Saturday , 14 November 2026

HNK Rijeka vs FK Kolos Kovalivka, Europe 2020-21 3RD QUALIFYING ROUND

UEFA Europa League · 2020-21
HNK Rijeka
2 – 0
Full Time
FK Kolos Kovalivka
Thu 24 Sep 2020 · 18:45 UTC Stadion HNK Rijeka HT 45+1' · FT 45+22'
Y 3' Mykyta Kravchenko
Y 37' Yevhen Zadoia
Y 52' Denys Kostyshyn
Momcilo Raspopovic 105' Y
Sandro Kulenovic 105' Y
Y 105' Andrii Bohdanov
Hrvoje Smolcic 107' Y
Daniel Stefulj 107' Y
Ivan Lepinjica 120' Y

Overview

Match Preview

HNK Rijeka vs FK Kolos Kovalivka — Europe at Stadion HNK Rijeka.

Match Details

  • Referee Tiago Martins
  • Referee Pedro Almeida
  • Referee Helder Malheiro
  • Referee Bruno Jesus

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
HNK Rijeka 1 games · Avg 2.0 goals FK Kolos Kovalivka
Last 5 meetings
2020-09-24 HNK Rijeka 2–0 FK Kolos Kovalivka

Recent Form

HNK Rijeka
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
15 Aug Aberdeen FC A 2–0 W
08 Aug Aberdeen FC H 2–0 W
16 Aug Sarpsborg 08 FF H 0–1 L
FK Kolos Kovalivka
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Sep HNK Rijeka A 0–2 L
17 Sep PAE Aris A 2–1 W

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Stadion HNK Rijeka will turn into a battlefield for HNK Rijeka and FK Kolos Kovalivka.
  • 3' Mykyta Kravchenko was booked on 3.
  • 8' Over 8 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 13' 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' 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.
  • 23' It looks like no one’s ball. FK Kolos Kovalivka is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 28' FK Kolos Kovalivka come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 33' It looks surprising HNK Rijeka does not make any changes. Domagoj Pavicic has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 37' Poor challenge from Yevhen Zadoia. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 42' Denys Antiukh has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 2 appearances.
  • 47' 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.
  • 52' The referee has no hesitation. Denys Kostyshyn is booked for FK Kolos Kovalivka — Yellow card on 52.
  • 57' HNK Rijeka currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 62' The energy levels are beginning to show. Simon Rozman might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 67' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 71' Another substitution for HNK Rijeka to replace Domagoj Pavicic by Sandro Kulenovic on 71 minute.
  • 76' Stjepan Loncar has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 81' Both keepers have barely been tested. HNK Rijeka and FK Kolos Kovalivka are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 84' A tactical swap from FK Kolos Kovalivka — Denys Kostyshyn on, Yevhenii Smyrnyi off on 84 minutes.
  • 89' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering HNK Rijeka that had 16 games and scored 20 goals.
  • 90' Fresh legs for HNK Rijeka! Momcilo Raspopovic comes on to replace Ivan Tomecak.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from HNK Rijeka to claim maximum points.

Lineups

HNK Rijeka Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Simon Rozman

FK Kolos Kovalivka Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ruslan Kostyshyn

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.51 HNK Rijeka xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.75 FK Kolos Kovalivka xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 61% + Under — clean sheet likely 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
HNK Rijeka54% Draw27% FK Kolos Kovalivka19%
Actual: HNK Rijeka win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.26
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

HNK Rijeka or Draw
81%
Draw or FK Kolos Kovalivka
46%
HNK Rijeka or FK Kolos Kovalivka
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
HNK Rijeka37% Draw50% FK Kolos Kovalivka13%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
14.7%
1 – 1
12.6%
0 – 0
12.6%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.7%
0 – 1
6.7%
3 – 0
5.7%
3 – 1
4.5%
1 – 2
4.2%
2 – 2
3.3%
0 – 2
2.8%
4 – 0
2.2%

Asian Handicap — HNK Rijeka

Handicap HNK Rijeka covers Push FK Kolos Kovalivka covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 17% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 25% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+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
48% ✗
FK Kolos Kovalivka keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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