Ace Football previews the Conference League round of 16 match between Rijeka and Strasbourg and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Strasbourg go up against Rijeka on Thursday for a Conference League meeting at Stadion Rujevica.
Form: Rijeka vs Strasbourg
Rijeka Form
Rijeka claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Conference League. They also drew one but remained undefeated, as they scored seven and conceded one goals.
Strasbourg Form
Strasbourg go into their upcoming match unbeaten in their previous three matches, which started off with a 1-1 draw against Lens. They went on to beat Reims by 2-1, before sharing the spoils with Auxerre in a 0-0 draw. Strasbourg won half their previous six away matches in the Conference League, as well as seeing zero draws and suffering zero defeats. They scored five goals whilst conceding two.
Betting facts for Rijeka and Strasbourg
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Rijeka and Strasbourg. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 7 of the last 8 Rijeka matches in the Conference League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Rijeka have won the last 3 home matches in a row while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 6 of the last 8 Rijeka matches in the Conference League, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Rijeka matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Rijeka matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Strasbourg matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Strasbourg have won the last 3 away matches in a row in the Conference League while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- In the last 4 Strasbourg away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Strasbourg have won the last 3 away matches in a row in the Conference League and the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Strasbourg matches in the Conference League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players on top: Rijeka vs Strasbourg
Toni Fruk look like value in the goal scoring market with four strikes to his name in six Conference League matches. The visitors are crossing their fingers Martial Godo adds to his three Conference League goals come on Thursday.
Betting markets: Rijeka vs Strasbourg
Full-time result
Rijeka won seven of their last 10 matches on home soil, drew three and lost none. Strasbourg won four games, drew three and lost three in their last 10 away games across all tournaments. Rijeka won their last four matches on the trot. Amazingly, Rijeka are on a streak of 15 home matches without defeat. Strasbourg didn’t lose any of their 5 most recent games.
Both teams to score
Rijeka scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Strasbourg got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Rijeka managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.
Total goals
Rijeka saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of the last ten games for Strasbourg, who managed to hit the net 1.9 times on average in these games.
