HNK Rijeka 1–4 FC Midtjylland — Match Stats & Analysis

UEFA Conference League · 2026Thu, 27 Aug 2026, 18:45 UTC

HNK Rijeka

1–4Full-time analysis

FC Midtjylland

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

FC Midtjylland won 1–4.

Shots: 919
Shots on target: 48
Possession: 44%56%

Full time

What the match recorded

FC Midtjylland beat HNK Rijeka 4–1. Recorded in this match (HNK Rijeka – FC Midtjylland): shots 9–19, shots on target 4–8, possession 44%–56%, corners 2–7. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

The teams have contrasting possession records

weak

FC Midtjylland have recorded the higher season possession share.

46.3%PossessionHNK Rijeka · FC Midtjylland● 59.7%

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 13.3 percentage points.

Window: season

Metric	HNK Rijeka	FC Midtjylland	Baseline
Possession	46.3%	59.7%	47%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

Shots9 shots19 shotsHNK Rijeka 9 shots, FC Midtjylland 19 shots
Shots on target4 shots8 shotsHNK Rijeka 4 shots, FC Midtjylland 8 shots
Possession44%56%HNK Rijeka 44%, FC Midtjylland 56%
Corners2 corners7 cornersHNK Rijeka 2 corners, FC Midtjylland 7 corners
Fouls15 fouls13 foulsHNK Rijeka 15 fouls, FC Midtjylland 13 fouls
Yellow cards3 cards1 cardHNK Rijeka 3 cards, FC Midtjylland 1 card
Passes349 passes455 passesHNK Rijeka 349 passes, FC Midtjylland 455 passes
Pass accuracy75.4%78.2%HNK Rijeka 75.4%, FC Midtjylland 78.2%
Shots inside box7 shots13 shotsHNK Rijeka 7 shots, FC Midtjylland 13 shots
Blocked shots0 blocks3 blocksHNK Rijeka 0 blocks, FC Midtjylland 3 blocks
Goalkeeper saves4 saves3 savesHNK Rijeka 4 saves, FC Midtjylland 3 saves
Offsides3 offsides1 offsideHNK Rijeka 3 offsides, FC Midtjylland 1 offside

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0HNK Rijeka

0Draws

1FC Midtjylland

20 Aug 2026FC Midtjylland — HNK Rijeka · UEFA Conference League2–0

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: HNK Rijeka favored in 0 of 7 directional metrics · FC Midtjylland in 0 · 7 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

HNK Rijeka3 matchesFC Midtjylland3 matches

0.67 goals/matchGoals scored3/3▲ 3 goals/match

2.33 goals/matchGoals allowed3/3▲ 1 goal/match

3.33 shots/matchShots on target3/3▲ 8.33 shots/match

46.3%Possession3/3● 59.7%

3 corners/matchCorners3/3● 6 corners/match

14 fouls/matchFouls3/317.3 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidenceLimited evidence — limited

Season samples3 / 3home / away teams

Recent samples3 / 3last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: xg_for, xg_against, shots, cards.
The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.

Analysis cutoff: Thu, 27 Aug 2026, 22:45 UTC · analysis-v4