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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 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 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 match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for KAA Gent to score. At the same time, HNK Rijeka does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' KAA Gent have won 459 goals from 306 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 14' The referee shows KAA Gent player a Yellow card on 14.
  • 19' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Darko Velkovski made 49 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 24' KAA Gent is showing some good football. However, KAA Gent are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 29' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 33' That is a Yellow card for HNK Rijeka. Zoran Kvrzic will be fuming at that decision.
  • 38' 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.
  • 40' GOAL! Tibor Halilovic fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 45' Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 50' Over 50 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 55' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 57' Laurent Depoitre has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 57 minutes.
  • 58' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Roman Yaremchuk.
  • 63' The supporters are chanting for Roman Bezus. He replaces Brecht Dejaegere on 63 minute.
  • 68' Jonathan David was booked on 68.
  • 69' HNK Rijeka manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Darko Velkovski is hanging Zoran Kvrzic on the field on 69 minute.
  • 71' What composure from Laurent Depoitre! The Belgium international strokes it home. 2-1.
  • 76' HNK Rijeka are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 79' The HNK Rijeka bench stirs into life. Boadu Acosty is withdrawn and Dani Iglesias gets his opportunity.
  • 83' Fresh legs for KAA Gent! Louis Verstraete comes on to replace Roman Yaremchuk.
  • 86' Jakov Puljic is replacing Antonio-Mirko Colak for the HNK Rijeka side.
  • 89' The KAA Gent manager makes a substitution. Jonathan David departs to be replaced by Yuya Kubo.
  • HNK Rijeka will have plenty to reflect on. KAA Gent were simply the better side today.

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.