Europa League betting and spectator preview: Rijeka and Real Sociedad meet at Stadion HNK Rijeka to measure strength and learn who makes it to the next stage.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the La Liga. That game, against Real Betis, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Real Sociedad.
Real Sociedad have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1600 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Rijeka form and stats
Rijeka was eliminated in the play-offs last season in the Europa League.The story so far in the 1. HNL for Rijeka at their home stadium (Stadion HNK Rijeka) is 4 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats. Ever since the Gorica game Rijeka has been unbeatable here at Stadion HNK Rijeka producing six straight wins.
Rijeka's last game was hosting Varazdin and winning 2-1. A strong away win before that one, visiting Dilj and winning 6-0.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Rijeka as they are travelling to their away game against Gorica in the 1. HNL. That match is three days after this one.
Rijeka can score goals in their home matches. After 4 league matches they have found the net 8 times. Rijeka have only conceded 3 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Real Sociedad form and stats
The seven points Real Sociedad have gathered from their first three away trips in the La Liga is impressive and could lead to great things if the form continues. It could be a hat trick of victories away for Real Sociedad, as they have won on their previous two travels.
Sociedad have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper. It's been 195 minutes since they last conceded in La Liga.
Real Sociedad play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 3-0 victory visiting Real Betis. Before that, Sociedad secured a home win against Getafe with the score 3-0.
After this away game Sociedad return home for a La Liga game against Huesca. That game is only three sleeps after this.
The Sociedad manager I. Alguacil Barrenetxea has got the team scoring on the road, with 7 away goals in 3 league matches. Sociedad are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 1 goal away.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  F. Andrijašević 3 goals |   C. Portugués Manzanera 3 goals |  S. Kulenovic 2 goals |
Rijeka missing players
Real Sociedad missing players
| Rijeka | Real Sociedad | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 18 | 13 | Won | W | 5 | 10 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | ||
| 52 | 38 | Scored | S | 15 | 32 | ||
| 23 | 14 | Conceded | C | 12 | 24 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 72% | 93% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 72% | ||
| 56% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 48% | ||
| 36% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 48% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 48% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 28% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.1 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 303 | 177 | Total Shots | T S | 117 | 270 | ||
| 133 | 79 | Shots on Target | S O | 31 | 83 | ||
| 36% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 48% | 39% | ||
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Napoli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Real Sociedad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Rijeka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | Dinamo Zagreb | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 19 |
| 2 | Gorica | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 16 |
| 3 | Osijek | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| 4 | Rijeka | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| 5 | Hajduk Split | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | Slaven Koprivnica | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | Sibenik | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 7 |
| 8 | Varazdin | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -7 | 7 |
| 9 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 5 |
| 10 | Istra 1961 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -8 | 5 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Real Sociedad | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 11 |
| 2 | Villarreal | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
| 3 | Real Madrid | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | Getafe | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 5 | Cadiz | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 6 | Granada | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | -1 | 10 |
| 7 | Real Betis | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 9 |
| 8 | Atletico Madrid | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | Barcelona | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 10 | Sevilla | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 11 | Osasuna | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 12 | Elche | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 13 | Valencia | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 7 |
| 14 | Athletic Club | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 6 |
| 15 | Huesca | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
| 16 | Eibar | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 5 |
| 17 | Celta de Vigo | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -6 | 5 |
| 18 | Deportivo Alaves | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 4 |
| 19 | Real Valladolid | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 3 |
| 20 | Levante | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -5 | 3 |