Apoel Nicosia vs Celje

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🕒 Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Neo GSP 🧑‍⚖️ John Beaton 🔁 Knockout Round Play-offs 🏁 match finished
Season
2024-2025 Season
Stage
Knockout Round Play-offs
Conference League Table
Apoel Nicosia 31 · Celje 21
Referee Stats
4 matches · 7.50 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 7.50
Reds avg 0.50
Penalties avg 0.75
Over 4.5 cards 100%
Home wins 75%
Draws 0%
Away wins 25%
How the match was won
  • Celje outshot their opponent (9-18).
  • Possession was balanced (51%-49%).
  • Celje had the sharper finishing (4-8 shots on target).

Team Overview

Apoel Nicosia (Home stats)

Games / Record

4
W-D-L: 1-1-2

Goals For / Against

3 / 5
Avg: 0.75 / 1.25

Points

4
Avg: 1.00

Clean Sheets

0

Failed to Score

2
Celje (Away stats)

Games / Record

7
W-D-L: 1-1-5

Goals For / Against

9 / 14
Avg: 1.29 / 2.00

Points

4
Avg: 0.57

Clean Sheets

1

Failed to Score

2

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.00
PPG
0.57
0.75
GF
1.29
1.25
GA
2.00
25%
O2.5
57%
50%
BTTS
57%
75%
Score 1st
14%

League-position context

Apoel Nicosia rank31st
Celje rank21st
Apoel Nicosia points12
Celje points18
Apoel Nicosia: #31 · 12 pts · GD +1
22 pts off the top 2. 14 pts off the play-off line. 12 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Celje: #21 · 18 pts · GD +3
16 pts off the top 2. 8 pts off the play-off line. 18 pts clear of the relegation zone.
6-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Apoel Nicosia last 5 home

L D W L
Points4/12
Weighted index30
Goals3-5
Record1-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Celje last 5 away

D L W L L
Points4/15
Weighted index31
Goals8-10
Record1-1-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Apoel Nicosia trend breakdown

Over 2.525%
BTTS50%
BTTS + O2.525%
1H Over 0.550%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 75% · Over 3.5 0% · 1H BTTS 0%

Celje trend breakdown

Over 2.557%
BTTS57%
BTTS + O2.557%
1H Over 0.557%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 86% · Over 3.5 43% · 1H BTTS 14%

Scoring reliability

Apoel Nicosia score at home50%
Apoel Nicosia clean sheet at home0%
Celje score away71%
Celje clean sheet away14%

First-goal patterns

Apoel Nicosia score first75%
Apoel Nicosia win after scoring first33%
Celje score first14%
Celje win after scoring first100%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Apoel Nicosia 0% · Celje 20%
Avg first goal minute: Apoel Nicosia 39.7' · Celje 49.0'

Vs league average

Apoel Nicosia score at home0.75 vs 1.62
Apoel Nicosia concede at home1.25 vs 1.11
Celje score away1.29 vs 1.11
Celje concede away2.00 vs 1.62
Apoel Nicosia score 54% below league average, while Celje score 15% above league average.
Defensive side: Apoel Nicosia are 12% above league average at home, and Celje are 24% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games2
Avg goals3.00
BTTS50%
Over 2.550%
At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 1.

Apoel Nicosia goal timing (home)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 2
16-30 1
31-45 1
0-15 0
61-75 0
76-90+ 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 3
46-60 2
0-15 0
16-30 0
31-45 0
76-90+ 0

Celje goal timing (away)

1H scored: 0% 2H scored: 100% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 3
76-90+ 2
61-75 1
0-15 0
16-30 0
31-45 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 5
31-45 2
46-60 2
76-90+ 2
0-15 1
16-30 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
4
8
Total Shots
9
18
Shots off Goal
2
8
Blocked Shots
3
2
Shots Inside Box
5
12
Shots Outside Box
4
6
Ball Possession
51%
49%
Corner Kicks
4
7
Fouls
17
16
Offsides
3
2
Yellow Cards
4
3
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
5
4
Total Passes
393
389
Passes Accurate
304
297
Passes %
77%
76%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
4
Away
3
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
3
7'
7' K. Laifis
17'
17' Tejera
19'
19' M. Zabukovnik
31' ↑↓
↑↓
31' ⇄ D. Abagna
1st substitution · For: P. Kattirtzis
45+4'
45+4' S. Dražić
45+4' ⚽
⚽
45+4' ⚽ Goal · 0-1
A. Kučys
Normal Goal · Assist: S. Sešlar
51' ⚽
⚽
51' ⚽ Goal · 0-2
T. Svetlin
Normal Goal · Assist: S. Sešlar
55' ↑↓
↑↓
55' ⇄ K. Sarfo
2nd substitution · For: Iván Alejo
73' ↑↓
↑↓
73' ⇄ A. Kučys
1st substitution · For: Edmilson
80' ↑↓
↑↓
80' ⇄ M. Zabukovnik
2nd substitution · For: M. Dulca
85'
85' S. Sešlar
86' ↑↓
↑↓
86' ⇄ Iván Alejo
3rd substitution · For: M. Meyer
88' ↑↓
↑↓
88' ⇄ L. Delaurier-Chaubet
3rd substitution · For: M. Kvesić
89'
89' M. Sušić
90'
90' M. Kvesić

Apoel Nicosia vs Celje 0-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Celje beat Apoel Nicosia 2-0 on Thursday, 20 February 2025 in Conference League. The match was refereed by John Beaton. It was played at Neo GSP.

First half: K. Laifis received a yellow card for Apoel Nicosia at 7'. Tejera received a yellow card for Apoel Nicosia at 17'. M. Zabukovnik received a yellow card for Celje at 19'. Apoel Nicosia made their 1st substitution at 31', with D. Abagna replacing P. Kattirtzis. S. Dražić received a yellow card for Apoel Nicosia at 45+4'. Celje took the lead at 45+4' when A. Kučys scored, with the assist credited to S. Sešlar, making the score 0-1.

Second half: Celje extended the lead at 51' when T. Svetlin scored, with the assist credited to S. Sešlar, making the score 0-2. Apoel Nicosia made their 2nd substitution at 55', with K. Sarfo replacing Iván Alejo. Celje made their 1st substitution at 73', with A. Kučys replacing Edmilson. Celje made their 2nd substitution at 80', with M. Zabukovnik replacing M. Dulca. S. Sešlar received a yellow card for Celje at 85'. Apoel Nicosia made their 3rd substitution at 86', with Iván Alejo replacing M. Meyer. Celje made their 3rd substitution at 88', with L. Delaurier-Chaubet replacing M. Kvesić. M. Sušić received a yellow card for Apoel Nicosia at 89'. M. Kvesić received a yellow card for Celje at 90'.

Apoel Nicosia used 3 substitutions while Celje used 3 substitutions. Apoel Nicosia got 4 yellow cards, while Celje got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Celje outshot their opponent (9-18).
  • Possession was balanced (51%-49%).
  • Celje had the sharper finishing (4-8 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games2
Home Wins0
Draws1
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals1 (50.0%)
BTTS1 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games1
Home Wins0
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals0 (0.0%)
BTTS0 (0.0%)

Apoel Nicosia vs Celje Head-to-Head History by Season