Rijeka host Ilves in the third qualifying round of the Europa Conference League, with a place in the next stage on the line. CheckLive has no clear favourite here, which tells you this one is genuinely open — no win probability edge either way, so a draw is very much part of the picture.
Rijeka come in on the back of four wins in five, including two tight 1-0 victories over Derry City in this competition and a 2-1 league success against Rudeš. Ilves have been more erratic: they lost 1-0 at AC Oulu in the league, but also beat Stjarnan 7-5 in Europe before losing the return leg 1-0 away.
The two sides have never met before, so there is no head-to-head form to lean on. The key is whether Ilves can cope with Rijeka's compact, winning habit at home, while Rijeka will have to guard against Ilves' threat going forward — even if their results have been up and down.
