HNK Rijeka vs Celje

3 - 0
🕒 Thu, 11 Dec 2025 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Stadion HNK Rijeka 🧑‍⚖️ Andrea Colombo 🔁 League Stage - 5 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
League Stage - 5
League Stage Table
HNK Rijeka 16 · Celje 13
Referee Stats
3 matches · 4.67 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.67
Reds avg 0.67
Penalties avg 0.33
Over 4.5 cards 33%
Home wins 33%
Draws 0%
Away wins 67%
How the match was won
  • HNK Rijeka outshot their opponent (21-8).
  • Possession was balanced (50%-50%).
  • HNK Rijeka had the sharper finishing (10-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

HNK Rijeka (Home stats)

Games / Record

5
W-D-L: 3-1-1

Goals For / Against

8 / 3
Avg: 1.60 / 0.60

Points

10
Avg: 2.00

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

1
Celje (Away stats)

Games / Record

7
W-D-L: 5-0-2

Goals For / Against

15 / 7
Avg: 2.14 / 1.00

Points

15
Avg: 2.14

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

1

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Conference League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.00
PPG
2.14
1.60
GF
2.14
0.60
GA
1.00
33%
O2.5
67%
0%
BTTS
33%
67%
Score 1st
33%

League-position context

HNK Rijeka rank16th
Celje rank13th
HNK Rijeka points9
Celje points10
HNK Rijeka: #16 · 9 pts · GD +3
5 pts off the top 2. 3 pts off the play-off line. 6 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Celje: #13 · 10 pts · GD +1
4 pts off the top 2. 2 pts off the play-off line. 7 pts clear of the relegation zone.
1-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

HNK Rijeka last 5 home

W D W
Points7/9
Weighted index78
Goals4-0
Record2-1-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Celje last 5 away

L L W
Points3/9
Weighted index17
Goals3-5
Record1-0-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

HNK Rijeka trend breakdown

Over 2.533%
BTTS0%
BTTS + O2.50%
1H Over 0.50%
Also: Over 0.5 67% · Over 1.5 33% · Over 3.5 0% · 1H BTTS 0%

Celje trend breakdown

Over 2.567%
BTTS33%
BTTS + O2.533%
1H Over 0.567%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 0% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

HNK Rijeka score at home67%
HNK Rijeka clean sheet at home100%
Celje score away67%
Celje clean sheet away33%

First-goal patterns

HNK Rijeka score first67%
HNK Rijeka win after scoring first100%
Celje score first33%
Celje win after scoring first100%
Comeback rate after conceding first: HNK Rijeka 100% · Celje 0%
Avg first goal minute: HNK Rijeka 33.5' · Celje 15.0'

Vs league average

HNK Rijeka score at home1.60 vs 1.53
HNK Rijeka concede at home0.60 vs 0.84
Celje score away2.14 vs 0.84
Celje concede away1.00 vs 1.53
HNK Rijeka score 5% above league average, while Celje score 154% above league average.
Defensive side: HNK Rijeka are 29% below league average at home, and Celje are 35% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games1
Avg goals3.00
BTTS0%
Over 2.5100%
At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 1.

HNK Rijeka goal timing (home)

1H scored: 17% 2H scored: 83% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 2
76-90+ 2
0-15 1
46-60 1
16-30 0
31-45 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 1
0-15 0
16-30 0
31-45 0
61-75 0
76-90+ 0

Celje goal timing (away)

