favoured Trabzonspor. Their chances were another matter. Expected goals, a measure of how likely each shot was to go in based on where and how it was taken, came to 1.81, above their home average of 1.11. Rizespor created better chances than usual and still lost.

Rizespor's defence was the weak point. They usually concede chances worth 0.88 expected goals at home, and they gave up far more than that here. Trabzonspor's own figures show how much they were allowed to work with. Their expected goals reached a level well above what they usually produce on the road, which is the clearest sign of how open the game became once the second half began.

Trabzonspor's share of the ball was 54%, close to the 52.9% they average away, and their shot count of 14 was also close to their usual 13.3. In other words, nothing about their possession or volume was unusual. What was unusual was where those shots came from: 13 of the 14 were taken inside the box. Franculino Djú scored at 57 and again at 83, and his form was rated 8.5 as evidence of how much he made the most of those chances.

Ernest Muçi was the player who shaped the game most. He had three assists, with the goals at 49, 51 and 83 all coming from his passes, and he was rated 8.9. Aral Şimşir added the goal at 51 and Melih Kabasakal scored at 49. For Rizespor, Borrelli's two goals were the main threat, while Qazim Laci's goal at 68 was set up by Adedire Mebude, who had two assists in the match.

Seven goals in one game is more than double the 2.9 the league usually sees per match, so this was an unusually open contest by any standard. Rizespor sit 13th in the table and Trabzonspor fourth, which makes the result a meaningful step for the visitors. The home side had won just once in their last six games at home, so the defeat adds to a difficult run.

Trabzonspor have won five of their last six away games, and the one defeat in that run was by a single goal.

Player of the matchErnest Muçi3 assists8.9

Franculino Djú2 goals8.5

Aral Şimşir1 goal8.2

Qazim Laci1 goal7.9