NK Celje vs AEK Athens · Conference League
NK Celje
1-0-0
3 – 1
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AEK Athens
0-0-1
Stadion Z'dezele · Celje · Slovenia
NK Celje fought back to win 3-1 against AEK Athens at Stadion Z'dezele (crowd 7,420); AEK Athens had not lost in 5 until now. The first goal went to Dereck Kutesa at the 7-minute mark and the equaliser came from Franko Kovacevic after 34 minutes; Franko Kovacevic got the deciding goal at the 55-minute mark and Franko Kovacevic added to the lead after 80 minutes. Yellow cards: seven. Most of it went through NK Celje: 60% possession, 21 shots against 9. NK Celje hit the target 9 times from 21 attempts.
Overview
- Kicks off
- Event
- Conference League UEFA
- Campaign
- 2025-26 UEFA Conference League, League Phase
- Ground
- Stadion Z'dezele · Celje · Slovenia
- Crowd
- 7,420
- Referee
- Oleksiy Derevinskyi
- NK Celje form
- DLLLD
- AEK Athens form
- WWLLD
On TV
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- USParamount+Streaming
Each half
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| NK Celje | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| AEK Athens | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Side by side
15Fouls11
3Yellow Cards4
0Red Cards0
0Offsides3
9Corner Kicks4
4Saves7
60.4%Possession39.6%
21Shots9
9On Goal5
40%On Target %60%
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
421Accurate Passes257
480Passes317
90%Pass Completion %80%
6Accurate Crosses4
22Crosses11
30%Cross %40%
41Long Balls29
26Accurate Long Balls12
60%Long Balls %40%
9Blocked Shots0
9Effective Tackles13
14Tackles16
60%Tackle %80%
13Interceptions11
18Effective Clearances29
18Clearances29
Timeline
Full time · 3-1
🔁Rudi Pozeg Vancasreplacing Danijel Sturm
84'
🔁Matej Poplatnikreplacing Franko Kovacevic
84'
🟨Franko Kovacevic
81'
⚽Franko KovacevicAssist: Milot Avdyli
80'3 - 1
🔁Milot Avdylireplacing Mario Kvesic
79'
79'
🔁Mijat Gacinovicreplacing Stavros Pilios
79'
🔁James Penricereplacing Dereck Kutesa
🔁Andrej Kotnikreplacing Vitali Lisakovic
79'
🟨Vitali Lisakovic
77'
🔁Papa Danielreplacing Darko Hrka
74'
74'
🟨Petros Mantalos
🟨Darko Hrka
70'
63'
🟨Lazaros Rota
63'
🔁Frantzdy Pierrotreplacing Marko Grujic
57'
🔁Aboubakary Koitareplacing Razvan Marin
57'
🔁Petros Mantalosreplacing Niclas Eliasson
⚽Franko Kovacevic
55'2 - 1
52'
🟨Razvan Marin
Half-time · 1-1
⚽Franko Kovacevic
34'1 - 1
18'
🟨Thomas Strakosha
7'0 - 1
⚽Dereck KutesaAssist: Niclas Eliasson
Kick-off
Teams
NK Celje3-4-2-1
9⚽⚽⚽🟨↓Kovacevic
8↓Kvesic
71🟨↓Lisakovic
10↓Sturm
23Karnicnik
20Iosifov
4🟨↓Hrka
6Tutyskinas
44Bejger
2Juanjo
1Leban
Bench
- 3Damjan Vuklisevic
- 12Luka Kolar
- 11Milot Avdylion for Mario Kvesic, 79'
- 17Andrej Kotnikon for Vitali Lisakovic, 79'
- 5Gasper Vodeb
- 16Ivica Vidovic
- 7Florjan Jevsenak
- 99Matej Poplatnikon for Franko Kovacevic, 84'
- 13Papa Danielon for Darko Hrka, 74'
- 94Rudi Pozeg Vancason for Danijel Sturm, 84'
AEK Athens4-4-1-1
9Jovic
18🟨↓Marin
4↓Grujic
7⚽↓Kutesa
13Pineda
19↓Eliasson
3↓Pilios
44Relvas
12🟨Rota
2Moukoudi
1🟨Strakosha
Bench
- 91Alberto Brignoli
- 8Mijat Gacinovicon for Stavros Pilios, 79'
- 20Petros Mantaloson for Niclas Eliasson, 57' 🟨
- 21Domagoj Vida
- 14Frantzdy Pierroton for Marko Grujic, 63'
- 55Konstantinos Chrisopoulos
- 29James Penriceon for Dereck Kutesa, 79'
- 11Aboubakary Koitaon for Razvan Marin, 57'
- 34Christos Kosidis
- 81Ángelos Angelópoulos
Standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Panathinaikos | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 6 |
| 2 |  FC Lugano | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 6 |
| 3 |  SK Brann | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 6 |
| 4 |  Trabzonspor | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 6 |
| 5 |  FC Twente | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 6 |
| 6 |  AS Monaco | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 6 |
| 7 |  Sint-Truidense | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 6 |
| 8 |  Hajduk Split | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 6 |
| 9 |  Brighton & Hove Albion | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +4 | 4 |
| 10 |  F.C. København | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 4 |
| 11 |  CSU Craiova | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 4 |
| 12 |  Mjällby AIF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 4 |
| 13 |  Ajax Amsterdam | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 14 |  Borac Banja Luka | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 15 |  Atalanta | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 |  Braga | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 17 |  KAA Gent | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 18 |  SC Freiburg | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 3 |
| 19 |  FC Nordsjælland | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 |  Egnatia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 |  Riga FC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 |  Red Star Belgrade | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 23 |  CSKA Sofia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 24 |  Jablonec | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 25 |  FC Midtjylland | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 26 |  AGF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 27 |  Pafos | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 |
| 28 |  Heart of Midlothian | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 |
| 29 |  Iberia 1999 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 |
| 30 |  Getafe | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 1 |
| 31 |  Kairat Almaty | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 1 |
| 32 |  FC Thun | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 33 |  Lincoln Red Imps | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 |
| 34 |  KuPS Kuopio | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 |
| 35 |  Inter D'Escaldes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 |
| 36 |  Kauno Zalgiris | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -7 | 0 |
Meetings
Form
Last games: NK Celje
L2-1W5-0L4-2W1-0W2-0
Last games: AEK Athens
W2-0W1-0W1-0D1-1W1-0