1H scored: 100% 2H scored: 0% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 2
0-15 1
16-30 1
46-60 0
61-75 0
76-90+ 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 1
31-45 1
46-60 1
61-75 1
76-90+ 1
16-30 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
10
3
Total Shots
21
8
Shots off Goal
8
4
Blocked Shots
3
1
Shots Inside Box
14
7
Shots Outside Box
7
1
Ball Possession
50%
50%
Corner Kicks
5
2
Fouls
14
11
Offsides
3
1
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
1
Goalkeeper Saves
2
7
Total Passes
326
333
Passes Accurate
282
272
Passes %
87%
82%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
1
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
4
19'
19' A. Majstorović
40'
40' Juanjo Nieto
45+1'
45+1' D. Petrovič
56' ⚽
⚽
56' ⚽ Goal · 1-0
D. Adu-Adjei
Normal Goal · Assist: S. Radeljić
61' ↑↓
↑↓
61' ⇄ D. Adu-Adjei
1st substitution · For: A. Jurič
71' ⚽
⚽
71' ⚽ Goal · 2-0
D. Petrovič
Normal Goal
73' ↑↓
↑↓
73' ⇄ Papa Mustapha Daniel
1st substitution · For: F. Jevšenak
73' ↑↓
↑↓
73' ⇄ D. Vukliševič
2nd substitution · For: M. Avdyli
74' ↑↓
↑↓
74' ⇄ A. Gojak
2nd substitution · For: L. Menalo
75'
75' A. Tutyškinas
78' ⚽
⚽
78' ⚽ Goal · 3-0
T. Fruk
Normal Goal · Assist: S. Vignato
83' ↑↓
↑↓
83' ⇄ T. Fruk
3rd substitution · For: N. Janković
83' ↑↓
↑↓
83' ⇄ D. Petrovič
4th substitution · For: M. Ndockyt
83' ↑↓
↑↓
83' ⇄ S. Vignato
5th substitution · For: J. Lasickas
88' ↑↓
↑↓
88' ⇄ M. Kvesić
3rd substitution · For: David Castro
88' ↑↓
↑↓
88' ⇄ I. Vidović
4th substitution · For: A. Kotnik

HNK Rijeka vs Celje 3-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

HNK Rijeka beat Celje 3-0 on Thursday, 11 December 2025 in Conference League. The match was refereed by Andrea Colombo. It was played at Stadion HNK Rijeka.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. A. Majstorović received a yellow card for HNK Rijeka at 19'. Juanjo Nieto received a yellow card for Celje at 40'. D. Petrovič received a yellow card for HNK Rijeka at 45+1'.

Second half: HNK Rijeka took the lead at 56' when D. Adu-Adjei scored, with the assist credited to S. Radeljić, making the score 1-0. HNK Rijeka made their 1st substitution at 61', with D. Adu-Adjei replacing A. Jurič. HNK Rijeka extended the lead at 71' when D. Petrovič scored, making the score 2-0. Celje made their 1st substitution at 73', with Papa Mustapha Daniel replacing F. Jevšenak. Celje made their 2nd substitution at 73', with D. Vukliševič replacing M. Avdyli. HNK Rijeka made their 2nd substitution at 74', with A. Gojak replacing L. Menalo. A. Tutyškinas received a red card for Celje at 75'. HNK Rijeka extended the lead at 78' when T. Fruk scored, with the assist credited to S. Vignato, making the score 3-0. HNK Rijeka made their 3rd substitution at 83', with T. Fruk replacing N. Janković. HNK Rijeka made their 4th substitution at 83', with D. Petrovič replacing M. Ndockyt. HNK Rijeka made their 5th substitution at 83', with S. Vignato replacing J. Lasickas. Celje made their 3rd substitution at 88', with M. Kvesić replacing David Castro. Celje made their 4th substitution at 88', with I. Vidović replacing A. Kotnik.

HNK Rijeka used 5 substitutions while Celje used 4 substitutions. HNK Rijeka got 2 yellow cards, while Celje got 1 yellow card and 1 red card.

How the match was won

  • HNK Rijeka outshot their opponent (21-8).
  • Possession was balanced (50%-50%).
  • HNK Rijeka had the sharper finishing (10-3 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games1
Home Wins1
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals1 (100.0%)
BTTS0 (0.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games1
Home Wins1
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals1 (100.0%)
BTTS0 (0.0%)

HNK Rijeka vs Celje Head-to-Head History by Season