PAOK vs HNK Rijeka

5 - 0
🕒 Thu, 28 Aug 2025 18:30 Europe/London 📍 Stadio Toumbas 🧑‍⚖️ José María Sánchez Martínez 🔁 Play-offs 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Play-offs
Europa League Table
PAOK 17 · HNK Rijeka 37
Referee Stats
3 matches · 1.67 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 1.67
Reds avg 0.33
Penalties avg 0.33
Over 4.5 cards 0%
Home wins 67%
Draws 0%
Away wins 33%
How the match was won
  • PAOK outshot their opponent (16-4).
  • PAOK controlled possession (59%).
  • PAOK had the sharper finishing (13-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

PAOK (Home stats)

Games / Record

7
W-D-L: 3-3-1

Goals For / Against

13 / 3
Avg: 1.86 / 0.43

Points

12
Avg: 1.71

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

2
HNK Rijeka (Away stats)

Games / Record

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

Goals For / Against

3 / 6
Avg: 1.50 / 3.00

Points

3
Avg: 1.50

Clean Sheets

0

Failed to Score

1

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.71
PPG
1.50
1.86
GF
1.50
0.43
GA
3.00
43%
O2.5
100%
29%
BTTS
50%
57%
Score 1st
50%

League-position context

PAOK rank17th
HNK Rijeka rank37th
PAOK points17
HNK Rijeka points6
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.
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.
11-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

PAOK last 5 home

L W D W D
Points8/15
Weighted index49
Goals8-3
Record2-2-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

HNK Rijeka last 5 away

L W
Points3/6
Weighted index33
Goals3-6
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 trend breakdown

Over 2.543%
BTTS29%
BTTS + O2.514%
1H Over 0.529%
Also: Over 0.5 71% · Over 1.5 71% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 0%

HNK Rijeka trend breakdown

Over 2.5100%
BTTS50%
BTTS + O2.550%
1H Over 0.5100%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 100% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

PAOK score at home71%
PAOK clean sheet at home71%
HNK Rijeka score away50%
HNK Rijeka clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

PAOK score first57%
PAOK win after scoring first75%
HNK Rijeka score first50%
HNK Rijeka win after scoring first100%
Comeback rate after conceding first: PAOK 50% · HNK Rijeka 0%
Avg first goal minute: PAOK 49.3' · HNK Rijeka 33.0'

Vs league average

PAOK score at home1.86 vs 1.47
PAOK concede at home0.43 vs 1.16
HNK Rijeka score away1.50 vs 1.16
HNK Rijeka concede away3.00 vs 1.47
PAOK score 26% above league average, while HNK Rijeka score 29% above league average.
Defensive side: PAOK are 63% below league average at home, and HNK Rijeka are 104% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games2
Avg goals3.00
BTTS0%
Over 2.550%
At this venue setup: 5.00 goals on average across the last 1.

PAOK goal timing (home)

1H scored: 15% 2H scored: 85% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 5
61-75 4
46-60 2
0-15 1
16-30 1
31-45 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 3
76-90+ 1
0-15 0
16-30 0
46-60 0
61-75 0

HNK Rijeka goal timing (away)

1H scored: 33% 2H scored: 67% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 1
61-75 1
76-90+ 1
0-15 0
16-30 0
46-60 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 3
0-15 1
16-30 1
46-60 1
31-45 0
61-75 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
13
1
Total Shots
16
4
Shots off Goal
2
1
Blocked Shots
1
2
Shots Inside Box
—
—
Shots Outside Box
—
—
Ball Possession
59%
41%
Corner Kicks
6
2
Fouls
12
10
Offsides
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
1
Goalkeeper Saves
1
6
Total Passes
—
—
Passes Accurate
—
—
Passes %
—
—

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
0
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
1
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
5
12' ⚽
⚽
12' ⚽ Goal · 1-0
S. Meïté
Normal Goal · Assist: A. Živković
25' ⚽
⚽
25' ⚽ Goal · 2-0
G. Konstantelias
Normal Goal · Assist: S. Meïté
34'
34' A. Majstorović
56' ⚽
⚽
56' ⚽ Goal · 3-0
F. Chalov
Normal Goal · Assist: G. Konstantelias
60' ↑↓
↑↓
60' ⇄ L. Menalo
1st substitution · For: D. Čop
60' ↑↓
↑↓
60' ⇄ A. Oreč
2nd substitution · For: Š. Butić
69' ↑↓
↑↓
69' ⇄ F. Chalov
1st substitution · For: G. Giakoumakis
69' ↑↓
↑↓
69' ⇄ K. Despodov
2nd substitution · For: Taison
71'
71' A. Majstorović
71'
71' A. Majstorović
75' ↑↓
↑↓
75' ⇄ Tiago Dantas
3rd substitution · For: A. Husic
77' ⚽
⚽
77' ⚽ Goal · 4-0
G. Giakoumakis
Normal Goal · Assist: G. Konstantelias
79' ↑↓
↑↓
79' ⇄ M. Ozdoev
3rd substitution · For: M. Camara
79' ↑↓
↑↓
79' ⇄ G. Konstantelias
4th substitution · For: D. Pelkas
79' ↑↓
↑↓
79' ⇄ A. Živković
5th substitution · For: L. Ivanušec
84' ↑↓
↑↓
84' ⇄ T. Fruk
4th substitution · For: B. Bogojević
89' ⚽
⚽
89' ⚽ Goal · 5-0
D. Pelkas
Normal Goal · Assist: Taison

PAOK vs HNK Rijeka 5-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

PAOK beat HNK Rijeka 5-0 on Thursday, 28 August 2025 in Europa League. The match was refereed by José María Sánchez Martínez. It was played at Stadio Toumbas.

First half: PAOK took the lead at 12' when S. Meïté scored, with the assist credited to A. Živković, making the score 1-0. PAOK extended the lead at 25' when G. Konstantelias scored, with the assist credited to S. Meïté, making the score 2-0. A. Majstorović received a yellow card for HNK Rijeka at 34'.

Second half: PAOK extended the lead at 56' when F. Chalov scored, with the assist credited to G. Konstantelias, making the score 3-0. PAOK made their 1st substitution at 60', with L. Menalo replacing D. Čop. PAOK made their 2nd substitution at 60', with A. Oreč replacing Š. Butić. HNK Rijeka made their 1st substitution at 69', with F. Chalov replacing G. Giakoumakis. HNK Rijeka made their 2nd substitution at 69', with K. Despodov replacing Taison. A. Majstorović received a yellow card for HNK Rijeka at 71'. A. Majstorović received a red card for HNK Rijeka at 71'. PAOK made their 3rd substitution at 75', with Tiago Dantas replacing A. Husic. PAOK extended the lead at 77' when G. Giakoumakis scored, with the assist credited to G. Konstantelias, making the score 4-0. HNK Rijeka made their 3rd substitution at 79', with M. Ozdoev replacing M. Camara. HNK Rijeka made their 4th substitution at 79', with G. Konstantelias replacing D. Pelkas. HNK Rijeka made their 5th substitution at 79', with A. Živković replacing L. Ivanušec. PAOK made their 4th substitution at 84', with T. Fruk replacing B. Bogojević. PAOK extended the lead at 89' when D. Pelkas scored, with the assist credited to Taison, making the score 5-0.

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

How the match was won

  • PAOK outshot their opponent (16-4).
  • PAOK controlled possession (59%).
  • PAOK had the sharper finishing (13-1 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 Goals1 (100.0%)
BTTS0 (0.0%)

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