HNK Rijeka vs Omonia Nicosia

3 - 1
🕒 Thu, 26 Feb 2026 17:45 Europe/London 📍 Stadion HNK Rijeka 🧑‍⚖️ Mykola Balakin 🔁 Round of 32 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Round of 32
Conference League Table
HNK Rijeka 19 · Omonia Nicosia 12
Referee Stats
4 matches · 4.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.00
Reds avg 0.25
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 50%
Home wins 25%
Draws 25%
Away wins 50%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (13-15).
  • HNK Rijeka controlled possession (58%).
  • Physical contest: 5 yellows.

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
Omonia Nicosia (Away stats)

Games / Record

7
W-D-L: 3-2-2

Goals For / Against

13 / 7
Avg: 1.86 / 1.00

Points

11
Avg: 1.57

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

0

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
1.57
1.60
GF
1.86
0.60
GA
1.00
60%
O2.5
57%
40%
BTTS
57%
40%
Score 1st
86%

League-position context

HNK Rijeka rank19th
Omonia Nicosia rank12th
HNK Rijeka points16
Omonia Nicosia points23
HNK Rijeka: #19 · 16 pts · GD +5
16 pts off the top 2. 11 pts off the play-off line. 16 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Omonia Nicosia: #12 · 23 pts · GD +12
9 pts off the top 2. 4 pts off the play-off line. 23 pts clear of the relegation zone.
7-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

HNK Rijeka last 5 home

L W W D W
Points10/15
Weighted index58
Goals8-3
Record3-1-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Omonia Nicosia last 5 away

L W D D L
Points5/15
Weighted index38
Goals5-7
Record1-2-2
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 2.560%
BTTS40%
BTTS + O2.540%
1H Over 0.540%
Also: Over 0.5 80% · Over 1.5 60% · Over 3.5 20% · 1H BTTS 0%

Omonia Nicosia trend breakdown

Over 2.557%
BTTS57%
BTTS + O2.529%
1H Over 0.586%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 86% · Over 3.5 43% · 1H BTTS 43%

Scoring reliability

HNK Rijeka score at home80%
HNK Rijeka clean sheet at home60%
Omonia Nicosia score away100%
Omonia Nicosia clean sheet away43%

First-goal patterns

HNK Rijeka score first40%
HNK Rijeka win after scoring first100%
Omonia Nicosia score first86%
Omonia Nicosia win after scoring first50%
Comeback rate after conceding first: HNK Rijeka 67% · Omonia Nicosia 100%
Avg first goal minute: HNK Rijeka 33.5' · Omonia Nicosia 17.3'

Vs league average

HNK Rijeka score at home1.60 vs 1.62
HNK Rijeka concede at home0.60 vs 1.09
Omonia Nicosia score away1.86 vs 1.09
Omonia Nicosia concede away1.00 vs 1.62
HNK Rijeka score 1% below league average, while Omonia Nicosia score 70% above league average.
Defensive side: HNK Rijeka are 45% below league average at home, and Omonia Nicosia are 38% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games2
Avg goals2.50
BTTS50%
Over 2.550%
At this venue setup: 4.00 goals on average across the last 1.

HNK Rijeka goal timing (home)

1H scored: 10% 2H scored: 90% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 4
61-75 3
46-60 2
0-15 1
16-30 0
31-45 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 2
46-60 1
61-75 1
16-30 0
31-45 0
76-90+ 0

Omonia Nicosia goal timing (away)

