Celje vs FC Lugano

2 - 4

🕒 Thu, 14 Aug 2025 19:00 Europe/London 📍 Stadion Z'dežele 🧑‍⚖️ Juan Martinez Munuera 🔁 3rd Qualifying Round 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

3rd Qualifying Round

Conference League Table

Celje 6 · FC Lugano 107

Referee Stats

Juan Martinez Munuera

1 matches · 4.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	2.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	0%
Draws	0%
Away wins	100%

How the match was won

Celje outshot their opponent (22-15).
Possession was balanced (53%-47%).

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

FC Lugano (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 1-0-0

Goals For / Against

4 / 2

Avg: 4.00 / 2.00

Points

Avg: 3.00

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

3.00

1.57

4.00

1.71

2.00

71%

O2.5

100%

57%

BTTS

100%

14%

Score 1st

100%

League-position context

Celje rank6th

FC Lugano rank107th

Celje points28

FC Lugano points3

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.

FC Lugano: #107 · 3 pts · GD -3

29 pts off the top 2. 24 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Celje last 5 home

L W D W W

Points10/15

Weighted index53

Goals8-8

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.

FC Lugano last 5 away

Points3/3

Weighted index100

Goals4-2

Record1-0-0

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Celje trend breakdown

Over 2.571%

BTTS57%

BTTS + O2.557%

1H Over 0.586%

Also: Over 0.5 86% · Over 1.5 71% · Over 3.5 57% · 1H BTTS 43%

FC Lugano trend breakdown

Over 2.5100%

BTTS100%

BTTS + O2.5100%

1H Over 0.5100%

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

Scoring reliability

Celje score at home71%

Celje clean sheet at home29%

FC Lugano score away100%

FC Lugano clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Celje score first14%

Celje win after scoring first100%

FC Lugano score first100%

FC Lugano win after scoring first100%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Celje 60% · FC Lugano 0%

Avg first goal minute: Celje 23.0' · FC Lugano 13.0'

Vs league average

Celje score at home1.57 vs 1.62

Celje concede at home1.71 vs 1.09

FC Lugano score away4.00 vs 1.09

FC Lugano concede away2.00 vs 1.62

Celje score 3% below league average, while FC Lugano score 267% above league average.

Defensive side: Celje are 57% above league average at home, and FC Lugano are 24% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games4

Avg goals4.75

BTTS50%

Over 2.575%

At this venue setup: 3.50 goals on average across the last 2.

Celje goal timing (home)

1H scored: 44% 2H scored: 56% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 2

31-45 2

61-75 2

76-90+ 2

46-60 1

0-15 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 4

16-30 2

31-45 2

46-60 2

76-90+ 2

61-75 1

FC Lugano goal timing (away)

1H scored: 25% 2H scored: 75% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

61-75 1

16-30 0

31-45 0

46-60 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 1

61-75 1

0-15 0

31-45 0

46-60 0

76-90+ 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

53%

47%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

404

352

Passes Accurate

358

302

Passes %

89%

86%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

13' ⚽

⚽

13' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

A. Grgić

Penalty

22' ⚽

⚽

22' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

F. Kovačević

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Kvesić

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ D. Kelvin

1st substitution · For: Z. Brault-Guillard

55' ↑↓

↑↓

55' ⇄ A. Duville-Parsemain

2nd substitution · For: Daniel Dos Santos

58'

58' R. Steffen

59'

59' Ž. Karničnik

62'

62' A. Grgić

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ E. Pihlström

3rd substitution · For: H. Mahou

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ H. Mahmoud

4th substitution · For: U. Bislimi

67' ⚽

⚽

67' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

M. Kvesić

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Avdyli

69' ⚽

⚽

69' ⚽ Goal · 2-2

A. Papadopoulos

Normal Goal

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ Ž. Karničnik

1st substitution · For: Papa Mustapha Daniel

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ Juanjo Nieto

2nd substitution · For: M. Boben

74'

74' U. Bislimi

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ G. Koutsias

5th substitution · For: K. Behrens

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ D. Šturm

3rd substitution · For: A. Chidi

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ N. Iosifov

4th substitution · For: I. Vidović

81' ⚽

⚽

81' ⚽ Goal · 2-3

R. Steffen

Normal Goal · Assist: Daniel Dos Santos

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ M. Kvesić

5th substitution · For: D. Hrka

85' ⚽

⚽

85' ⚽ Goal · 2-4

E. Alioski

Penalty

Celje vs FC Lugano 2-4: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

FC Lugano beat Celje 4-2 on Thursday, 14 August 2025 in Conference League. The match was refereed by Juan Martinez Munuera. It was played at Stadion Z'dežele.

First half: FC Lugano took the lead at 13' when A. Grgić scored (Penalty), making the score 0-1. Celje leveled the score at 22' when F. Kovačević scored, with the assist credited to M. Kvesić, making the score 1-1.

Second half: Celje made their 1st substitution at 46', with D. Kelvin replacing Z. Brault-Guillard. Celje made their 2nd substitution at 55', with A. Duville-Parsemain replacing Daniel Dos Santos. R. Steffen received a yellow card for FC Lugano at 58'. Ž. Karničnik received a yellow card for Celje at 59'. A. Grgić received a yellow card for FC Lugano at 62'. Celje made their 3rd substitution at 64', with E. Pihlström replacing H. Mahou. Celje made their 4th substitution at 64', with H. Mahmoud replacing U. Bislimi. Celje took the lead at 67' when M. Kvesić scored, with the assist credited to M. Avdyli, making the score 2-1. FC Lugano leveled the score at 69' when A. Papadopoulos scored, making the score 2-2. FC Lugano made their 1st substitution at 70', with Ž. Karničnik replacing Papa Mustapha Daniel. FC Lugano made their 2nd substitution at 70', with Juanjo Nieto replacing M. Boben. U. Bislimi received a yellow card for FC Lugano at 74'. Celje made their 5th substitution at 78', with G. Koutsias replacing K. Behrens. FC Lugano made their 3rd substitution at 78', with D. Šturm replacing A. Chidi. FC Lugano made their 4th substitution at 78', with N. Iosifov replacing I. Vidović. FC Lugano took the lead at 81' when R. Steffen scored, with the assist credited to Daniel Dos Santos, making the score 2-3. FC Lugano made their 5th substitution at 82', with M. Kvesić replacing D. Hrka. FC Lugano extended the lead at 85' when E. Alioski scored (Penalty), making the score 2-4.

Celje used 5 substitutions while FC Lugano used 5 substitutions. Celje got 1 yellow card, while FC Lugano got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was won

Celje outshot their opponent (22-15).
Possession was balanced (53%-47%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	4
Home Wins	2
Draws	0
Away Wins	2
Over 2.5 Goals	3 (75.0%)
BTTS	2 (50.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

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

Celje vs FC Lugano Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

14 Aug 2025 Celje vs FC Lugano 2 - 4 07 Aug 2025 FC Lugano vs Celje 0 - 5

2024-2025 Season

13 Mar 2025 FC Lugano vs Celje 4 - 3 06 Mar 2025 Celje vs FC Lugano 1 - 0