Saturday , 14 November 2026

HNK Rijeka vs SSC Napoli, Europe 2020-21 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Europa League · 2020-21
HNK Rijeka
1 – 2
Full Time
SSC Napoli
Thu 5 Nov 2020 · 17:55 UTC Stadion HNK Rijeka HT 45+3' · FT 45+4'
Y 22' Matteo Politano
Hrvoje Smolcic 30' Y
Filip Braut 44' Y
Y 45' Kalidou Koulibaly

Overview

Match Preview

HNK Rijeka vs SSC Napoli — Europe at Stadion HNK Rijeka.

Match Details

  • Referee Mattias Gestranius
  • Referee Jan-Peter Aravirta
  • Referee
  • Referee

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

2
HNK Rijeka 2 games · Avg 2.5 goals SSC Napoli
Last 5 meetings
2020-11-05 HNK Rijeka 1–2 SSC Napoli

Recent Form

HNK Rijeka
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
01 Oct FC København A 1–0 W
24 Sep FK Kolos Kovalivka H 2–0 W
29 Aug KAA Gent H 1–1 D
SSC Napoli
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Nov HNK Rijeka A 2–1 W
01 Nov US Sassuolo Calcio H 0–2 L
29 Oct Real Sociedad de Fútbol A 1–0 W
25 Oct Benevento Calcio A 2–1 W
22 Oct AZ H 0–1 L
17 Oct Atalanta BC H 4–1 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! HNK Rijeka vs SSC Napoli — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 13' GOAL! Robert Muric fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 18' It’s high time Gennaro Gattuso made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 22' Matteo Politano was booked on 22.
  • 24' Sterling Benzi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Robert Muric on 24 minute.
  • 29' Hrvoje Smolcic needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 30' Poor challenge from Hrvoje Smolcic. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 35' Matteo Politano is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for SSC Napoli tonight.
  • 40' 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 Darko Velkovski suffering a number of foals already.
  • 43' Diego Demme has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 43 minutes.
  • 44' HNK Rijeka receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 44.
  • 45' SSC Napoli player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 50' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 55' SSC Napoli have won 657 goals from 519 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 59' Another change for SSC Napoli made on 59 minute. Stanislav Lobotka leaves to be changed by Lorenzo Insigne.
  • 62' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Filip Braut makes no mistake. 2-1!
  • 64' Another change for HNK Rijeka made on 64 minute. Filip Braut leaves to be changed by Daniel Stefulj.
  • 65' HNK Rijeka manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Momcilo Raspopovic is hanging Sterling Benzi on the field on 65 minute.
  • 69' SSC Napoli make a change. Matteo Politano trudges off to be replaced by Hirving Lozano on 69 minutes.
  • 74' HNK Rijeka are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined SSC Napoli backline.
  • 79' SSC Napoli come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 80' A tactical swap from SSC Napoli — Piotr Zielinski on, Mario Rui off on 80 minutes.
  • 85' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 90' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both HNK Rijeka and SSC Napoli are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • SSC Napoli celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

HNK Rijeka Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Simon Rozman

SSC Napoli Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gennaro Gattuso

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.11 HNK Rijeka xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.38 SSC Napoli xG
I would bet for: HNK Rijeka or SSC Napoli 71% + Under 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
HNK Rijeka30% Draw29% SSC Napoli41%
Actual: SSC Napoli win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.49
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

HNK Rijeka or Draw
59%
Draw or SSC Napoli
70%
HNK Rijeka or SSC Napoli
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
HNK Rijeka22% Draw49% SSC Napoli29%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.6%
0 – 0
10.4%
0 – 1
10.4%
1 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
8.1%
0 – 2
7.7%
2 – 1
6.8%
2 – 0
4.9%
2 – 2
4.8%
1 – 3
3.9%
0 – 3
3.5%
3 – 1
2.5%

Asian Handicap — HNK Rijeka

Handicap HNK Rijeka covers Push SSC Napoli covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 17% 71%
-0.5 29% — 71%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 22% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 13% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

HNK Rijeka keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
SSC Napoli keeps clean sheet
34% ✓

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