Wednesday , 30 September 2026

NK Celje vs FC Flora, Champions League Q 2024 ROUND 1

Champions League Qualification · 2024
NK Celje
2 – 1
Full Time
FC Flora
Tue 16 Jul 2024 · 17:00 UTC Stadion Z'dezele HT 45' · FT 45'
Luka Bobicanec 34' Y
Nino Kouter 42' Y
Aljaz Krefl 61' Y
Marco Dulca 67' Y

Overview

Match Preview

NK Celje vs FC Flora — Champions League Q at Stadion Z'dezele.

Match Details

  • Referee Goga Kikacheishvili (Georgia)

Head-to-Head

2
NK Celje 2 games · Avg 4.0 goals FC Flora
Last 5 meetings
2024-07-16 NK Celje 2–1 FC Flora 2024-07-10 FC Flora 0–5 NK Celje

Recent Form

NK Celje
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
06 Dec LASK Linz H 6–0 W
23 Nov Churchill Brothers SC A 0–0 D
01 Nov Kashiwa Reysol A 0–1 L
FC Flora
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Jul NK Celje A 1–2 L
10 Jul NK Celje H 0–5 L
18 Jul RKS Rakow Czestochowa H 0–3 L
11 Jul RKS Rakow Czestochowa A 0–1 L
10 Aug AS Omonia Lefkosia H 6–6 D
05 Aug AS Omonia Lefkosia A 0–1 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
NK Celje this season
0% Clean Sheets
FC Flora 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
FC Flora
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/–
61-75
1/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

NK Celje
Mario Kvesic 2 G
FC Flora
Vladislavs Kreida 1 G
Sander Alamaa 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Stadion Z'dezele. NK Celje are looking to make home advantage count against FC Flora.
  • 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. NK Celje and FC Flora are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 10' Evert Grunvald needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 12' GOAL! Tony Varjund fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 17' The home supporters are growing impatient. NK Celje must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 22' It is a cagey affair so far. NK Celje in their trying to find a way past FC Flora's compact .
  • 27' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His NK Celje side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 32' Sergei Zenjov has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 34' Luka Bobicanec is having his name booked by the referee on 34.
  • 39' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 42' It’s a booking for NK Celje player. Nino Kouter gets a card.
  • 46' A tactical swap from NK Celje — Zan Karnicnik on, Luka Bobicanec off on 46 minutes.
  • 51' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 56' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 57' It is a substitution in FC Flora team. Andreas Vaher is replaced by Mihhail Kolobov on 57 minute.
  • 61' Aljaz Krefl is having his name booked by the referee on 61.
  • 66' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 67' It’s gonna be a card for Marco Dulca.
  • 72' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 73' Aljosa Matko adds to his 0 season tally! NK Celje lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 74' NK Celje ring the changes. Aljosa Matko has done his job and it is now time for Rolando Aarons to step up.
  • 76' A stunning finish from Zan Karnicnik — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 79' Another change for NK Celje made on 79 minute. Aljaz Krefl leaves to be changed by Matija Kavcic.
  • 84' Estonia international Kristo Hussar has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 88' Marco Lukka is replacing Vladislavs Kreida for the FC Flora side.
  • 2-1 the final result. FC Flora will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

NK Celje Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

FC Flora Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.15 NK Celje xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.8 FC Flora xG
I would bet for: NK Celje to win 67% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
NK Celje67% Draw20% FC Flora13%
Actual: NK Celje win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.95
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

NK Celje or Draw
88%
Draw or FC Flora
33%
NK Celje or FC Flora
80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
NK Celje48% Draw41% FC Flora11%
Actual: FC Flora win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
11.9%
1 – 0
10.7%
1 – 1
9.7%
2 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
8.3%
0 – 0
6.8%
3 – 1
6.7%
4 – 0
4.5%
2 – 2
3.7%
4 – 1
3.7%
0 – 1
3.5%
1 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — NK Celje

Handicap NK Celje covers Push FC Flora covers
-2.5 23% — 77%
-2 23% 20% 56%
-1.5 44% — 56%
-1 44% 23% 33%
-0.5 67% — 33%
+0.5 88% — 12%
+1 88% 8% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

NK Celje keeps clean sheet
45% ✓
FC Flora keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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