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Shakhtar Donetsk v HNK Rijeka : Europa Conference match betting preview, prediction and odds

Thu 18th Dec, 20:00 BST, Stadion Miejski im. Henryka Reym, Kraków

Thursday night sees Arda Turan’s Shakhtar Donetsk and Víctor Sánchez del Amo’s HNK Rijeka go head to head in a Europa Conference clash at the Stadion Miejski im. Henryka Reym. Below we've got predictions for 17 markets, supporting statistics including head to heads (H2Hs), and odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers. All is accessible via the tabs below.


In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Shakhtar
46%
--
Draw
25%
--
Rijeka
28%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
Shakhtar 1-0
11%
--
Shakhtar 2-1
9%
--
Shakhtar 2-0
8%
--
Rijeka 1-0
8%
--
Draw 0-0
7%
--
Rijeka 2-1
7%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Shakhtar 3-1
5%
--
Rijeka 2-0
4%
--
Shakhtar 3-0
4%
--
Shakhtar 3-2
3%
--
Rijeka 3-1
3%
--
Rijeka 3-2
2%
--
Shakhtar 4-1
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
49%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
51%
--
Home 1st Goal
51%
--
Away 1st Goal
44%
--
No 1st Goal
5%
--
BTTS - Yes
53%
--
BTTS - No
47%
--
BTTS - Home Win
21%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
13%
--
Home/draw
72%
--
Away/draw
54%
--
Home/away
75%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
74%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
26%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
27%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
73%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
13%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
87%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
--
Home DNB
64%
--
Away DNB
46%
--
Shakhtar win to nil
25%
--
Rijeka win to nil
15%
--
Win / draw / win Europa Conference table
Won
Draw
Lost
Shakhtar
Rijeka
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Strasbourg5410413 
-
-
-
-
2
Shakhtar5401512 
-
-
-
Dec 18
3
Rakow5320611 
-
-
-
-
4
AEK5311610 
-
-
-
-
5
Samsunspor5311610 
-
-
-
-
6
Sparta5311410 
-
-
w
 
1-0F
-
7
R.Vallecano5311310 
-
-
-
-
8
Mainz5311210 
-
-
-
-
9
C Palace530259 
-
-
-
-
10
AEK Larnaca523059 
-
-
d
 
0-00-0
-
11
Fiorentina530249 
-
-
-
-
12
Celje530219 
-
-
w
 
3-0F
-
13
AZ Alkmaar530209 
-
-
-
-
14
Rijeka522138 
Dec 18
-
-
-
15
Omnia Nicosia522128 
-
-
-
-
16
Lausanne522128 
-
-
-
-
17
Noah522118 
-
-
-
l
 
1-0A
18
Jagiellonia522118 
-
-
-
-
19
Drita5221-18 
-
-
-
-
20
Lech Poznan521237 
-
-
-
-
21
Skendija 79521207 
-
-
-
-
22
SK Sigma5212-17 
-
-
-
-
23
Universitatea Craiova5212-17 
-
-
-
-
24
Lincoln Red Imps5212-57 
-
-
-
d
 
1-1F
25
Kuopio PS513116 
-
-
-
-
26
Hsk Zrinjski Mostar5203-26 
-
-
-
-
27
Breiðablik5122-35 
w
 
2-0F
-
-
-
28
Dynamo Kyiv5104-23 
-
-
-
-
29
Häcken5032-23 
-
-
-
-
30
L. Warsaw5104-33 
l
 
1-2A
-
-
-
31
S. Bratislava5104-53 
-
-
-
-
32
Hamrun Spartans5104-53 
-
w
 
0-2F
-
-
33
Aberdeen5023-82 
-
w
 
2-3A
-
-
34
Shelbourne5014-71 
-
-
-
-
35
Shamrock5014-81 
-
w
 
1-2F
-
-
36
Rapid Wien5005-110 
-
-
-
-
37
Servette 
d
 
1-1A
w
 
1-2A
-
-
Next round
Play Off
Win / draw / win form
Shakhtar 2ND
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
8
Draw
7
Lost
5
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
9
Draw
5
Lost
6
Rijeka 14TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
5
Draw
6
Lost
9
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
6
Draw
8
Lost
6
Goal Statistics

Shakhtar Donetsk have been steady in attack of late, scoring in 6 consecutive Europa Conference games. Their PG of 1.5 against HNK Rijeka on Thursday suggests that run is likely to continue.

Goals have been a problem for HNK Rijeka of late. It has been 6 Europa Conference games since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.1 suggests they'll have problems ending that run on Thursday night against Shakhtar Donetsk.

Shakhtar 2nd Rijeka 14th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
22%
1
33%
2
25%
3
13%
4+
There is a 78% probability that Shakhtar will score 1 or more goals
0
32%
1
37%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 69% probability that Rijeka will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-7
Shakhtar’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-32
Rijeka have scored 32% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.4
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
1.8
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Europa Conference - 2025/2025 season
Shakhtar
PG (predicted goals)
Rijeka
1.5
1.1
Attack rating
28%
better
SDK
RIJ
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Games scored14
11
Failed to score5
8
Scored first8
10
Goals scored30
14
Avg. goals scored1.5
0.7
Avg. shots per game10
10
Avg. shots per goal7
15
Conversion rate for15
7
Avg. XG for1.4
0.7
KickOff rating
+28%
Defence rating
SDK
RIJ
12%
better
view stats
Games conceded12
11
Clean sheets7
8
Conceded first8
6
Goals conceded25
22
Avg. goals conceded1.3
1.1
Avg. shots/game conceded9
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
8
Conversion rate against14%
12%
Avg. XG against1.6
1.4
KickOff rating
+12%

The line-ups for the Europa Conference match between Shakhtar v Rijeka will show here when available.

Shakhtar Europa Conference squad statistics 2025
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Rijeka Europa Conference squad statistics 2025
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