Our prediction for this Europa League match:
Shelbourne
Match Time & Date:
12 August 2025
19:45
Prediction: 1-1
Rijeka
Shelbourne will look to claim a major scalp in the Europa League tie with Rijeka when the two teams face each other at Tolka Park on Tuesday. The Reds surprisingly defeated Rijeka 2-1 in Croatia and they are now on a quest to defend their slim lead in front of home fans. Both Sean Boyd and Conor Kearns remain in the recovery room, while there are no fresh injury worries in the home team.
Rijeka, on the other hand, need to improve drastically in the second leg if they are to advance to the Europa League playoffs. The Croats are likely to adopt an attack-minded approach in the return leg and given Shelbourne’s attacking potential at home, both teams to score betting option should be considered. Rijeka boss Radomir Djalovic is going to field the best possible side against Shelbourne after resting several first-team regulars in a goalless draw with Osijek at the weekend.
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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