NK Celje vs FC Flora, Champions League Q 2024 ROUND 1
Overview
Match Preview
NK Celje vs FC Flora — Champions League Q at Stadion Z'dezele.
Match Details
- Referee Goga Kikacheishvili (Georgia)
4 games this season
🟨 1.5/game
⚽ 9.0 goals/game
Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
H2H (2 games)
100%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. NK Celje is hosting FC Flora for another epic battle.
- 5' NK Celje is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 10' FC Flora is showing some good football. However, FC Flora are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 12' What a strike from Tony Varjund! The score is 0-1.
- 17' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 22' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 27' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Danil Kuraksin made 21 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 32' FC Flora started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 32.
- 34' It’s a booking for NK Celje player. Luka Bobicanec gets a card.
- 39' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering NK Celje that had 11 games and scored 16 goals.
- 42' The referee shows NK Celje player a card on 42.
- 46' The NK Celje manager makes a substitution. Luka Bobicanec departs to be replaced by Zan Karnicnik.
- 51' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Flora needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 56' Supporters expect more eagerness from Rauno Alliku, as he is very good at scoring at Stadion Z'dezele with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 57' Time for substitution for FC Flora. Andreas Vaher is replaced by Mihhail Kolobov.
- 61' It’s a booking for NK Celje player. Aljaz Krefl gets a card.
- 66' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 67' The referee shows NK Celje player a card on 67.
- 72' It looks surprising NK Celje does not make any changes. Mario Kvesic has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 73' What a strike from Aljosa Matko! The score is 1-1.
- 74' The supporters are chanting for Rolando Aarons. He replaces Aljosa Matko on 74 minute.
- 76' Goal! Zan Karnicnik scores his 2 goal in 13 matches.
- 79' The whistle greets Aljaz Krefl as he departs to be replaced by Matija Kavcic.
- 84' The travelling FC Flora supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 88' Another change for FC Flora made on 88 minute. Vladislavs Kreida leaves to be changed by Marco Lukka.
- With this win, NK Celje is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
Lineups
NK Celje Lineups
Starting XI
- 22
- 3
- 6
-
43
Aljaz Krefl ↓ Matija Kavcic 79'
- 4
-
7
Aljosa Matko ↓ Rolando Aarons 74'
- 10
- 16
-
8
Luka Bobicanec ↓ Zan Karnicnik 46'
- 47
- 77
Bench
- 12
- 98
-
23
Zan Karnicnik ↑ 46'
-
25
Matija Kavcic ↑ 79'
- 81
- 11
-
17
Rolando Aarons ↑ 74'
- 19
- 70
- 88
- 30
FC Flora Lineups
Starting XI
- 26
- 28
-
8
Danil Kuraksin ↓ Rauno Alliku 74'
- 20
- 33
-
3
Andreas Vaher ↓ Mihhail Kolobov 57'
-
5
Vladislavs Kreida ↓ Marco Lukka 88'
- 16
- 6
- 22
- 7
Bench
-
9
Rauno Alliku ↑ 74'
- 77
-
14
Konstantin Vassiljev ↑ 74'
-
4
Marco Lukka ↑ 88'
-
23
Mihhail Kolobov ↑ 57'
- 1
- 24
- 89
- 15
-
71
Gregor Roivassepp ↑ 88'
- 78
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Aljosa Matko | 2 |
| Damjan Vuklisevic | 1 |
| Mark Zabukovnik | 1 |
| Tony Varjund | 1 |
| Zan Karnicnik | 1 |
| Rolando Aarons | 1 |
| Tamar Svetlin | 1 |
NK Celje Form
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
✓ CorrectActual: NK Celje win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
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
✗ WrongActual: 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.