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HNK Rijeka vs Aberdeen FC, Europe 2019-20 3RD QUALIFYING ROUND

UEFA Europa League · 2019-20
HNK Rijeka
2 – 0
Full Time
Aberdeen FC
Thu 8 Aug 2019 · 18:00 UTC HT 45+4' · FT 45'
Zoran Kvrzic 55' Y
Y 61' Funso-King Ojo
Y 61' Shaleum Logan
Dario Zuparic 65' Y
Luka Capan 79' Y
Y 90' Sam Cosgrove

Overview

Match Preview

HNK Rijeka vs Aberdeen FC — Europe .

Match Details

  • Referee Ricardo de Burgos
  • Referee Roberto Diaz
  • Referee Jose Gonzalez
  • Referee Jon Nunez
5 games this season 🟨 0.6/game ⚽ 4.4 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

2
HNK Rijeka 2 games · Avg 2.0 goals Aberdeen FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-08-08 HNK Rijeka 2–0 Aberdeen FC

Recent Form

HNK Rijeka
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Aug Aberdeen FC H 2–0 W
16 Aug Sarpsborg 08 FF H 0–1 L
09 Aug Sarpsborg 08 FF A 1–1 D
Aberdeen FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Aug HNK Rijeka A 0–2 L
04 Aug Heart of Midlothian FC H 3–2 W
01 Aug FC Chikhura Sachkhere H 5–0 W
25 Jul FC Chikhura Sachkhere A 1–1 D
18 Jul Rovaniemen PS A 2–1 W
11 Jul Rovaniemen PS H 2–1 W

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for HNK Rijeka to score. At the same time, Aberdeen FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 10' Andrej Prskalo has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 2 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 15' It looks surprising Aberdeen FC does not make any changes. Stjepan Loncar has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 20' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 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' Aberdeen FC 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.
  • 35' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 35 minutes.
  • 40' It’s high time Derek McInnes made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 45' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Joe Lewis made 350 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 50' Aberdeen FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 55' The referee shows HNK Rijeka player a Yellow card on 55.
  • 60' Lewis Ferguson needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 61' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Funso-King Ojo.
  • 62' HNK Rijeka is taking the lead after the goal scored by Antonio-Mirko Colak on 62.
  • 63' Time for substitution for HNK Rijeka. Boadu Acosty is replaced by Robert Muric.
  • 65' HNK Rijeka player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 70' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 75' Another substitution for HNK Rijeka to replace Ivan Tomecak by Momcilo Raspopovic on 75 minute.
  • 76' Aberdeen FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Scott Wright is hanging Niall McGinn on the field on 76 minute.
  • 79' HNK Rijeka receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 79.
  • 84' Time for substitution for HNK Rijeka. Luka Capan is replaced by Dani Iglesias.
  • 86' Another change for Aberdeen FC made on 86 minute. Ryan Hedges leaves to be changed by Curtis Main.
  • 88' GOAL! Robert Muric scores on 88.
  • 90' Aberdeen FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Aberdeen FC.

Lineups

HNK Rijeka Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Igor Biscan

Aberdeen FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Derek McInnes

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.45 HNK Rijeka xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.73 Aberdeen FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 63% + Under — clean sheet likely 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
HNK Rijeka52% Draw28% Aberdeen FC20%
Actual: HNK Rijeka win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes41% 0% No59%
Avg goals/match: 2.18
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 64%
36%
± 2.5 37%
63%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

HNK Rijeka or Draw
80%
Draw or Aberdeen FC
48%
HNK Rijeka or Aberdeen FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
HNK Rijeka36% Draw51% Aberdeen FC13%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
15.3%
0 – 0
13.5%
1 – 1
12.8%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.5%
0 – 1
7%
3 – 0
5.5%
3 – 1
4.2%
1 – 2
4.2%
2 – 2
3.2%
0 – 2
2.8%
4 – 0
2%

Asian Handicap — HNK Rijeka

Handicap HNK Rijeka covers Push Aberdeen FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 16% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 26% 47%
-0.5 53% — 47%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 12% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

HNK Rijeka keeps clean sheet
49% ✗
Aberdeen FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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