Rijeka have traveled here for an interesting Europa League fight against Napoli. Prepare for the match with this cup preview!
These are busy days for the home team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Serie A. This match was also played here at Stadio San Paolo, Napoli. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Rijeka have had more rest.
These teams have little in common geographically as Rijeka have to travel 900 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Napoli form and stats
Last season their Europa League adventure ended in the quarter-finals against Arsenal.Overall Serie A stats at home this season for Napoli are 2-0-2 (wins-draw-losses). 2W-0D-1L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Europa League for Napoli. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Napoli, their manager I. Gattuso and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.
The Napoli fans got no joy from their last match, a Serie A game also here at Stadio San Paolo, Napoli: A 1-3 defeat against Milan. A strong away win before that one, visiting Bologna and winning 1-0.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Napoli as they have a new game in only three days, a Serie A match thankfully also at home. Roma are visiting.
Napoli are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (11 goals in 4 games). Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 6 goals have been conceded.
Rijeka form and stats
Rijeka's mission in Europa League last season failed in the play-offs.It's not happening yet for Rijeka on their 1. HNL travels, with zero points from their first 3 away games. Maybe today will be different? The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Europa League stats, they have 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses both home and away. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Rijeka's last three away games as they have all been lost.
The supporters enjoyed Rijeka's previous game versus Lokomotiva Zagreb, a 1. HNL 1-0 win played at home. The game before that, in the Europa League, was lost at home, a 1-2 defeat against Napoli.
Rijeka are huge outsiders in this game. Running a check in our games database we found four matches where they were as big outsiders as an away team. Results were two wins, one draw and one defeat. Of the defeats, one game were lost by at least two goals margin.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Osijek in just three days.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Rijeka's away games in the league this season with only 0 goals from 3 matches. The Rijeka manager S. Rožman has some worries about the defense as 6 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Rijeka - Napoli 1-2.Top Goalscorers
  F. Andrijašević 3 goals |  R. Murić 2 goals |  S. Kulenovic 2 goals |
Napoli missing players
Rijeka missing players
| Napoli | Rijeka | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 9 | Won | W | 5 | 14 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 6 | 9 | ||
| 46 | 33 | Scored | S | 15 | 37 | ||
| 29 | 13 | Conceded | C | 15 | 27 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 64% | ||
| 64% | 77% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 48% | ||
| 36% | 62% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 24% | ||
| 8% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 16% | ||
| 52% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 40% | ||
| 28% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 28% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.2 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.6 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 412 | 238 | Total Shots | T S | 149 | 306 | ||
| 151 | 103 | Shots on Target | S O | 58 | 129 | ||
| 30% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 29% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | AZ Alkmaar | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Napoli | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Real Sociedad | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | Rijeka | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Milan | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 20 |
| 2 | Sassuolo | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 18 |
| 3 | Roma | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 17 |
| 4 | Juventus | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 16 |
| 5 | Inter | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 15 |
| 6 | Napoli | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
| 7 | Atalanta | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 14 |
| 8 | Lazio | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 14 |
| 9 | Hellas Verona | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| 10 | Sampdoria | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -1 | 10 |
| 11 | Cagliari | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -3 | 10 |
| 12 | Bologna | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 9 |
| 13 | Spezia | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | -4 | 9 |
| 14 | Benevento | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -9 | 9 |
| 15 | Fiorentina | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 8 |
| 16 | Udinese | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 7 |
| 17 | Parma | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -8 | 6 |
| 18 | Torino | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -6 | 5 |
| 19 | Genoa | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -9 | 5 |
| 20 | Crotone | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -13 | 2 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Dinamo Zagreb | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 26 |
| 2 | Osijek | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 23 |
| 3 | Gorica | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 19 |
| 4 | Rijeka | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 15 |
| 5 | Hajduk Split | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
| 6 | Sibenik | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | -4 | 13 |
| 7 | Slaven Koprivnica | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 11 |
| 8 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -9 | 8 |
| 9 | Varazdin | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -10 | 8 |
| 10 | Istra 1961 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 16 | -12 | 8 |