Thursday , 2 July 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
7 games this season 🟨 2.1/game ⚽ 4.6 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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
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' It’s Showtime! The match between HNK Rijeka and AZ is underway.
  • 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Nino Galovic, as he is very good at scoring at Stadion HNK Rijeka with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 10' AZ 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' The travelling AZ supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 18' Timo Letschert has so much to prove this time. He replaces Bruno Martins Indi on 18 minute.
  • 23' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Bruno Martins Indi made 380 appearances and scored 10 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 28' Luka Menalo is having his name booked by the referee on 28.
  • 33' HNK Rijeka is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 38' Owen Wijndal is having his name booked by the referee on 38.
  • 43' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 45' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Fredrik Midtsjo.
  • 50' 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.
  • 51' HNK Rijeka is taking the lead after the goal scored by Luka Menalo on 51.
  • 56' 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 Teun Koopmeiners suffering a number of foals already.
  • 57' Goal! Owen Wijndal scores his 5 goal in 300 matches.
  • 62' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 67' It looks surprising HNK Rijeka does not make any changes. Luka Capan has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 71' AZ manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Zakaria Aboukhlal is hanging Albert Gudmundsson on the field on 71 minute.
  • 76' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 80' That looks like a foul for a Red card for Jesper Karlsson.
  • 82' Calvin Stengs was booked on 82.
  • 87' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 89' Ferdy Druijf is replacing Myron Boadu for the AZ side.
  • Full Time. HNK Rijeka beats AZ

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.