NK Celje vs SK Slovan Bratislava, Champions League Q 2024 ROUND 2
Overview
Match Preview
NK Celje vs SK Slovan Bratislava — Champions League Q at Stadion Z'dezele.
- NK Celje 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
- SK Slovan Bratislava 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Darren England
6 games this season
🟨 3.8/game
⚽ 7.5 goals/game
Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 06 Dec | LASK Linz | H | 6–0 | W |
| 23 Nov | Churchill Brothers SC | A | 0–0 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jul | NK Celje | A | 1–1 | D |
| 17 Jul | FK Struga | A | 2–1 | W |
| 10 Jul | FK Struga | H | 4–2 | W |
| 31 Aug | Aris Limassol | A | 2–6 | L |
| 24 Aug | Aris Limassol | H | 2–1 | W |
| 15 Aug | Maccabi Haifa FC | A | 1–3 | L |
Key Stats
50%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
H2H (2 games)
50%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
50%
Clean Sheets
NK Celje this season
NK Celje this season
50%
Clean Sheets
SK Slovan Bratislava this season
SK Slovan Bratislava 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
SK Slovan Bratislava
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
NK Celje
| Mario Kvesic | 2 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for NK Celje to score. At the same time, SK Slovan Bratislava does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 4' SK Slovan Bratislava receives a card for a hard tackle on 4.
- 7' Against the run of play, Luka Bobicanec has scored! This game has turned on its head.
- 11' Brilliant from the ! David Strelec makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 11.
- 16' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 16 minutes.
- 21' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 26' SK Slovan Bratislava fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 30' That looks like a foul for a card for Kyriakos Savvidis.
- 31' The referee shows SK Slovan Bratislava player a card on 31.
- 36' Guram Kashia has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 40' The whistle greets Tamar Svetlin as he departs to be replaced by Mario Kvesic.
- 45' The referee has no hesitation. Robert Mak is booked for SK Slovan Bratislava — card on 45.
- 50' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Kenan Bajric suffering a number of foals already.
- 55' Sharani Zuberu is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for NK Celje so far.
- 56' Armandas Kucys was booked on 56.
- 61' NK Celje is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 66' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. NK Celje needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 68' The crowd applauds Aljosa Matko as he leaves the pitch. Rolando Aarons steps in for NK Celje.
- 71' SK Slovan Bratislava make a change. David Strelec trudges off to be replaced by Lukas Pauschek on 71 minutes.
- 74' That looks like a foul for a card for Zan Karnicnik.
- 79' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 80' Robert Mak makes way for Tigran Barseghyan at the 80 minute mark. A tactical switch from SK Slovan Bratislava.
- 85' The NK Celje manager makes a substitution. Jost Pisek departs to be replaced by Ivan Brnic.
- 88' Fresh legs for SK Slovan Bratislava! Nino Marcelli comes on to replace Vladimir Weiss.
- It finishes all square. NK Celje and SK Slovan Bratislava share the spoils 1-1.
Lineups
NK Celje Lineups
Starting XI
-
70
Luka Menalo ↓ Denis Popovic 68'
- 43
-
7
Aljosa Matko ↓ Rolando Aarons 68'
-
88
Tamar Svetlin ↓ Mario Kvesic 40'
- 23
- 8
- 3
-
31
Jost Pisek ↓ Ivan Brnic 85'
- 98
- 6
-
47
Armandas Kucys ↓ Edmilson 85'
Bench
-
16
Mario Kvesic ↑ 40'
-
11
Denis Popovic ↑ 68'
-
17
Rolando Aarons ↑ 68'
- 4
- 10
-
77
Ivan Brnic ↑ 85'
- 22
- 12
- 25
- 81
-
30
Edmilson ↑ 85'
SK Slovan Bratislava Lineups
Starting XI
- 88
- 6
- 33
- 4
-
21
Robert Mak ↓ Tigran Barseghyan 80'
- 71
-
7
Vladimir Weiss ↓ Nino Marcelli 88'
- 12
-
13
David Strelec ↓ Lukas Pauschek 71'
- 28
-
23
Sharani Zuberu ↓ Alen Mustafic 88'
Bench
-
20
Alen Mustafic ↑ 88'
-
11
Tigran Barseghyan ↑ 80'
- 37
- 17
-
25
Lukas Pauschek ↑ 71'
- 31
- 2
- 10
- 35
-
18
Nino Marcelli ↑ 88'
- 27
- 8
Coach
Vladimir Weiss
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| David Strelec | 3 |
| Luka Bobicanec | 1 |
| Robert Mak | 1 |
| Tigran Barseghyan | 1 |
| Marko Tolic | 1 |
Head to Head
NK Celje Form
SK Slovan Bratislava Form
2024-07-24
NK Celje
1–1
SK Slovan Bratislava
D
2024-07-17
FK Struga
1–2
SK Slovan Bratislava
W
2024-07-10
SK Slovan Bratislava
4–2
FK Struga
W
2023-08-31
Aris Limassol
6–2
SK Slovan Bratislava
L
2023-08-24
SK Slovan Bratislava
2–1
Aris Limassol
W
2023-08-15
Maccabi Haifa FC
3–1
SK Slovan Bratislava
L
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.63
NK Celje xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.09
SK Slovan Bratislava xG
I would bet for:
Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.72
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 92% |
|
8% |
| ± 1.5 | 75% |
|
25% |
| ± 2.5 | 50% |
|
50% |
| ± 3.5 | 29% |
|
71% |
| ± 4.5 | 15% |
|
85% |
Double Chance
NK Celje or Draw
75%
Draw or SK Slovan Bratislava
52%
NK Celje or SK Slovan Bratislava
73%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
9.8%
2 – 1
9.2%
2 – 0
8.5%
0 – 0
8.5%
0 – 1
6.2%
1 – 2
6.1%
2 – 2
5.1%
3 – 1
5%
3 – 0
4.6%
0 – 2
3.8%
3 – 2
2.8%
Asian Handicap — NK Celje
| Handicap | NK Celje covers | Push | SK Slovan Bratislava covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 11% | — | 89% |
| -2 | 11% | 15% | 74% |
| -1.5 | 26% | — | 74% |
| -1 | 26% | 22% | 52% |
| -0.5 | 48% | — | 52% |
| +0.5 | 76% | — | 24% |
| +1 | 76% | 15% | 10% |
| +1.5 | 90% | — | 10% |
| +2 | 90% | 7% | 3% |
| +2.5 | 97% | — | 3% |
Clean Sheet
NK Celje keeps clean sheet
34%
✓
SK Slovan Bratislava keeps clean sheet
20%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

