Rijeka vs Celje Prediction and Betting Tips

Rijeka and Celje will battle for three points in a UEFA Conference League fixture on Thursday (December 11th). The game will be played at Stadion HNK Rijeka.

The home side will be looking to build on the 3-1 victory they registered over Vukover 1991 at the same venue in the Croatian HNL over the weekend. Stjepan Radelijic and Ante Orec scored first-half goals to put them 2-0 up at the break. Robin Gonzalez halved the deficit in the 66th minute, but Toni Fruk settled the contest from the spot 10 minutes from time.

Celje, meanwhile, thrashed Primorje 4-1 at home in the Slovenian Prva Liga. Andrej Kotnick and Gasper Vodeb scored for the hosts while Haris Kadric pulled one back to make it 2-1 at the break. Rudi Pozeg and Matej Poplatnik scored second-half goals either side of Kradic's missed penalty.

The Yellow and Blues will turn their attention to the continent, where their last game saw them fall to a 2-1 defeat away to Czechia outfit Sigma Olomouc. Rijeka played out a goalless draw at home to AEK Larnaca.

The draw left them in 24th spot in the standings, having garnered five points from four games. Celje are third on nine points.

Rijeka vs Celje Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

This will be the first competitive meeting between the two sides.
Rjeka are unbeaten in their last five home games (four wins).
Five of Celje's last seven away games have seen at least one side fail to find the back of the net.
Rijeka have kept a clean sheet in four of their last six home games.
Celje have won three of their four away games in the Conference League this term, with each win accompanied by a clean sheet.

Rijeka vs Celje Prediction

Rijeka have been solid in this UECL this season and will be quietly confident of advancing to the playoff rounds. They have been in fine form, particularly in front of their fans.

Celje, for their part, are one of just five sides to have collected at least three wins from their first four games in the tournament. This puts them in fine standing to advance automatically to the knockout rounds.

We expect the two sides to cancel each other out in a low-scoring stalemate.

Prediction: Rijeka 1-1 Celje