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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 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

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' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. HNK Rijeka needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' HNK Rijeka is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 14' Elisha Owusu is having his name booked by the referee on 14.
  • 19' Supporters expect more eagerness from Dani Iglesias, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 24' Mikael Lustig has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 43 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 29' It looks like no one’s ball. KAA Gent is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 33' The referee calls foul for Zoran Kvrzic. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 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' HNK Rijeka is taking the lead after the goal scored by Tibor Halilovic on 40.
  • 45' It’s high time Jess Thorup made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 50' HNK Rijeka started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 50.
  • 55' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering KAA Gent that had 299 games and scored 447 goals.
  • 57' Goal! Laurent Depoitre scores his 35 goal in 369 matches.
  • 58' KAA Gent player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 63' Roman Bezus is replacing Brecht Dejaegere for the KAA Gent side.
  • 68' Jonathan David is having his name booked by the referee on 68.
  • 69' Another substitution for HNK Rijeka to replace Zoran Kvrzic by Darko Velkovski on 69 minute.
  • 71' Sensational shot from Laurent Depoitre. KAA Gent is back in the lead.
  • 76' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 79' Time for substitution for HNK Rijeka. Boadu Acosty is replaced by Dani Iglesias.
  • 83' Another substitution for KAA Gent to replace Roman Yaremchuk by Louis Verstraete on 83 minute.
  • 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.