Wednesday , 30 September 2026

HNK Rijeka vs KAA Gent, Europe 2019-20 PLAY OFF ROUND

UEFA Europa League · 2019-20
HNK Rijeka
1 – 1
Full Time
KAA Gent
Thu 29 Aug 2019 · 18:00 UTC HT 45+5' · FT 45+6'
Jakov Puljic 21' Y
Luka Capan 56' Y
Y 67' Thomas Kaminski
Y 88' Nana Asare

Overview

Match Preview

HNK Rijeka vs KAA Gent — Europe .

Match Details

  • Referee Francois Letexier
  • Referee Cyril Mugnier
  • Referee Mehdi Rahmouni
  • Referee Jerome Brisard
13 games this season 🟨 4.1/game ⚽ 8.0 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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 2.5 goals KAA Gent
Last 5 meetings
2019-08-29 HNK Rijeka 1–1 KAA Gent 2019-08-22 KAA Gent 2–1 HNK Rijeka

Recent Form

HNK Rijeka
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
09 Aug Sarpsborg 08 FF A 1–1 D
KAA Gent
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Aug HNK Rijeka A 1–1 D
22 Aug HNK Rijeka H 2–1 W
18 Aug KV Oostende H 2–0 W
15 Aug AEK Larnaka H 3–0 W
11 Aug Royal Excel Mouscron A 1–2 L
08 Aug AEK Larnaka A 1–1 D

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% 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, KAA Gent does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' A quiet spell here at . KAA Gent seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 19' The whistle greets Antonio-Mirko Colak as he departs to be replaced by Jakov Puljic.
  • 21' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jakov Puljic on 21.
  • 26' It looks like no one’s ball. KAA Gent is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 31' Jakov Puljic is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 33' Ihor Plastun does the damage! The net is bulging and KAA Gent surge ahead!
  • 38' The home supporters are growing impatient. HNK Rijeka must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 43' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His HNK Rijeka side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 48' Andrej Prskalo has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 16 appearances.
  • 53' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 56' Poor challenge from Luka Capan. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 61' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 66' With 0 assists to his name this season, Tibor Halilovic is clearly more than just a goal scorer for HNK Rijeka.
  • 67' It’s a booking for KAA Gent player. Thomas Kaminski gets a Yellow card.
  • 71' The whistle greets Luka Capan as he departs to be replaced by Robert Muric.
  • 76' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering KAA Gent that had 306 games and scored 459 goals.
  • 77' Another change for HNK Rijeka made on 77 minute. Tibor Halilovic leaves to be changed by Alexander Gorgon.
  • 78' Another substitution for KAA Gent to replace Sven Kums by Alessio Castro-Montes on 78 minute.
  • 81' The KAA Gent manager makes a substitution. Laurent Depoitre departs to be replaced by Giorgi Kvilitaia.
  • 86' It looks surprising HNK Rijeka does not make any changes. Sven Kums has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 88' Nana Asare catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 88.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

HNK Rijeka Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Igor Biscan

KAA Gent Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jess Thorup

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.22 HNK Rijeka xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.1 KAA Gent xG
I would bet for: HNK Rijeka or KAA Gent 69% + Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
HNK Rijeka38% Draw31% KAA Gent31%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.32
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

HNK Rijeka or Draw
68%
Draw or KAA Gent
62%
HNK Rijeka or KAA Gent
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
HNK Rijeka26% Draw51% KAA Gent23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
12.1%
1 – 0
10.8%
0 – 1
9.6%
2 – 1
7.8%
2 – 0
7%
1 – 2
7%
0 – 2
5.7%
2 – 2
4.4%
3 – 1
3.2%
3 – 0
2.8%
1 – 3
2.6%

Asian Handicap — HNK Rijeka

Handicap HNK Rijeka covers Push KAA Gent covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 21% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 19% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

HNK Rijeka keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
KAA Gent keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

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