Rijeka hosts Gent in the second leg of the Europa League qualification finals. The match will be played on Thursday, August 29th at Stadion HNK Rijeka (Rijeka)
On the one hand, the Croats gained a quite good result in the first match. Yes, they lost. But minimally and with an away goal. Moreover, Rijeka even won the first half, scoring the hosts a goal just before the halftime. On the other hand, we can say that the team just broke off in terms of the game. After the break, the hosts dragged it to the utmost extent. Defenders of Rijeka stopped keeping pace with the players of Gent. And the fact that the hosts scored only 2 goals can be written off for their bad conversion. They delivered 11 shots on goal of the opponent in the second 45 minutes. But only 3 of them were on target.
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Gent is good at home. The team proved it even in the last match. Having conceded an unpleasant goal 5 minutes before the end of the first half, it did not bend down. On the contrary, the Belgians increased the pressure after the break and were rewarded with a victory. As for away results, they haven’t won for the last 5 games in a row. But in spite of this, Gent scores regularly. Here we come to the main thing...
You should not guess either who will win the upcoming match or who will go to the group stage. It’s more trouble than it’s worth. But as in the first game, you can count on scoring football. At the same time, both teams will surely score goals. Rijeka has nowhere to go. It needs to score at least 1 goal to go further. And it will surely score. Gent is weak in defense. In the last 12 matches, it did not miss only 3 times. It conceded form the Croats even at home, so the conceded goal is likely to happen in Rijeka either. Halilovic scored for the Croats in Belgium. They have Colak who scored 2 goals in 3 European Cup matches of this season. But Gent compensates the sluggishness in defense for a rather powerful attacking line. Depoitre, who made a double in the first match, and Yaremchuk, who scored 4 goals in 5 games of the Europa League, will not allow their opponents to keep a clean sheet once again with the support of partners. The last time Gent left the field without a goal was in May.
Prediction for the match: Both teams to score - yes
