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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' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 14' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Elisha Owusu on 14 minutes.
  • 19' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 24' A quiet spell here at . HNK Rijeka seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 29' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 33' Poor challenge from Zoran Kvrzic. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 38' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His KAA Gent side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 40' A goal from the Croatia international Tibor Halilovic! He fires home on 40 to make it 0-1!
  • 45' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 50' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both KAA Gent and HNK Rijeka are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 55' 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.
  • 57' Laurent Depoitre doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 58' Roman Yaremchuk was booked on 58.
  • 63' KAA Gent ring the changes. Brecht Dejaegere has done his job and it is now time for Roman Bezus to step up.
  • 68' Jonathan David picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 69' The whistle greets Zoran Kvrzic as he departs to be replaced by Darko Velkovski.
  • 71' Laurent Depoitre makes no mistake. The score reads 2-1 and KAA Gent are in front.
  • 76' With 0 assists to his name this season, Mikael Lustig is clearly more than just a goal scorer for KAA Gent.
  • 79' HNK Rijeka make a change. Boadu Acosty trudges off to be replaced by Dani Iglesias on 79 minutes.
  • 83' Louis Verstraete is ready to make an impact after coming on for Roman Yaremchuk at the 83 minute mark.
  • 86' The supporters are chanting for Jakov Puljic. He replaces Antonio-Mirko Colak on 86 minute.
  • 89' It is a substitution in KAA Gent team. Jonathan David is replaced by Yuya Kubo on 89 minute.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for KAA Gent players.

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.