Rijeka vs Celje prediction: EUROPE: Conference League – League phase betting tips on match 2025-12-10 20:00.
[p]Rijeka are looking to bring their recent good form into the UEFA Conference League as they meet Celje, who start this round of fixtures in third place.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Saturday’s 3-1 victory over Vukovar stretched Rijeka’s unbeaten streak to five matches in all competitions (W3, D2), which includes their 0-0 draw against AEK Larnaca late last month in the Conference League. In Europe, Rijeka have avoided defeat in three consecutive games (W1, D2), and though they’ve only scored two goals in four such matches, they start this round inside the top 24 as they target the knockout phase. Rijeka will be confident of continuing their encouraging run of form as they have won four of their previous five competitive home games (D1), while keeping a clean sheet in both such outings during this league phase campaign (W1, D1).[/p]
[p]After winning three of their four league phase matches this season (L1), Celje start this round as one of only five sides to have collected at least nine points in the Conference League this term and therefore have a very good chance of finishing in the top eight. Facing Rijeka should not intimidate them as Albert Riera’s men have won three away outings in 2025/26 with a clean sheet in this competition before suffering a 2-1 defeat to Sigma Olomouc on their last European trip. That result started a dip in form for Celje, who then failed to win two further games (D1, L1) before beating Primorje 4-1 on Sunday, which cemented their position at the summit of the Slovenian top flight over the winter break.  [/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Despite a rich history of friendlies between the sides, this will be the first competitive H2H. Rijeka were knocked out of Conference League qualifying last season by another Slovenian team, Olimpija Ljubljana, losing 6-1 on aggregate.[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Rijeka have kept a clean sheet in four of their last six home matches.[/p]
[p]Rijeka’s last four wins have come in games that produced over 3.5 goals.[/p]
[p]Celje have scored 3+ goals in eight of their last 14 away matches.[/p]
[p]Only two of Celje’s last seven away games have seen both teams score.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Rijeka’s Toni Fruk has scored nine of his 11 goals this season for club or country before half-time, with three of those having come in the opening ten minutes. Andrej Kotnik contributed to three goals during Celje’s victory on Sunday (G1, A2), with five of his last seven club goals having arrived after the break.[/p]
[p]Rijeka seemingly have no fresh absentees, while Celje will be without the suspended Darko Hrka for this game.[/p]
[p]For all the latest team news, please check the Flashscore match centre.[/p]
[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Given Rijeka’s recent strong defensive displays at home, betting on fewer than 2.5 goals in this match could be a smart move.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Tomáš Vlasák[/i][/p]