1H scored: 64% 2H scored: 36% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 4
0-15 3
46-60 3
31-45 2
61-75 1
76-90+ 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 3
0-15 1
16-30 1
31-45 1
46-60 1
61-75 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
5
6
Total Shots
13
15
Shots off Goal
8
6
Blocked Shots
0
3
Shots Inside Box
7
12
Shots Outside Box
6
3
Ball Possession
58%
42%
Corner Kicks
1
7
Fouls
9
12
Offsides
0
2
Yellow Cards
1
4
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
5
2
Total Passes
431
300
Passes Accurate
344
225
Passes %
80%
75%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
4
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
13' ⚽
⚽
13' ⚽ Goal · 0-1
M. Tankovic
Normal Goal · Assist: R. Mmaee
17' ↑↓
↑↓
17' ⇄ T. Barišić
1st substitution · For: D. Petrovič
25'
25' Ewandro
40'
40' M. Odubajo
43'
43' A. Barco
52' ⚽
⚽
52' ⚽ Goal · 1-1
T. Fruk
Normal Goal · Assist: Tiago Dantas
56'
56' J. Balkovec
61' ↑↓
↑↓
61' ⇄ Ewandro
1st substitution · For: A. Christou
67' ⚽
⚽
67' ⚽ Goal · 2-1
T. Fruk
Normal Goal · Assist: D. Adu-Adjei
70' ↑↓
↑↓
70' ⇄ A. Barco
2nd substitution · For: M. Devetak
70' ↑↓
↑↓
70' ⇄ C. Eiting
2nd substitution · For: A. Neophytou
70' ↑↓
↑↓
70' ⇄ M. Odubajo
3rd substitution · For: A. Dionkou
79' ⚽
⚽
79' ⚽ Goal · 3-1
D. Adu-Adjei
Normal Goal
80' ↑↓
↑↓
80' ⇄ S. Vignato
3rd substitution · For: G. Rukavina
80' ↑↓
↑↓
80' ⇄ T. Fruk
4th substitution · For: A. Gojak
80' ↑↓
↑↓
80' ⇄ D. Adu-Adjei
5th substitution · For: A. Jurič
84' ↑↓
↑↓
84' ⇄ Willy Semedo
4th substitution · For: T. Chatzigiovanis
84' ↑↓
↑↓
84' ⇄ M. Tankovic
5th substitution · For: M. Marić
90+2'
90+2' G. Masouras

HNK Rijeka vs Omonia Nicosia 3-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

HNK Rijeka beat Omonia Nicosia 3-1 on Thursday, 26 February 2026 in Conference League. The match was refereed by Mykola Balakin. It was played at Stadion HNK Rijeka.

First half: Omonia Nicosia took the lead at 13' when M. Tankovic scored, with the assist credited to R. Mmaee, making the score 0-1. HNK Rijeka made their 1st substitution at 17', with T. Barišić replacing D. Petrovič. Ewandro received a yellow card for Omonia Nicosia at 25'. M. Odubajo received a yellow card for Omonia Nicosia at 40'. A. Barco received a yellow card for HNK Rijeka at 43'.

Second half: HNK Rijeka leveled the score at 52' when T. Fruk scored, with the assist credited to Tiago Dantas, making the score 1-1. J. Balkovec received a yellow card for Omonia Nicosia at 56'. Omonia Nicosia made their 1st substitution at 61', with Ewandro replacing A. Christou. HNK Rijeka took the lead at 67' when T. Fruk scored, with the assist credited to D. Adu-Adjei, making the score 2-1. HNK Rijeka made their 2nd substitution at 70', with A. Barco replacing M. Devetak. Omonia Nicosia made their 2nd substitution at 70', with C. Eiting replacing A. Neophytou. Omonia Nicosia made their 3rd substitution at 70', with M. Odubajo replacing A. Dionkou. HNK Rijeka extended the lead at 79' when D. Adu-Adjei scored, making the score 3-1. HNK Rijeka made their 3rd substitution at 80', with S. Vignato replacing G. Rukavina. HNK Rijeka made their 4th substitution at 80', with T. Fruk replacing A. Gojak. HNK Rijeka made their 5th substitution at 80', with D. Adu-Adjei replacing A. Jurič. Omonia Nicosia made their 4th substitution at 84', with Willy Semedo replacing T. Chatzigiovanis. Omonia Nicosia made their 5th substitution at 84', with M. Tankovic replacing M. Marić. G. Masouras received a yellow card for Omonia Nicosia at 90+2'.

HNK Rijeka used 5 substitutions while Omonia Nicosia used 5 substitutions. HNK Rijeka got 1 yellow card, while Omonia Nicosia got 4 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (13-15).
  • HNK Rijeka controlled possession (58%).
  • Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games2
Home Wins2
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals1 (50.0%)
BTTS1 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games1
Home Wins1
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals1 (100.0%)
BTTS1 (100.0%)

HNK Rijeka vs Omonia Nicosia Head-to-Head History by Season