HNK Rijeka vs 27.08.26 18:451 – 4Full TimeAgg: 1 – 6
FC Midtjylland — UEFA Europa Conference League: stats, lineups & analysis
Match report
Midtjylland overturn early deficit to rout Rijeka in Europa Conference League playoff
HNK Rijeka's UEFA Europa Conference League playoff round meeting with FC Midtjylland at Stadion HNK Rijeka ended in a 4-1 win for the Danish visitors, despite the hosts taking an early lead. The result completed a turnaround that saw Midtjylland score four times after going behind inside the opening minutes.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Daniel Adu-Adjei put Rijeka ahead after just four minutes, finishing an Ante Oreč assist to open the scoring. Midtjylland responded within a quarter of an hour as Stanley Iheanacho equalised on 17 minutes with Kjell-Arik Wätjen supplying the pass, leaving the sides level at 1-1 at half-time.
The second half belonged entirely to the visitors. Darío Osorio put Midtjylland ahead for the first time in the 51st minute after being set up by Denil Castillo, and Magnus Jensen extended the lead five minutes later with an assist from Rasmus Kristensen. Cho Gue-Sung completed the scoring in the 78th minute, converting a chance created by Sofus Johannesen to make it 4-1.
Midtjylland's dominance was reflected in the numbers, with the away side controlling 55 percent of possession and doubling Rijeka's shot count, firing 18 attempts to the hosts' nine.
Cho Gue-Sung capped the away side's second-half surge with a goal in the 78th minute, earning the highest rating on the pitch at 8.0.
Midtjylland's 18 shots to Rijeka's nine underlined how thoroughly the visitors dominated proceedings in front of goal.
FC Midtjylland won 4–1 away against HNK Rijeka (half-time 1–1).
HNK Rijeka met FC Midtjylland in the UEFA Europa Conference League (Playoff round). Kick-off was Thursday, 27 August 2026, 18:45 UTC at Stadion HNK Rijeka. Referee: Jasper Vergoote.
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Key moments
- 4' Goal: Daniel Adu-Adjei (assist: Ante Oreč) — 1–0
- 17' Goal: Stanley Iheanacho (assist: Kjell-Arik Wätjen) — 1–1
- 51' Goal: Darío Osorio (assist: Denil Castillo) — 1–2
- 56' Goal: Magnus Jensen (assist: Rasmus Kristensen) — 1–3
- 78' Goal: Cho Gue-Sung (assist: Sofus Johannesen) — 1–4
Starting line-ups
HNK Rijeka (4-2-3-1)
- 99 Aleksa Todorović
- 23 Justas Lasickas
- 51 Anel Husic
- 45 Ante Majstorović (c)
- 22 Ante Oreč
- 6 B. Pavic
- 26 Tiago Dantas
- 4 Niko Janković
- 10 Toni Fruk
- 19 Samuele Vignato
- 18 Daniel Adu-Adjei
FC Midtjylland (4-5-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave HNK Rijeka 31%, the draw 31%, FC Midtjylland 38%. It finished HNK Rijeka 1–4 FC Midtjylland.
FC Midtjylland's rating edge, but the draw is in play — FC Midtjylland are the stronger side on our strength rating, and that is most of FC Midtjylland's 38%. The draw at 31% is lifted by a low-scoring environment.
Why FC Midtjylland at 38%?
FC Midtjylland sit 152 points higher on our strength rating — 1613 to 1765. Sides with a 100–200-point rating edge on the road won 40.1% of 13,099 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 31–31–38.
Why only 38%?
No scored evidence points the other way. 38% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 31% and HNK Rijeka at 31%.
Why is the draw second, level with the HNK Rijeka win?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 27.2%. These teams' recent games average 2.1 goals — a low-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 28.2% of 18,133. The goals environment adds 3.6 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
FC Midtjylland scored +0.58 goals per game beyond chance-quality lately — hot streaks like that have cooled off. Measured across 2,795 games at this rating gap, hot-finishing sides won 42.1% vs 42.9% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it scores 0 until the receipt clears its evidence bar.
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About this match
On this page: the HNK Rijeka vs FC Midtjylland final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this UEFA Europa Conference League fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from HNK Rijeka 1–4 FC Midtjylland. Explore more on the HNK Rijeka and FC Midtjylland team pages or the UEFA Europa Conference League page.