Match Info

Europa League - Qualification - Final

Date: 21 August 2025, Thursday 🏁 Finished

Location: Stadion HNK Rijeka (Rijeka) 🌤️ ...

Referee: Kruzliak I. (Svk)

Where to Watch on TV:

Country	Kick-Off	TV Channels
Bosnia And Herzegovina	20:45	Arena Premium 3
Croatia	20:45	MAX Sport 1, MAX Sport 2, MAXtv To Go
Greece	21:45	Open TV


	Rijeka		PAOK

	1	X	2
	3.75	3.1	2.15	Watch
	3.1	3.25	2.25
	3.55	3.05	2.12	Watch
	3.8	3.11	2.15
	3.54	2.94	2.27	Watch
	3	3.1	2.2
	3.64	3.26	2.2
	2.72	3.05	2.57
Avarage Now (Initially)	3.39 ↑ (2.72)	3.11 ↑ (3.05)	2.24 ↓ (2.57)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.25

The best margin for this event is 3.6%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

Rijeka
27.8%

Draw
30.3%

PAOK
42%

Initial Probability (when we started the analysis)

33.9%

30.2%

35.9%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Rijeka has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-6.1%)

Note: This is a significant drop in prediction, indicating that Rijeka's form might have worsened.

PAOK has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+6.1%)

Note: This is a significant improvement in prediction, suggesting PAOK's recent form is better than expected.

Who will win by Users?

1	X	2
9.1%	43.6%	47.3%

Rijeka - PAOK Predictions

Users Predictions: 54 users predict this event. Rijeka will win (votes: 5 - 9.3%). PAOK will win (votes: 25 - 46.3%). It will Tie (votes: 24 - 44.4%).
Confidence interval (95%) for PAOK: 33% – 59.6%.

Verified Performance Core (Selected Experts): 26 Selected Experts predict this event. Rijeka (votes: 1 - 3.8%). PAOK (votes: 8 - 30.8%). Tie (votes: 17 - 65.4%).

Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by Selected Experts:

O/U 2.5 - under (votes: 1 - 100%) .

1X2, 1st Half - draw (2.87) (votes: 0 - 0%) .

DNB - PAOK (1.50) (votes: 1 - 100%) .

DC - PAOK (1.30) (votes: 2 - 100%) .

AH -0.25 - PAOK (1.84) (votes: 1 - 100%) .

Overall Expert Consensus (including all markets): 30 Selected Experts predict this event. Rijeka (votes: 1 - 3.3%). PAOK (votes: 12 - 40%). Tie (votes: 17 - 56.7%).

Expected Score (Market Odds): 1:1

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Lineups

Starting Lineups
13. Zlomislic M. (C) 23. Lasickas J. 45. Majstorovic A. 6. Radeljic S. 34. Devetak M. 8. Petrovic D. 4. Jankovic N. 26. Dantas T. 20. Ndockyt M. 17. Menalo L. 10. Fruk T.	1. Pavlenka J. (G) 3. Kenny J. 16. Kedziora T. 5. Michailidis G. 21. Baba A. R. 27. Ozdoev M. 8. Meite S. 14. Zivkovic A. (C) 18. Ivanusec L. 65. Konstantelias G. 9. Chalov F.
Substitutes
30. Bogojevic B. 27. Butic S. 9. Cop D. 14. Gojak A. 51. Husic A. 21. Ilinkovic S. 77. Juric A. 2. Kitin L. 87. Kreilach D. 11. Rukavina G. 25. Thaqi D. 99. Todorovic A. (G)	97. Bataoulas D. 2. Camara M. 52. Chatsidis D. 77. Despodov K. 7. Giakoumakis G. 88. Gugeshashvili L. (G) 6. Lovren D. 56. Mythou A. 23. Sastre J. 32. Taylor G. 99. Tsiftsis A. (G) 33. Tsopouroglou D.
Coaches
Djalovic R.	Lucescu R.

Key Events of the Match

1st Half (1 - 0)
7', Kenny J. 🟨,
21', Jankovic N. 🟨,
39', 1 - 0, Menalo L. ⚽, Jankovic N. (A),
2nd Half (0 - 0)
46', Ivanusec L. 🟨,
55', Zivkovic A. 🟨,
60', Ozdoev M. ↓, Camara M. ↑,
60', Ivanusec L. ↓, Chatsidis D. ↑,
60', Kenny J. ↓, Sastre J. ↑,
62', Menalo L. ↓, Cop D. ↑,
67', Cop D. 🟨,
70', Michailidis G. 🟨,
71', Kedziora T. 🟨,
75', Dantas T. ↓, Ilinkovic S. ↑,
75', Ndockyt M. ↓, Butic S. ↑,
75', Chalov F. ↓, Mythou A. ↑,
85', Fruk T. ↓, Bogojevic B. ↑,

Preview

1st leg.

In recent matches, Rijeka has shown inconsistent form (last 5 games: 2 wins).

PAOK may have a physical advantage due to more rest days in recent times.

PAOK could have a small edge in this match.

In the last 2 head-to-head matches, Rijeka won 0 matches, drew 1 match, lost 1 match, and goals 1:3. (average 0.5:1.5).

Including home match between the teams, Rijeka won 0 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 1 match, and goals 0:2.

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- HNK Rijeka
Croatian HNL
16.08.25	Rijeka - Dinamo Zagreb	0:2 ✺
UEFA Europa League
12.08.25	Shelbourne - Rijeka	1:3 ✺
Croatian HNL
09.08.25	Osijek - Rijeka	0:0 ✺
UEFA Europa League
06.08.25	Rijeka - Shelbourne	1:2 ✺
Croatian HNL
03.08.25	Rijeka - Slaven Belupo	2:0 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 3.3 LWTLW
- PAOK FC
UEFA Europa League
14.08.25	Wolfsberger - PAOK	0:1 ET ✺
07.08.25	PAOK - Wolfsberger	0:0 ✺
Club Friendly
26.07.25	NEC Nijmegen - PAOK	2:3 ✺
16.07.25	Ajax - PAOK	2:1 ✺
Greek Super League
11.05.25	PAOK - AEK Athens	1:0 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 9.7 WTWLW

Latest Head to Head

UEFA Europa Conference League
26.08.21	Rijeka - PAOK	0:2
19.08.21	PAOK - Rijeka	1:1

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