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SSC Napoli vs HNK Rijeka, Europe 2020-21 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Europa League · 2020-21
SSC Napoli
2 – 0
Full Time
HNK Rijeka
Thu 26 Nov 2020 · 20:00 UTC Stadio San Paolo HT 45+2' · FT 45+4'
Y 74' Armando Anastasio

Overview

Match Preview

SSC Napoli vs HNK Rijeka — Europe at Stadio San Paolo.

Match Details

  • Referee Alper Ulusoy
  • Referee Halis Ozkahya
  • Referee Kemal Yilmaz
  • Referee Mehmet Cem Satman

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

2
SSC Napoli 2 games · Avg 2.5 goals HNK Rijeka
Last 5 meetings
2020-11-26 SSC Napoli 2–0 HNK Rijeka 2020-11-05 HNK Rijeka 1–2 SSC Napoli

Recent Form

SSC Napoli
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Nov HNK Rijeka H 2–0 W
22 Nov AC Milan H 1–3 L
08 Nov Bologna FC 1909 A 1–0 W
05 Nov HNK Rijeka A 2–1 W
01 Nov US Sassuolo Calcio H 0–2 L
29 Oct Real Sociedad de Fútbol A 1–0 W
HNK Rijeka
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Nov SSC Napoli A 0–2 L
05 Nov SSC Napoli H 1–2 L
29 Oct AZ A 1–4 L
22 Oct Real Sociedad de Fútbol H 0–1 L
01 Oct FC København A 1–0 W
24 Sep FK Kolos Kovalivka H 2–0 W

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between SSC Napoli and HNK Rijeka is underway.
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Gennaro Gattuso will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Simon Rozman might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 15' HNK Rijeka come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both SSC Napoli and HNK Rijeka are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 25' Giovanni Di Lorenzo has been relatively quiet despite scoring 28 goals in his last 389 appearances.
  • 30' The 34-year-old Diego Demme has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 35' Algeria international Faouzi Ghoulam has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 40' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 41' Armando Anastasio is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 46' Over 46 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 51' It’s high time Gennaro Gattuso made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 56' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 56 minutes.
  • 61' It looks like no one’s ball. HNK Rijeka is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 64' Lorenzo Insigne gets the nod from SSC Napoli. He replaces Piotr Zielinski and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 69' Time for substitution for SSC Napoli. Eljif Elmas is replaced by Dries Mertens.
  • 74' Armando Anastasio has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 74.
  • 75' The Mexico Hirving Lozano breaks the deadlock on 75 minutes. 1-1!
  • 78' Sterling Benzi is replacing Robert Muric for the HNK Rijeka side.
  • 80' HNK Rijeka make a change. Armando Anastasio trudges off to be replaced by Filip Braut on 80 minutes.
  • 81' Fabian Ruiz is ready to make an impact after coming on for Andrea Petagna at the 81 minute mark.
  • 86' HNK Rijeka started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 86.
  • 87' The HNK Rijeka manager makes a substitution. Adam Gnezda Cerin departs to be replaced by Veldin Hodza.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for SSC Napoli and HNK Rijeka (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

SSC Napoli Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gennaro Gattuso

HNK Rijeka Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Simon Rozman

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.58 SSC Napoli xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.96 HNK Rijeka xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
SSC Napoli55% Draw25% HNK Rijeka20%
Actual: SSC Napoli win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.54
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

SSC Napoli or Draw
80%
Draw or HNK Rijeka
45%
SSC Napoli or HNK Rijeka
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
SSC Napoli35% Draw47% HNK Rijeka18%
Actual: SSC Napoli win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.8%
1 – 0
11.5%
0 – 0
9.9%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
9.1%
0 – 1
6.5%
1 – 2
5.5%
3 – 0
5%
3 – 1
4.9%
2 – 2
4.4%
0 – 2
3.5%
3 – 2
2.4%

Asian Handicap — SSC Napoli

Handicap SSC Napoli covers Push HNK Rijeka covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 16% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 23% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 14% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

SSC Napoli keeps clean sheet
39% ✗
HNK Rijeka keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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