Sunday , 16 August 2026

HNK Rijeka vs AZ, Europe 2020-21 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Europa League · 2020-21
HNK Rijeka
2 – 1
Full Time
AZ
Thu 10 Dec 2020 · 17:55 UTC Stadion HNK Rijeka HT 45+4' · FT 45+5'
Luka Menalo 28' Y
Y 38' Owen Wijndal
Luka Capan 38' Y
Y 45' Fredrik Midtsjo
R 80' Jesper Karlsson
Y 82' Calvin Stengs
Stjepan Loncar 82' Y

Overview

Match Preview

HNK Rijeka vs AZ — Europe at Stadion HNK Rijeka.

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

Match Details

  • Referee Sergey Karasev
  • Referee Igor Demeshko
  • Referee Kirill Levnikov
  • Referee Dmitriy Mosyakin

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
HNK Rijeka 2 games · Avg 4.0 goals AZ
Last 5 meetings
2020-12-10 HNK Rijeka 2–1 AZ 2020-10-29 AZ 4–1 HNK Rijeka

Recent Form

HNK Rijeka
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Dec AZ H 2–1 W
03 Dec Real Sociedad de Fútbol A 2–2 D
26 Nov SSC Napoli A 0–2 L
05 Nov SSC Napoli H 1–2 L
29 Oct AZ A 1–4 L
22 Oct Real Sociedad de Fútbol H 0–1 L
AZ
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Dec HNK Rijeka A 1–2 L
06 Dec FC Groningen H 1–2 L
03 Dec SSC Napoli H 1–1 D
29 Nov Heracles Almelo A 2–1 W
26 Nov Real Sociedad de Fútbol H 0–0 D
22 Nov FC Emmen H 1–0 W

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and HNK Rijeka launch into their encounter with AZ.
  • 5' AZ are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both HNK Rijeka and AZ are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 15' 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.
  • 18' Another substitution for AZ to replace Bruno Martins Indi by Timo Letschert on 18 minute.
  • 23' A quiet spell here at Stadion HNK Rijeka. HNK Rijeka seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 28' Luka Menalo picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 33' HNK Rijeka is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 38' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Owen Wijndal.
  • 43' Yukinari Sugawara needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 45' AZ receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 45.
  • 50' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 51' Luka Menalo puts HNK Rijeka on the lead.
  • 56' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 57' Magnificent from Owen Wijndal! That is 5 goals in 300 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 62' AZ started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 62.
  • 67' 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.
  • 71' AZ ring the changes. Albert Gudmundsson has done his job and it is now time for Zakaria Aboukhlal to step up.
  • 76' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 80' That is a Red card for AZ. Jesper Karlsson will be fuming at that decision.
  • 82' The referee has no hesitation. Calvin Stengs is booked for AZ — Yellow card on 82.
  • 87' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 89' AZ make a change. Myron Boadu trudges off to be replaced by Ferdy Druijf on 89 minutes.
  • 2-1 the final result. AZ will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

HNK Rijeka Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Simon Rozman

AZ Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.41 HNK Rijeka xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.46 AZ xG
I would bet for: HNK Rijeka or AZ 73% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
HNK Rijeka39% Draw27% AZ34%
Actual: HNK Rijeka win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.87
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

HNK Rijeka or Draw
66%
Draw or AZ
61%
HNK Rijeka or AZ
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
HNK Rijeka27% Draw45% AZ28%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.6%
1 – 2
8.2%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
7.6%
0 – 1
7.4%
1 – 0
7.1%
0 – 2
6%
2 – 2
5.8%
2 – 0
5.5%
1 – 3
4%
3 – 1
3.7%
2 – 3
2.9%

Asian Handicap — HNK Rijeka

Handicap HNK Rijeka covers Push AZ covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 18% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 19% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 11% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

HNK Rijeka keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
AZ keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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