Celje vs AEK Athens FC

Celje

3 - 1

AEK Athens FC

🕒 Thu, 02 Oct 2025 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Stadion Z'dežele 🧑‍⚖️ Oleksiy Derevinskyi 🔁 League Stage - 1 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

League Stage - 1

League Stage Table

Celje 13 · AEK Athens FC 3

Referee Stats

Oleksiy Derevinskyi

3 matches · 3.67 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.67
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	1.00
Over 4.5 cards	33%
Home wins	67%
Draws	33%
Away wins	0%

How the match was won

Celje outshot their opponent (21-9).
Celje controlled possession (60%).
Celje had the sharper finishing (9-5 shots on target).

Team Overview

Celje (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-1-2

Goals For / Against

11 / 12

Avg: 1.57 / 1.71

Points

Avg: 1.86

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

AEK Athens FC (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-3-2

Goals For / Against

11 / 10

Avg: 1.38 / 1.25

Points

Avg: 1.50

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.86

PPG

1.50

1.57

1.38

1.71

1.25

67%

O2.5

67%

BTTS

67%

Score 1st

67%

League-position context

Celje rank13th

AEK Athens FC rank3rd

Celje points10

AEK Athens FC points13

Celje: #13 · 10 pts · GD +1

4 pts off the top 2. 2 pts off the play-off line. 7 pts clear of the relegation zone.

AEK Athens FC: #3 · 13 pts · GD +7

1 pts off the top 2. 2 pts above the play-off edge. 10 pts clear of the relegation zone.

3-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Celje last 5 home

D W W

Points7/9

Weighted index67

Goals5-2

Record2-1-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

AEK Athens FC last 5 away

W W L

Points6/9

Weighted index83

Goals4-4

Record2-0-1

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 trend breakdown

Over 2.567%

BTTS67%

BTTS + O2.567%

1H Over 0.567%

Also: Over 0.5 67% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 33%

AEK Athens FC trend breakdown

Over 2.567%

BTTS67%

BTTS + O2.567%

1H Over 0.567%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 33%

Scoring reliability

Celje score at home67%

Celje clean sheet at home33%

AEK Athens FC score away100%

AEK Athens FC clean sheet away33%

First-goal patterns

Celje score first0%

Celje win after scoring first0%

AEK Athens FC score first67%

AEK Athens FC win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Celje 100% · AEK Athens FC 100%

Avg first goal minute: Celje — · AEK Athens FC 5.5'

Vs league average

Celje score at home1.57 vs 1.53

Celje concede at home1.71 vs 0.84

AEK Athens FC score away1.38 vs 0.84

AEK Athens FC concede away1.25 vs 1.53

Celje score 3% above league average, while AEK Athens FC score 63% above league average.

Defensive side: Celje are 103% above league average at home, and AEK Athens FC are 18% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games3

Avg goals3.33

BTTS33%

Over 2.567%

At this venue setup: 4.00 goals on average across the last 2.

Celje goal timing (home)

1H scored: 20% 2H scored: 80% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 2

31-45 1

46-60 1

61-75 1

0-15 0

16-30 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 1

16-30 1

31-45 0

46-60 0

61-75 0

76-90+ 0

AEK Athens FC goal timing (away)

1H scored: 60% 2H scored: 40% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 2

31-45 1

46-60 1

61-75 1

16-30 0

76-90+ 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 1

31-45 1

46-60 1

76-90+ 1

0-15 0

61-75 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

60%

40%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

480

317

Passes Accurate

421

257

Passes %

88%

81%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

7' ⚽

⚽

7' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

D. Kutesa

Normal Goal · Assist: N. Eliasson

18'

18' T. Strakosha

34' ⚽

⚽

34' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

F. Kovačević

Normal Goal

52'

52' R. Marin

55' ⚽

⚽

55' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

F. Kovačević

Normal Goal · Assist: N. Iosifov

57' ↑↓

↑↓

57' ⇄ R. Marin

1st substitution · For: A. Koita

57' ↑↓

↑↓

57' ⇄ N. Eliasson

2nd substitution · For: P. Mantalos

63'

63' L. Rota

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ M. Grujić

3rd substitution · For: F. Pierrot

70'

70' D. Hrka

74'

74' P. Mantalos

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ D. Hrka

1st substitution · For: Papa Mustapha Daniel

77'

77' V. Lisakovich

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ M. Kvesić

2nd substitution · For: M. Avdyli

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ V. Lisakovich

3rd substitution · For: A. Kotnik

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ S. Pilios

4th substitution · For: M. Gaćinović

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ D. Kutesa

5th substitution · For: J. Penrice

80' ⚽

⚽

80' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

F. Kovačević

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Avdyli

81'

81' F. Kovačević

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ D. Šturm

4th substitution · For: R. Požeg

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ F. Kovačević

5th substitution · For: M. Poplatnik

Celje vs AEK Athens FC 3-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Celje beat AEK Athens FC 3-1 on Thursday, 02 October 2025 in Conference League. The match was refereed by Oleksiy Derevinskyi. It was played at Stadion Z'dežele.

First half: AEK Athens FC took an early lead at 7' when D. Kutesa scored, with the assist credited to N. Eliasson, making the score 0-1. T. Strakosha received a yellow card for AEK Athens FC at 18'. Celje leveled the score at 34' when F. Kovačević scored, making the score 1-1.

Second half: R. Marin received a yellow card for AEK Athens FC at 52'. Celje took the lead at 55' when F. Kovačević scored, with the assist credited to N. Iosifov, making the score 2-1. AEK Athens FC made their 1st substitution at 57', with R. Marin replacing A. Koita. AEK Athens FC made their 2nd substitution at 57', with N. Eliasson replacing P. Mantalos. L. Rota received a yellow card for AEK Athens FC at 63'. AEK Athens FC made their 3rd substitution at 63', with M. Grujić replacing F. Pierrot. D. Hrka received a yellow card for Celje at 70'. P. Mantalos received a yellow card for AEK Athens FC at 74'. Celje made their 1st substitution at 74', with D. Hrka replacing Papa Mustapha Daniel. V. Lisakovich received a yellow card for Celje at 77'. Celje made their 2nd substitution at 79', with M. Kvesić replacing M. Avdyli. Celje made their 3rd substitution at 79', with V. Lisakovich replacing A. Kotnik. AEK Athens FC made their 4th substitution at 79', with S. Pilios replacing M. Gaćinović. AEK Athens FC made their 5th substitution at 79', with D. Kutesa replacing J. Penrice. Celje extended the lead at 80' when F. Kovačević scored, with the assist credited to M. Avdyli, making the score 3-1. F. Kovačević received a yellow card for Celje at 81'. Celje made their 4th substitution at 84', with D. Šturm replacing R. Požeg. Celje made their 5th substitution at 84', with F. Kovačević replacing M. Poplatnik.

Celje used 5 substitutions while AEK Athens FC used 5 substitutions. Celje got 3 yellow cards, while AEK Athens FC got 4 yellow cards.

How the match was won

Celje outshot their opponent (21-9).
Celje controlled possession (60%).
Celje had the sharper finishing (9-5 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	3
Home Wins	2
Draws	0
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (66.7%)
BTTS	1 (33.3%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	2
Home Wins	1
Draws	0
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (100.0%)
BTTS	1 (50.0%)

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

2025-2026 Season

19 Mar 2026 AEK Athens FC vs Celje 0 - 2 12 Mar 2026 Celje vs AEK Athens FC 0 - 4 02 Oct 2025 Celje vs AEK Athens FC 3 - 1