Sunday , 16 August 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 Balompié 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 Ferencvárosi TC 8 15
13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14
14 FC Viktoria Plzeň 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 Fenerbahçe 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 Kobenhavn 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 wait is over. HNK Rijeka get us underway at AFAS Stadion.
  • 5' Tibor Halilovic, a Croatia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 6' GOAL! Teun Koopmeiners scores on 6.
  • 11' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 13' Sandro Kulenovic catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 13.
  • 17' The referee shows AZ player a Yellow card on 17.
  • 20' Albert Gudmundsson has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 20 minutes.
  • 25' AZ currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 30' HNK Rijeka come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 31' The referee shows AZ player a Yellow card on 31.
  • 34' Luka Menalo is having his name booked by the referee on 34.
  • 39' Both keepers have barely been tested. AZ and HNK Rijeka are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 44' Domagoj Pavicic is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for AZ so far.
  • 49' With 0 assists to his name this season, Darko Velkovski is clearly more than just a goal scorer for HNK Rijeka.
  • 51' A goal from the Sweden international Jesper Karlsson! He fires home on 51 to make it 3-0!
  • 56' AZ are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against HNK Rijeka's shape.
  • 60' Albert Gudmundsson makes no mistake. The score reads 4-0 and AZ are in front.
  • 62' AZ manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ramon Leeuwin is hanging Pantelis Chatzidiakos on the field on 62 minute.
  • 65' The supporters are chanting for Tibor Halilovic. He replaces Franko Andrijasevic on 65 minute.
  • 66' The AZ bench stirs into life. Calvin Stengs is withdrawn and Zakaria Aboukhlal gets his opportunity.
  • 67' AZ manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Hakon Evjen is hanging Jesper Karlsson on the field on 67 minute.
  • 72' Against the run of play, Sandro Kulenovic has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 77' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 80' Another change for HNK Rijeka made on 80 minute. Ivan Tomecak leaves to be changed by Momcilo Raspopovic.
  • 85' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 86' HNK Rijeka player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 90' A change in the AZ ranks — Albert Gudmundsson exits the field as Yusuf Barasi enters on 90.
  • The final score is 4-1.

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.