HNK Rijeka vs Sarpsborg 08 FF, Europe 2018-19 3RD QUALIFYING ROUND
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Overview
Match Preview
HNK Rijeka vs Sarpsborg 08 FF — Europe .
- HNK Rijeka 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Sarpsborg 08 FF 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Aleksandras Radiusas
- Referee Donatas Rumsas
- Referee Robertas Valikonis
- Referee Vytis Snarskis
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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 16 Aug Sarpsborg 08 FF H 0–1 L 09 Aug Sarpsborg 08 FF A 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 16 Aug HNK Rijeka A 1–0 W 09 Aug HNK Rijeka H 1–1 D 02 Aug FC St. Gallen H 1–0 W 26 Jul FC St. Gallen A 1–2 L 19 Jul IB Vestmannaeyja H 2–0 W 12 Jul IB Vestmannaeyja A 4–0 W Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history -
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: HNK Rijeka gets underway.
- 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 10' Sarpsborg 08 FF is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 15' It looks surprising Sarpsborg 08 FF does not make any changes. Dario Canadija has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 20' Sarpsborg 08 FF started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
- 25' HNK Rijeka 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.
- 30' HNK Rijeka is showing some good football. However, HNK Rijeka are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 35' Srdan Grahovac has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 2 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 40' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Heber made 16 appearances and scored 28 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 45' 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.
- 50' It’s high time Matjaz Kek made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 55' Supporters expect more eagerness from Rashad Muhammed, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 59' The supporters are chanting for Bjorn Utvik. He replaces Joackim Jorgensen on 59 minute.
- 64' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 66' Another substitution for HNK Rijeka to replace Domagoj Pavicic by Jakov Puljic on 66 minute.
- 69' Ole Jorgen Halvorsen is having his name booked by the referee on 69.
- 74' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 75' The referee shows HNK Rijeka player a Yellow card on 75.
- 75' The whistle greets Amin Askar as he departs to be replaced by Tobias Heintz.
- 77' HNK Rijeka manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Zoran Kvrzic is hanging Heber on the field on 77 minute.
- 82' Sarpsborg 08 FF manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kristoffer Larsen is hanging Jon-Helge Tveita on the field on 82 minute.
- 83' GOAL! Patrick Mortensen scores on 83.
- 87' Antonio-Mirko Colak is replacing Mario Pavelic for the HNK Rijeka side.
- 88' Sarpsborg 08 FF receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 88.
- 89' Sarpsborg 08 FF player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 90' Sarpsborg 08 FF player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-1.
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Lineups
HNK Rijeka Lineups
Starting XI
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9
Heber ↓ Zoran Kvrzic 77'
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- 14
- 19
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24
Domagoj Pavicic ↓ Jakov Puljic 66'
- 12
- 8
- 4
- 15
- 13
Bench
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7
Zoran Kvrzic ↑ 77'
- 31
- 32
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17
Antonio-Mirko Colak ↑ 87'
- 26
- 44
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21
Jakov Puljic ↑ 66'
Coach Matjaz KekSarpsborg 08 FF Lineups
Starting XI
- 16
- 22
- 8
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11
Joackim Jorgensen ↓ Bjorn Utvik 59'
- 69
- 7
- 17
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77
Amin Askar ↓ Tobias Heintz 75'
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- 27
- 78
Bench
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19
Kristoffer Larsen ↑ 82'
- 31
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Bjorn Utvik ↑ 59'
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Tobias Heintz ↑ 75'
- 45
- 23
- 29
Coach Geir Bakke -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Patrick Mortensen 2 Patrick Mortensen 2 Kristoffer Zachariassen 1 Zoran Kvrzic 1 Alexander Gorgon 1 Kristoffer Zachariassen 1 Zoran Kvrzic 1 Alexander Gorgon 1 HNK Rijeka Form
Sarpsborg 08 FF Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 40.84 HNK Rijeka xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.16 Sarpsborg 08 FF xGI would bet for: Sarpsborg 08 FF or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 68%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Sarpsborg 08 FF winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 84% 16% ± 1.5 60% 40% ± 2.5 32% 68% ± 3.5 15% 85% ± 4.5 6% 94% Double Chance
HNK Rijeka or Draw 60%Draw or Sarpsborg 08 FF 72%HNK Rijeka or Sarpsborg 08 FF 67%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 120 – 0 15.9%0 – 1 Actual1 – 1 14.1%1 – 0 10.1%0 – 2 8.6%1 – 2 7.5%2 – 1 5.4%2 – 0 4.6%2 – 2 3.3%0 – 3 3.3%1 – 3 2.9%3 – 1 1.5%Asian Handicap — HNK Rijeka
Handicap HNK Rijeka covers Push Sarpsborg 08 FF covers -2.5 2% — 98% -2 2% 6% 92% -1.5 8% — 92% -1 8% 17% 75% -0.5 25% — 75% +0.5 59% — 41% +1 59% 23% 18% +1.5 82% — 18% +2 82% 12% 6% +2.5 94% — 6% Clean Sheet
HNK Rijeka keeps clean sheet 32% ✓Sarpsborg 08 FF keeps clean sheet 43% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

