Sunday , 16 August 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
19 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 6.7 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 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
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' 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.
  • 10' Both keepers have barely been tested. HNK Rijeka and KAA Gent are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 15' HNK Rijeka are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against KAA Gent's shape.
  • 19' Time for substitution for HNK Rijeka. Antonio-Mirko Colak is replaced by Jakov Puljic.
  • 21' It’s a booking for HNK Rijeka player. Jakov Puljic gets a Yellow card.
  • 26' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 31' What composure from Jakov Puljic! The Croatia international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 33' Magnificent from Ihor Plastun! That is 5 goals in 299 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 38' Roberto Puncec is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for KAA Gent so far.
  • 43' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 48' Supporters expect more eagerness from Andrej Prskalo, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 53' The 33-year-old Thomas Kaminski has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 56' Controversy at the stadium! Luka Capan argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 61' Belgium international Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 66' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 67' Thomas Kaminski picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 71' HNK Rijeka manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Robert Muric is hanging Luka Capan on the field on 71 minute.
  • 76' 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.
  • 77' Another change for HNK Rijeka made on 77 minute. Tibor Halilovic leaves to be changed by Alexander Gorgon.
  • 78' The KAA Gent bench stirs into life. Sven Kums is withdrawn and Alessio Castro-Montes gets his opportunity.
  • 81' A tactical swap from KAA Gent — Giorgi Kvilitaia on, Laurent Depoitre off on 81 minutes.
  • 86' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both HNK Rijeka and KAA Gent are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 88' Nana Asare was booked on 88.
  • celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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.