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

UEFA Europa League · 2019-20
KAA Gent
2 – 1
Full Time
HNK Rijeka
Thu 22 Aug 2019 · 18:30 UTC HT 45+3' · FT 45+7'
Elisha Owusu 14' Y
Y 33' Zoran Kvrzic
Roman Yaremchuk 58' Y
Jonathan David 68' Y

Overview

Match Preview

KAA Gent vs HNK Rijeka — Europe .

Match Details

  • Referee Marcin Boniek
  • Referee Daniel Stefanski
  • Referee Dawid Igor Golis
  • 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

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

Recent Form

KAA Gent
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
04 Aug KAS Eupen H 6–1 W
HNK Rijeka
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. HNK Rijeka kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Nana Asare, a Ghana , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 10' Michael Ngadeu has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 3 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 14' The referee calls foul for Elisha Owusu. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 19' With 1 assists to his name this season, Ivan Lepinjica is clearly more than just a goal scorer for HNK Rijeka.
  • 24' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 29' Brecht Dejaegere has been relatively quiet despite scoring 15 goals in his last 307 appearances.
  • 33' It’s a booking for HNK Rijeka player. Zoran Kvrzic gets a Yellow card.
  • 38' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Roberto Puncec made 16 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 40' GOAL! Tibor Halilovic fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 45' It looks like no one’s ball. HNK Rijeka is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 50' KAA Gent 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.
  • 55' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Jess Thorup will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 57' Assisted by Roman Yaremchuk with the perfectly-timed delivery and Laurent Depoitre makes no mistake. 1-1!
  • 58' Poor challenge from Roman Yaremchuk. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 63' Roman Bezus has so much to prove this time. He replaces Brecht Dejaegere on 63 minute.
  • 68' Jonathan David catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 68.
  • 69' The HNK Rijeka bench stirs into life. Zoran Kvrzic is withdrawn and Darko Velkovski gets his opportunity.
  • 71' Laurent Depoitre makes no mistake. The score reads 2-1 and KAA Gent are in front.
  • 76' The 36-year-old Ihor Plastun has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 79' HNK Rijeka ring the changes. Boadu Acosty has done his job and it is now time for Dani Iglesias to step up.
  • 83' The KAA Gent bench stirs into life. Roman Yaremchuk is withdrawn and Louis Verstraete gets his opportunity.
  • 86' A change in the HNK Rijeka ranks — Antonio-Mirko Colak exits the field as Jakov Puljic enters on 86.
  • 89' The crowd applauds Jonathan David as he leaves the pitch. Yuya Kubo steps in for KAA Gent.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — KAA Gent 2-1 HNK Rijeka.

Lineups

KAA Gent Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jess Thorup

HNK Rijeka Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Igor Biscan

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.67 KAA Gent xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.02 HNK Rijeka xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
KAA Gent53% Draw26% HNK Rijeka21%
Actual: KAA Gent win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.69
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

KAA Gent or Draw
78%
Draw or HNK Rijeka
47%
KAA Gent or HNK Rijeka
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
KAA Gent36% Draw46% HNK Rijeka18%
Actual: HNK Rijeka win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.4%
1 – 0
10.4%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
9.3%
0 – 0
8.7%
0 – 1
5.9%
1 – 2
5.7%
3 – 1
5.2%
3 – 0
5.1%
2 – 2
4.8%
0 – 2
3.4%
3 – 2
2.8%

Asian Handicap — KAA Gent

Handicap KAA Gent covers Push HNK Rijeka covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 16% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 23% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 14% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

KAA Gent keeps clean sheet
37% ✓
HNK Rijeka keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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