Thursday , 2 July 2026

AZ vs HNK Rijeka, Europe 2020-21 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Europa League · 2020-21
AZ
4 – 1
Full Time
HNK Rijeka
Thu 29 Oct 2020 · 20:00 UTC AFAS Stadion HT 45+4' · FT 45+4'
Y 13' Sandro Kulenovic
Teun Koopmeiners 17' Y
Albert Gudmundsson 31' Y
Y 34' Luka Menalo
Y 86' Ivan Lepinjica

Overview

Match Preview

AZ vs HNK Rijeka — Europe at AFAS Stadion.

  • AZ 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
  • HNK Rijeka 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

  • Referee Valery Danchenko
  • Referee Sergey Ivanov
  • Referee Sergey Lapochkin
  • Referee Roman Usachev

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21
2 Aston Villa FC 8 21
3 FC Midtjylland 8 19
4 Real Betis Balompie 8 17
5 FC Porto 8 17
6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17
7 SC Freiburg 8 17
8 AS Roma 8 16
9 KRC Genk 8 16
10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15
11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15
12 Ferencvarosi TC 8 15
13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14
14 FC Viktoria Plzen 8 14
15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14
16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13
17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12
18 Lille OSC 8 12
19 Fenerbahce SK 8 12
20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12
21 Celtic FC 8 11
22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10
23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10
24 SK Brann 8 9
25 BSC Young Boys 8 9
26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7
27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7
28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7
29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6
30 FC Basel 1893 8 6
31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6
32 Rangers FC 8 4
33 OGC Nice 8 3
34 FC Utrecht 8 1
35 Malmo FF 8 1
36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1

Head-to-Head

1
1
AZ 2 games · Avg 4.0 goals HNK Rijeka
Last 5 meetings
2020-10-29 AZ 4–1 HNK Rijeka

Recent Form

AZ
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Oct HNK Rijeka H 4–1 W
25 Oct ADO Den Haag A 2–2 D
22 Oct SSC Napoli A 1–0 W
17 Oct VVV Venlo H 2–2 D
04 Oct Sparta Rotterdam A 4–4 D
26 Sep Fortuna Sittard A 3–3 D
HNK Rijeka
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Oct AZ A 1–4 L
22 Oct Real Sociedad de Fútbol H 0–1 L
01 Oct FC København A 1–0 W
24 Sep FK Kolos Kovalivka H 2–0 W
29 Aug KAA Gent H 1–1 D
22 Aug KAA Gent A 1–2 L

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for AZ to score. At the same time, HNK Rijeka does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' AZ started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 6' What a strike from Teun Koopmeiners! The score is 1-0.
  • 11' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 13' HNK Rijeka receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 13.
  • 17' Teun Koopmeiners is having his name booked by the referee on 17.
  • 20' What a strike from Albert Gudmundsson! The score is 2-0.
  • 25' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 30' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. HNK Rijeka needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 31' AZ player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 34' HNK Rijeka receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 34.
  • 39' Zakaria Aboukhlal has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 8 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 44' AZ is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 49' It looks surprising HNK Rijeka does not make any changes. Jonas Svensson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 51' What a strike from Jesper Karlsson! The score is 3-0.
  • 56' Supporters expect more eagerness from Tibor Halilovic, as he is very good at scoring at AFAS Stadion with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 60' Albert Gudmundsson with the second goal in the match!
  • 62' Another substitution for AZ to replace Pantelis Chatzidiakos by Ramon Leeuwin on 62 minute.
  • 65' The whistle greets Franko Andrijasevic as he departs to be replaced by Tibor Halilovic.
  • 66' The supporters are chanting for Zakaria Aboukhlal. He replaces Calvin Stengs on 66 minute.
  • 67' Time for substitution for AZ. Jesper Karlsson is replaced by Hakon Evjen.
  • 72' Goal! Sandro Kulenovic scores his 7 goal in 117 matches.
  • 77' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Darko Velkovski suffering a number of foals already.
  • 80' It is a substitution in HNK Rijeka team. Ivan Tomecak is replaced by Momcilo Raspopovic on 80 minute.
  • 85' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 86' Ivan Lepinjica was booked on 86.
  • 90' Time for substitution for AZ. Albert Gudmundsson is replaced by Yusuf Barasi.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for HNK Rijeka.

Lineups

AZ Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Arne Slot

HNK Rijeka Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Simon Rozman

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.32 AZ xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.11 HNK Rijeka xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 65% + AZ to win 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AZ62% Draw21% HNK Rijeka17%
Actual: AZ win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.43
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

AZ or Draw
83%
Draw or HNK Rijeka
38%
AZ or HNK Rijeka
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AZ46% Draw39% HNK Rijeka15%
Actual: AZ win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
9.4%
1 – 1
9.1%
2 – 0
8.7%
3 – 1
7.2%
1 – 0
7.1%
3 – 0
6.6%
2 – 2
5.1%
0 – 0
4.6%
1 – 2
4.5%
4 – 1
Actual
3 – 2
4%
4 – 0
3.8%

Asian Handicap — AZ

Handicap AZ covers Push HNK Rijeka covers
-2.5 23% — 77%
-2 23% 19% 59%
-1.5 41% — 59%
-1 41% 22% 37%
-0.5 63% — 37%
+0.5 84% — 16%
+1 84% 10% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

AZ keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
HNK Rijeka keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.