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Match report · HNL

HNK Rijeka 4:1 NK Osijek

HNK Rijeka Home 2.66 xG · 23 shots
NK Osijek Away 0.35 xG · 9 shots
41 The scoreline reflected the chances

HNK Rijeka were the model's likeliest winner before kick-off at 48%. They won 4–1. The biggest difference was HNK Rijeka's attack: 2.66 xG against 1.33 projected (+1.33). NK Osijek produced 0.35 xG against 0.77 projected (−0.42).

Goals

  1. 15' Armando León NK Osijek · 0.05 xG chance 0–1
  2. 21' Samuele Vignato HNK Rijeka · 0.04 xG chance 1–1
  3. 33' Daniel Adu-Adjei HNK Rijeka · 0.87 xG chance 2–1
  4. 43' Daniel Adu-Adjei HNK Rijeka · 0.09 xG chance 3–1
  5. 61' Toni Fruk HNK Rijeka · 0.13 xG chance 4–1

The model against the result

priced before kick-off
HNK Rijeka
48% What happened
Draw
33%
NK Osijek
19%

Data coverage Both teams have the full 20-match model window available.

Projected vs produced

Expected goals
HNK Rijeka The model projected 1.33 Produced 2.66 Difference +1.33
NK Osijek The model projected 0.77 Produced 0.35 Difference -0.42

HNK Rijeka produced 1.33 xG more than projected

Projected before kick-off Produced on the night

The shots behind it

HNK Rijeka NK Osijek
Shots
23
9
On target
14
3
Inside the box
20
3
xG per shot
0.11
0.04
Open play xG
2.19
0.18
Set-piece xG
0.40
0.17
Penalties
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Shot-level xG may differ from the published match total

The provider publishes the match total separately from its shot-by-shot values. Those values are rounded to two decimals and, leaving out penalties and own goals, add up to its non-penalty xG: 2.58 for HNK Rijeka.

Shot map

Both teams shown attacking the same goal for comparison.

HNK Rijeka · Daniel Adu-Adjei · 33' · Goal · 3 m · 0.87 xG HNK Rijeka · Anel Husić · 50' · No goal · 4 m · 0.20 xG HNK Rijeka · Daniel Adu-Adjei · 61' · No goal · 15 m · 0.19 xG HNK Rijeka · Toni Fruk · 73' · No goal · 15 m · 0.16 xG HNK Rijeka · Daniel Adu-Adjei · 2' · No goal · 13 m · 0.14 xG NK Osijek · Luka Jelenić · 31' · No goal · 5 m · 0.13 xG HNK Rijeka · Toni Fruk · 61' · Goal · 13 m · 0.13 xG HNK Rijeka · Amer Gojak · 73' · No goal · 10 m · 0.10 xG HNK Rijeka · Tiago Dantas · 26' · No goal · 14 m · 0.09 xG HNK Rijeka · Daniel Adu-Adjei · 43' · Goal · 10 m · 0.09 xG HNK Rijeka · Amer Gojak · 85' · No goal · 13 m · 0.09 xG HNK Rijeka · Mohammad Mohebi · 90' · No goal · 11 m · 0.08 xG HNK Rijeka · Ivan Ćubelić · 27' · No goal · 15 m · 0.07 xG HNK Rijeka · Samuele Vignato · 39' · No goal · 16 m · 0.06 xG NK Osijek · Armando León · 15' · Goal · 12 m · 0.05 xG HNK Rijeka · Samuele Vignato · 21' · Goal · 13 m · 0.04 xG HNK Rijeka · Daniel Adu-Adjei · 47' · No goal · 15 m · 0.04 xG HNK Rijeka · Toni Fruk · 58' · No goal · 24 m · 0.04 xG NK Osijek · Izak Ježić · 67' · No goal · 10 m · 0.04 xG HNK Rijeka · Amer Gojak · 79' · No goal · 23 m · 0.04 xG HNK Rijeka · Tiago Dantas · 82' · No goal · 22 m · 0.04 xG HNK Rijeka · Samuele Vignato · 2' · No goal · 24 m · 0.03 xG HNK Rijeka · Toni Fruk · 27' · No goal · 6 m · 0.03 xG HNK Rijeka · Ivan Ćubelić · 65' · No goal · 10 m · 0.03 xG NK Osijek · Admir Ljatifi · 84' · No goal · 27 m · 0.03 xG NK Osijek · Admir Ljatifi · 90' · No goal · 17 m · 0.03 xG NK Osijek · Ivan Dolček · 8' · No goal · 28 m · 0.02 xG HNK Rijeka · Toni Fruk · 18' · No goal · 16 m · 0.02 xG NK Osijek · Domagoj Bukvić · 63' · No goal · 20 m · 0.02 xG NK Osijek · Domagoj Bukvić · 66' · No goal · 34 m · 0.02 xG HNK Rijeka · Toni Fruk · 40' · No goal · 10 m · 0.01 xG NK Osijek · Šimun Mikolčić · 54' · No goal · 28 m · 0.01 xG

