Our prediction for this Europa League match:
Rijeka
Match Time & Date:
6 August 2025
19:45
Prediction: 1-0
Shelbourne
Rijeka will try to recover from the Champions League loss to Ludogorets when they take on Shelbourne in the Europa League third qualifying round, first leg. Rijeka produced a fine display in a 3-1 loss to Ludogorets despite two sending-offs and, as a result, they are seen as favourites to win Wednesday’s Europa League qualifier. Both Gabriel Rukavina and Toni Fruk are banned for the home side.
The Reds, on the other hand, failed to impress in the Champions League double-header with Qarabag and with Rijeka being a real force to be reckoned with at home, there is a big value in betting on the Croatian outfit. There are no fresh injury worries in the visiting team ahead of the trip to Croatia. It has to be noted that the two sides meet for the first time 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.
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Club Brugge
Ludogorets
Ferencvaros
Lech Poznan
Crvena Zvezda
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