Wednesday , 30 September 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 (2026/27)
  • AZ 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

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 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 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
0% Clean Sheets
AZ this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Stadion HNK Rijeka. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 10' HNK Rijeka seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 15' Owen Wijndal is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for HNK Rijeka so far.
  • 18' Another change for AZ made on 18 minute. Bruno Martins Indi leaves to be changed by Timo Letschert.
  • 23' HNK Rijeka have won 20 goals from 16 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 28' HNK Rijeka player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 33' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His HNK Rijeka side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 38' Owen Wijndal was booked on 38.
  • 43' It looks like no one’s ball. AZ is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 45' Fredrik Midtsjo has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 45.
  • 50' It looks surprising AZ does not make any changes. Yukinari Sugawara has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 51' The deadlock is broken! Luka Menalo gets on the scoresheet on 51 minutes.
  • 56' Croatia international Ivan Nevistic has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 57' A goal from the Netherlands international Owen Wijndal! He fires home on 57 to make it 1-1!
  • 62' The home supporters are growing impatient. HNK Rijeka must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 67' Both keepers have barely been tested. HNK Rijeka and AZ are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 71' Zakaria Aboukhlal gets the nod from AZ. He replaces Albert Gudmundsson and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 76' HNK Rijeka started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 76.
  • 80' Jesper Karlsson picks up a Red card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 82' It’s a booking for AZ player. Calvin Stengs gets a Yellow card.
  • 87' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. AZ needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 89' Another change for AZ made on 89 minute. Myron Boadu leaves to be changed by Ferdy Druijf.
  • With this win, HNK Rijeka is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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.