With a record of two wins, two draws and two losses, Omonia Nicosia ranked 18th in the Conference League standings, slap bang in the middle of the table. Both of their losses came on home turf, while the only victory was against Dynamo Kyiv, who finished outside of the qualification spots. With just five goals to their name from the six league phase matches, Omonia haven’t been particularly enterprising in the final third, but neither have Rijeka. In fact, the Croatian side also scored just five goals.
However, Rijeka have been much tighter at the back, and have conceded just two goals. Based on that, this could be a low-scoring encounter, which would probably favour Rijeka with the second leg being in Croatia. They have usually opted for quite pragmatic tactics on their travels, looking to keep things compact defensively.
