Our prediction for this Europa Conference League match:
Buoyed by a historical 6-0 win over their bitter rivals Istra, Rijeka will look to give fans yet another reason to celebrate when they face B36 Torshavn in the Conference League third qualifying round, return leg. Rijeka have been impressive in front of goal of late and we are positive that they will stick to their attacking style of play. As there are no fresh injury worries in the Croatian outfit, away win should be considered.
B36 Torshavn, on the other hand, experienced all sorts of problems at the back in a 2-2 draw with 07 Vestur Sorvagur at the weekend, which is another reason why we are going to bet on the visitors. The good news for the hosts is that midfielder Magnus Egilsson misses out through suspension. This will be the first meeting between the two clubs in European competitions.
Highlighted Team (Rijeka):
Founded on July 29, 1946 as Sportsko Drustvo Kvarner, Rijeka are a Croatian football club that have always been in Dinamo Zagreb’s shadow. Dinamo are undisputedly the biggest football club in Croatia, but Rijeka did well to put an end to their dominance in the HNL in the 2016/2017 season.
The Rijecki bijeli won their first ever domestic trophy and, as a result, they made it to the Champions League qualifiers. However, Greek champions Olympiacos proved to be a big catch for Matjaz Kek’s troops in the play-offs for the group stages of the elite competition.
Before the breakup of Yugoslavia Rijeka won two domestic cups (1977/1978, 1978/1979) and it has to be noted that they clinched their fourth Croatian Cup title in 2017, with the team beating Dinamo Zagreb in the final of the competition. Rijeka welcome their rivals at Stadion Rujevica and the capacity of the stadium is 8.279. The venue was opened in August 2, 2015.