All shots

32 shots · 2.94 xG

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  • Filled = goal
  • Dot area = xG (the smallest chances drawn at a minimum size)

Recent form

Last 6 · xG per match
HNK Rijeka

1.22 xG created 0.78 xGA

  • D 0.55 created, 1.17 conceded against NK Istra 1961
  • W 1.40 created, 0.14 conceded against HNK Gorica
  • W 2.33 created, 0.28 conceded against NK Rudeš
  • L 0.72 created, 1.75 conceded against NK Varaždin
  • W 1.95 created, 1.19 conceded against NK Istra 1961
  • D 0.40 created, 0.15 conceded against HNK Gorica
NK Osijek

1.73 xG created 0.90 xGA

  • L 1.29 created, 0.55 conceded against HNK Gorica
  • W 2.70 created, 0.82 conceded against HNK Gorica
  • W 2.76 created, 0.60 conceded against NK Rudeš
  • W 1.70 created, 0.92 conceded against NK Lokomotiva Zagreb
  • L 0.50 created, 1.66 conceded against HNK Hajduk Split
  • W 1.43 created, 0.88 conceded against NK Slaven Belupo

xG created xG conceded (xGA) W / D / L: the match result

Head to head

HNK Rijeka: 1 won · 1 drawn · 2 lost

Pre-match model & market record

4 opportunities flagged0 won4 lost

  • Lost
  • Lost
  • Lost
  • Lost
View pre-match record
The outcomes the model flagged on HNK Rijeka against NK Osijek before kick-off, in the order they ranked, with the price, the edge and what became of each.
Selection Price Edge Result
Under 2.5 goals 1.85 +19.9% Lost
Under 1.5 goals 3.50 +18.3% Lost
Both teams not to score 2.00 +9.6% Lost
Draw 3.25 +6.3% Lost

Pre-match model vs market

Outcome Model Market Difference Fair odds
HNK Rijeka 48.4% 50.9% −2.5 pp 2.06
Draw 32.7% 27.4% +5.3 pp 3.06
NK Osijek 18.9% 21.7% −2.9 pp 5.30

Other markets

Outcome Model Market Difference Fair odds
Both teams to score 45.2% 53.7% −8.5 pp 2.21
Both teams not to score 54.8% 46.3% +8.5 pp 1.82
Over 1.5 goals 66.2% 73.1% −6.9 pp 1.51
Under 1.5 goals 33.8% 26.9% +6.9 pp 2.96
Over 2.5 goals 35.2% 48.7% −13.5 pp 2.84
Under 2.5 goals 64.8% 51.3% +13.5 pp 1.54

Prices and probabilities are the ones stored before kick-off; nothing here is recalculated. Edge is the model's probability times the price, minus one, so a flagged outcome that lost is the ordinary case rather than a contradiction.

Model details

Show
Fit window
the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
HNK Rijeka sample
20 matches
NK Osijek sample
20 matches
Computed
5 hours before kick-off
Prices taken
6 hours before kick-off

Limitations

The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.