HNK Rijeka vs PAOK

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🕒 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Stadion HNK Rijeka 🧑‍⚖️ Ivan Kružliak 🔁 Play-offs 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Play-offs
Europa League Table
HNK Rijeka 37 · PAOK 17
Referee Stats
2 matches · 5.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 5.00
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 50%
Home wins 50%
Draws 0%
Away wins 50%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (15-11).
  • HNK Rijeka controlled possession (60%).
  • HNK Rijeka had the sharper finishing (7-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

HNK Rijeka (Home stats)

Games / Record

2
W-D-L: 1-0-1

Goals For / Against

2 / 2
Avg: 1.00 / 1.00

Points

3
Avg: 1.50

Clean Sheets

1

Failed to Score

0
PAOK (Away stats)

Games / Record

7
W-D-L: 1-2-4

Goals For / Against

10 / 15
Avg: 1.43 / 2.14

Points

5
Avg: 0.71

Clean Sheets

1

Failed to Score

3

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.50
PPG
0.71
1.00
GF
1.43
1.00
GA
2.14
50%
O2.5
57%
50%
BTTS
57%
100%
Score 1st
43%

League-position context

HNK Rijeka rank37th
PAOK rank17th
HNK Rijeka points6
PAOK points17
HNK Rijeka: #37 · 6 pts · GD -3
33 pts off the top 2. 17 pts off the play-off line. 6 pts clear of the relegation zone.
PAOK: #17 · 17 pts · GD +5
22 pts off the top 2. 6 pts off the play-off line. 17 pts clear of the relegation zone.
11-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

HNK Rijeka last 5 home

W L
Points3/6
Weighted index67
Goals2-2
Record1-0-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

PAOK last 5 away

L L D W L
Points4/15
Weighted index20
Goals10-14
Record1-1-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

HNK Rijeka trend breakdown

Over 2.550%
BTTS50%
BTTS + O2.550%
1H Over 0.550%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 50% · Over 3.5 0% · 1H BTTS 0%

PAOK trend breakdown

Over 2.557%
BTTS57%
BTTS + O2.557%
1H Over 0.571%
Also: Over 0.5 86% · Over 1.5 57% · Over 3.5 57% · 1H BTTS 29%

Scoring reliability

HNK Rijeka score at home100%
HNK Rijeka clean sheet at home50%
PAOK score away57%
PAOK clean sheet away14%

First-goal patterns

HNK Rijeka score first100%
HNK Rijeka win after scoring first50%
PAOK score first43%
PAOK win after scoring first33%
Comeback rate after conceding first: HNK Rijeka 0% · PAOK 33%
Avg first goal minute: HNK Rijeka 47.5' · PAOK 25.0'

Vs league average

HNK Rijeka score at home1.00 vs 1.47
HNK Rijeka concede at home1.00 vs 1.16
PAOK score away1.43 vs 1.16
PAOK concede away2.14 vs 1.47
HNK Rijeka score 32% below league average, while PAOK score 23% above league average.
Defensive side: HNK Rijeka are 14% below league average at home, and PAOK are 46% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games2
Avg goals3.00
BTTS0%
Over 2.550%
At this venue setup: 1.00 goals on average across the last 1.

HNK Rijeka goal timing (home)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 1
46-60 1
0-15 0
16-30 0
61-75 0
76-90+ 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 1
61-75 1
0-15 0
16-30 0
31-45 0
76-90+ 0

PAOK goal timing (away)

1H scored: 60% 2H scored: 40% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 3
31-45 3
61-75 2
46-60 1
76-90+ 1
0-15 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 5
61-75 5
76-90+ 5
46-60 3
0-15 0
16-30 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
7
3
Total Shots
15
11
Shots off Goal
5
6
Blocked Shots
3
2
Shots Inside Box
—
—
Shots Outside Box
—
—
Ball Possession
60%
40%
Corner Kicks
4
2
Fouls
13
16
Offsides
3
1
Yellow Cards
2
5
Red Cards
0
0
Goalkeeper Saves
3
6
Total Passes
—
—
Passes Accurate
—
—
Passes %
—
—

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
5
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
4
7'
7' J. Kenny
21'
21' N. Janković
39' ⚽
⚽
39' ⚽ Goal · 1-0
L. Menalo
Normal Goal · Assist: N. Janković
46'
46' L. Ivanušec
55'
55' A. Živković
60' ↑↓
↑↓
60' ⇄ M. Ozdoev
1st substitution · For: M. Camara
60' ↑↓
↑↓
60' ⇄ J. Kenny
2nd substitution · For: Joan Sastre
60' ↑↓
↑↓
60' ⇄ L. Ivanušec
3rd substitution · For: D. Chatsidis
62' ↑↓
↑↓
62' ⇄ L. Menalo
1st substitution · For: D. Čop
67'
67' D. Čop
70'
70' G. Michailidis
71'
71' T. Kędziora
75' ↑↓
↑↓
75' ⇄ Tiago Dantas
2nd substitution · For: S. Ilinković
75' ↑↓
↑↓
75' ⇄ M. Ndockyt
3rd substitution · For: Š. Butić
75' ↑↓
↑↓
75' ⇄ F. Chalov
4th substitution · For: A. Mythou
85' ↑↓
↑↓
85' ⇄ T. Fruk
4th substitution · For: B. Bogojević

HNK Rijeka vs PAOK 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

HNK Rijeka beat PAOK 1-0 on Thursday, 21 August 2025 in Europa League. The match was refereed by Ivan Kružliak. It was played at Stadion HNK Rijeka.

First half: J. Kenny received a yellow card for PAOK at 7'. N. Janković received a yellow card for HNK Rijeka at 21'. HNK Rijeka took the lead at 39' when L. Menalo scored, with the assist credited to N. Janković, making the score 1-0.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. L. Ivanušec received a yellow card for PAOK at 46'. A. Živković received a yellow card for PAOK at 55'. PAOK made their 1st substitution at 60', with M. Ozdoev replacing M. Camara. PAOK made their 2nd substitution at 60', with J. Kenny replacing Joan Sastre. PAOK made their 3rd substitution at 60', with L. Ivanušec replacing D. Chatsidis. HNK Rijeka made their 1st substitution at 62', with L. Menalo replacing D. Čop. D. Čop received a yellow card for HNK Rijeka at 67'. G. Michailidis received a yellow card for PAOK at 70'. T. Kędziora received a yellow card for PAOK at 71'. HNK Rijeka made their 2nd substitution at 75', with Tiago Dantas replacing S. Ilinković. HNK Rijeka made their 3rd substitution at 75', with M. Ndockyt replacing Š. Butić. PAOK made their 4th substitution at 75', with F. Chalov replacing A. Mythou. HNK Rijeka made their 4th substitution at 85', with T. Fruk replacing B. Bogojević.

HNK Rijeka used 4 substitutions while PAOK used 4 substitutions. HNK Rijeka got 2 yellow cards, while PAOK got 5 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (15-11).
  • HNK Rijeka controlled possession (60%).
  • HNK Rijeka had the sharper finishing (7-3 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games2
Home Wins1
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals1 (50.0%)
BTTS0 (0.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games1
Home Wins1
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals0 (0.0%)
BTTS0 (0.0%)

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