AEK Athens FC vs Celje

0 - 2
🕒 Thu, 19 Mar 2026 17:45 Europe/London 📍 unknown 🧑‍⚖️ Simone Sozza 🔁 Round of 16 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Round of 16
Conference League Table
AEK Athens FC 5 · Celje 6
Referee Stats
2 matches · 2.50 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 2.50
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.50
Over 4.5 cards 0%
Home wins 50%
Draws 0%
Away wins 50%
How the match was won
  • AEK Athens FC outshot their opponent (14-6).
  • Celje controlled possession (57%).
  • AEK Athens FC had the sharper finishing (5-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

AEK Athens FC (Home stats)

Games / Record

8
W-D-L: 5-2-1

Goals For / Against

17 / 7
Avg: 2.13 / 0.88

Points

17
Avg: 2.13

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

1
Celje (Away stats)

Games / Record

7
W-D-L: 5-0-2

Goals For / Against

15 / 7
Avg: 2.14 / 1.00

Points

15
Avg: 2.14

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

1

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Conference League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.13
PPG
2.14
2.13
GF
2.14
0.88
GA
1.00
38%
O2.5
57%
50%
BTTS
29%
50%
Score 1st
71%

League-position context

AEK Athens FC rank5th
Celje rank6th
AEK Athens FC points29
Celje points28
AEK Athens FC: #5 · 29 pts · GD +11
3 pts off the top 2. 3 pts above the play-off edge. 29 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Celje: #6 · 28 pts · GD +7
4 pts off the top 2. 2 pts above the play-off edge. 28 pts clear of the relegation zone.
1-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

AEK Athens FC last 5 home

W L W D W
Points10/15
Weighted index64
Goals13-6
Record3-1-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Celje last 5 away

W W L L W
Points9/15
Weighted index67
Goals8-7
Record3-0-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

AEK Athens FC trend breakdown

Over 2.538%
BTTS50%
BTTS + O2.525%
1H Over 0.563%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 38% · 1H BTTS 0%

Celje trend breakdown

Over 2.557%
BTTS29%
BTTS + O2.529%
1H Over 0.586%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

AEK Athens FC score at home88%
AEK Athens FC clean sheet at home38%
Celje score away86%
Celje clean sheet away57%

First-goal patterns

AEK Athens FC score first50%
AEK Athens FC win after scoring first100%
Celje score first71%
Celje win after scoring first100%
Comeback rate after conceding first: AEK Athens FC 67% · Celje 0%
Avg first goal minute: AEK Athens FC 27.5' · Celje 22.8'

Vs league average

AEK Athens FC score at home2.13 vs 1.62
AEK Athens FC concede at home0.88 vs 1.09
Celje score away2.14 vs 1.09
Celje concede away1.00 vs 1.62
AEK Athens FC score 31% above league average, while Celje score 97% above league average.
Defensive side: AEK Athens FC are 20% below league average at home, and Celje are 38% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games3
Avg goals3.33
BTTS33%
Over 2.567%
At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 1.

AEK Athens FC goal timing (home)

1H scored: 32% 2H scored: 68% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 8
46-60 4
0-15 2
16-30 2
31-45 2
61-75 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 3
46-60 2
0-15 1
31-45 1
61-75 0
76-90+ 0

Celje goal timing (away)

1H scored: 73% 2H scored: 27% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 6
0-15 3
76-90+ 3
16-30 2
46-60 1
61-75 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 2
61-75 2
0-15 1
31-45 1
76-90+ 1
16-30 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
5
3
Total Shots
14
6
Shots off Goal
5
3
Blocked Shots
4
0
Shots Inside Box
8
4
Shots Outside Box
6
2
Ball Possession
43%
57%
Corner Kicks
11
1
Fouls
10
13
Offsides
0
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
1
5
Total Passes
405
573
Passes Accurate
349
498
Passes %
86%
87%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
2
Away
5
13' ⚽
⚽
13' ⚽ Goal · 0-1
N. Iosifov
Normal Goal · Assist: S. Sešlar
23'
23' I. Ćalušić
37'
37' M. Gaćinović
42' ⚽
⚽
42' ⚽ Goal · 0-2
R. Požeg
Normal Goal · Assist: Juanjo Nieto
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ Juanjo Nieto
1st substitution · For: D. Hrka
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ N. Iosifov
2nd substitution · For: M. Avdyli
52' ↑↓
↑↓
52' ⇄ M. Gaćinović
1st substitution · For: P. Mantalos
52' ↑↓
↑↓
52' ⇄ D. Kutesa
2nd substitution · For: N. Eliasson
62' ↑↓
↑↓
62' ⇄ S. Sešlar
3rd substitution · For: M. Kvesić
66' ↑↓
↑↓
66' ⇄ M. Poplatnik
4th substitution · For: A. Kucys
77' ↑↓
↑↓
77' ⇄ I. Ćalušić
5th substitution · For: Ž. Karničnik

AEK Athens FC vs Celje 0-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Celje beat AEK Athens FC 2-0 on Thursday, 19 March 2026 in Conference League. The match was refereed by Simone Sozza. It was played at unknown.

First half: Celje took the lead at 13' when N. Iosifov scored, with the assist credited to S. Sešlar, making the score 0-1. I. Ćalušić received a yellow card for Celje at 23'. M. Gaćinović received a yellow card for AEK Athens FC at 37'. Celje extended the lead at 42' when R. Požeg scored, with the assist credited to Juanjo Nieto, making the score 0-2.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Celje made their 1st substitution at 46', with Juanjo Nieto replacing D. Hrka. Celje made their 2nd substitution at 46', with N. Iosifov replacing M. Avdyli. AEK Athens FC made their 1st substitution at 52', with M. Gaćinović replacing P. Mantalos. AEK Athens FC made their 2nd substitution at 52', with D. Kutesa replacing N. Eliasson. Celje made their 3rd substitution at 62', with S. Sešlar replacing M. Kvesić. Celje made their 4th substitution at 66', with M. Poplatnik replacing A. Kucys. Celje made their 5th substitution at 77', with I. Ćalušić replacing Ž. Karničnik.

AEK Athens FC used 2 substitutions while Celje used 5 substitutions. AEK Athens FC got 1 yellow card, while Celje got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • AEK Athens FC outshot their opponent (14-6).
  • Celje controlled possession (57%).
  • AEK Athens FC had the sharper finishing (5-3 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games3
Home Wins1
Draws0
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals2 (66.7%)
BTTS1 (33.3%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games1
Home Wins0
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals0 (0.0%)
BTTS0 (0.0%)

AEK Athens FC vs Celje Head-to-Head History by Season