Ace Football previews the Conference League round of 16 match between Strasbourg and Rijeka and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Strasbourg enjoy home advantage, when visitors Rijeka swing by this coming Thursday for a clash in the Conference League. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Form: Strasbourg vs Rijeka
Strasbourg Form
Strasbourg go into their upcoming match unbeaten in their previous three matches, which started off with a 0-0 draw against Auxerre. They went on to beat Rijeka 1-2, before sharing the spoils with Paris FC in a 0-0 draw. Strasbourg only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Conference League matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew one and lost zero, as they scored six and conceded three goals.
Rijeka Form
Despite losing their latest outing, results have generally been decent in the last three matches for Rijeka. They first took out Omonia Nicosia by 0-1 before downing Omonia Nicosia by 3-1. The winning streak came to an end against Strasbourg, who ran out 1-2 winners. Rijeka only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Conference League. In these six matches they drew two and lost one as well as being outscored by two goals to two.
Betting stats and facts for Strasbourg and Rijeka
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Strasbourg and Rijeka played across all tournaments.
- In 10 of the last 12 Strasbourg matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Strasbourg home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Strasbourg have won 6 of the last 8 home matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Strasbourg have won 6 of the last 8 home matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Strasbourg have won 4 of the last 5 matches in the Conference League while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- In the last 4 Rijeka away matches the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In 11 of the last 12 Rijeka away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Rijeka away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 8 of the last 9 Rijeka matches in the Conference League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 4 Rijeka away matches in the Conference League, the sum of goals was under 2.5
In-form players: Strasbourg vs Rijeka
When looking for in-form players to find the target, there are some interesting names popping up in both teams. Martial Godo brings great form to the table, as he is now on four goals in six games. Surely, Strasbourg will start him against Rijeka, who also have some appealing names to consider. Not least Toni Fruk, who notched up three goals in his past six games.
Betting markets: Strasbourg vs Rijeka
Full-time result
Strasbourg won six of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Stade de la Meinau. They drew three and lost one as well, while Rijeka won four of their last 10 games away. They drew three and lost three. Strasbourg are without defeat in 7 matches on the spin. Strasbourg didn’t lose any of their previous 5 matches at Stade de la Meinau.
Both teams to score
Strasbourg scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Rijeka scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Rijeka managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Strasbourg’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Rijeka’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.4 goals in these matches.
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