Ilves welcome HNK Rijeka to Tammelan Stadion on Thursday, 13 August 2026, for a 16:00 UTC kick-off in the UEFA Europa Conference League 3rd Qualifying Round. The Croatian side arrive in Finland carrying a 1-0 advantage from the first leg, played on 6 August 2026.
Ilves go into this match having taken 7 points from their last five matches. Their recent run reads: a loss to HNK Rijeka in the first leg, a win over Stjarnan, a loss to Stjarnan, a win over FC Differdange 03, and a draw with FC Differdange 03. It is a mixed picture, with two wins, two losses and a draw across that stretch.
HNK Rijeka arrive in considerably sharper form. The Croatian club have won their last three consecutive matches and have taken 10 points from their last five. After a draw and a loss against Strasbourg, they defeated Derry City twice and then took the first leg against Ilves 1-0. That run places them among the more in-form sides remaining in this round of the competition.
The head-to-head record between the two sides at this stage stands entirely in Rijeka's favour, with the sole meeting producing that 1-0 victory for the visitors earlier this month. Ilves must overturn that deficit on home soil to advance further in the UEFA Europa Conference League.