Saturday , 12 September 2026

NK Celje vs Egnatia Rrogozhine, Champions League Q 2026 QUALIFICATION

Champions League Qualification · 2026
NK Celje
2 – 2
Full Time
Egnatia Rrogozhine
Tue 28 Jul 2026 · 20:15 UTC Stadion Z'dezele HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 21' Darko Hrka
Mario Kvesic 34' 1–1
Mario Kvesic pen 97' 2–1
2–2 114' Geralb Smajli
Papa Daniel 68' Y
Yaya Dukuly 73' Y
Y 81' Fernando Medeiros
Y 90' Ildi Gruda
Y 90' Guillem Jaime
Alpha Richard Dionkou 100' Y
Artemijus Tutyskinas 115' Y

Overview

Match Preview

NK Celje vs Egnatia Rrogozhine — Champions League Q at Stadion Z'dezele.

Match Details

  • Referee Joey Kooij
4 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 17.5 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Head-to-Head

1
NK Celje 1 games · Avg 4.0 goals Egnatia Rrogozhine
Last 5 meetings
2026-07-28 NK Celje 2–2 Egnatia Rrogozhine

Recent Form

NK Celje
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Jul Egnatia Rrogozhine H 2–2 D
30 Jul SK Slovan Bratislava A 0–5 L
24 Jul SK Slovan Bratislava H 1–1 D
16 Jul FC Flora H 2–1 W
10 Jul FC Flora A 5–0 W
24 Sep FC Ararat-Armenia A 0–1 L
Egnatia Rrogozhine
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Jul NK Celje A 2–2 D
15 Jul CS Petrocub Hincesti H 6–1 W
15 Jul Breidablik UBK A 0–5 L
08 Jul Breidablik UBK H 1–0 W
17 Jul FK Borac Banja Luka H 1–4 L
10 Jul FK Borac Banja Luka A 0–1 L

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
NK Celje this season
0% Clean Sheets
Egnatia Rrogozhine this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

NK Celje
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/–
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Egnatia Rrogozhine
0-15
1/–
16-30
2/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/1
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

NK Celje
Mario Kvesic 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! NK Celje vs Egnatia Rrogozhine — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. NK Celje and Egnatia Rrogozhine are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 15' The travelling Egnatia Rrogozhine supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 20' Eljon Sota is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Egnatia Rrogozhine tonight.
  • 21' Darko Hrka makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Egnatia Rrogozhine are in front.
  • 26' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both NK Celje and Egnatia Rrogozhine are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 31' NK Celje currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 34' Mario Kvesic adds to his 2 season tally! NK Celje lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 39' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 44' Svit Seslar is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Egnatia Rrogozhine so far.
  • 49' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 49 minutes.
  • 54' NK Celje is showing some good football. However, NK Celje are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 59' It is a cagey affair so far. NK Celje in their trying to find a way past Egnatia Rrogozhine's compact .
  • 60' Egnatia Rrogozhine ring the changes. Daniel Adjessa has done his job and it is now time for Ildi Gruda to step up.
  • 65' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 68' The referee has no hesitation. Papa Daniel is booked for NK Celje — card on 68.
  • 69' Papa Daniel catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 69.
  • 69' The whistle greets Milot Avdyli as he departs to be replaced by Yaya Dukuly.
  • 70' Matej Poplatnik has so much to prove this time. He replaces Mark Zabukovnik on 70 minute.
  • 73' Yaya Dukuly catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 73.
  • 78' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 81' Time for substitution for NK Celje. Pijus Sirvys is replaced by Alpha Richard Dionkou.
  • 81' Egnatia Rrogozhine player sees a card in front of him.
  • 82' NK Celje make a change. Pijus Sirvys trudges off to be replaced by Alpha Richard Dionkou on 82 minutes.
  • 87' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 89' It is a substitution in NK Celje team. Papa Daniel is replaced by Ivan Calusic on 89 minute.
  • 90' Ildi Gruda was booked on 90.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

NK Celje Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vitor Campelos

Egnatia Rrogozhine Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nevil Dede

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.76 NK Celje xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.3 Egnatia Rrogozhine xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
NK Celje47% Draw26% Egnatia Rrogozhine27%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.06
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

NK Celje or Draw
73%
Draw or Egnatia Rrogozhine
53%
NK Celje or Egnatia Rrogozhine
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
NK Celje35% Draw43% Egnatia Rrogozhine22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.6%
2 – 1
9.1%
1 – 0
7.5%
2 – 0
7.2%
1 – 2
6.7%
0 – 0
6.4%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
5.3%
0 – 1
5.3%
3 – 0
4.1%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — NK Celje

Handicap NK Celje covers Push Egnatia Rrogozhine covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 14% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 21% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 15% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

NK Celje keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Egnatia Rrogozhine keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.