Our prediction for this Europa League match:
Elfsborg
Match Time & Date:
15/08/2024
01:00 PM
Prediction: 2-1
Rijeka
Boras Arena will host Thursday’s Europa League game between Elfsborg and Rijeka, the two teams who played out a 1-1 draw in the first leg. Elfsborg head into the match following a 2-1 win over GAIS in Allsvenskan and they are seen as favourites to win the Europa League game as well. Bear in mind, though, that talented forward Jalal Abdullai serves a one-game ban following his sending-off in the first leg.
The Rijecki Bijeli, on the other hand, are not regarded as good travellers, which is probably the main reason why we are going to bet on the Swedes this time out. There are no fresh injury worries in the Croatian team, but midfielder Marco Pasalic is only one yellow card away from suspension. You should bear in mind that Elfsborg have won five of their last six home games in all 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.
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