Hibernian v HNK Rijeka Betting Tips [5 August 2021]

Scottish side Hibernian and Croatia’s Rijeka are enjoying good runs and will both be seeking the first leg advantage when they face off in the third qualifying round of the Europa Conference League. Hibernian plays host in the first leg and coming from five straight wins, they will be confident of beating the Croats. They beat Andorran side FC Santa Coloma 5-1 on aggregate in the previous round. Going into this game, Hibernian had to come from behind to win their last two matches and defence is one area that will worry them, having managed just one clean sheet in their last nine matches. It is going to be tough against Rijeka, who have an impressive scoring run and Hibernian will need to tighten up. The Scottish side has had few problems in attack, heading to this game having scored two or more goals in the last five matches. Each of their last five matches has as a result, produced over 2.5 goals.

Rijeka played out an entertaining 3-3 draw with giants Dinamo Zagreb in their domestic league, and will go to this game also on a very good scoring run. They have scored in each of their last 10 matches and in nine of them they’ve managed two goals or more. Rijeka also have an edge in defence – the three goals conceded against Dinamo Zagreb marked the first time they conceded in five matches. In their last five away matches too, they have had a great run in attack, scoring two or more in all and seeing four of them end in over 2.5 goals. They however have just one clean sheet in the last five away matches while in two of them, they’ve conceded two or more goals.

Good scoring runs will be the highlight for these sides ahead of their faceoff. These runs have meant high scoring matches for the two sides and with this tie open, we expect either side to try to go for the kill. Go for over 2.5 goals here.