Slovan Bratislava vs NK Celje Prediction - Champions League
The first leg in Slovenia ended in a 1-1 draw. Thus, the winner of the second leg will earn the right to advance in the competition. In the event of another draw, a 30-minute extra time will be played. If there’s still no winner after extra time, the match will be decided by a penalty shootout.
Slovan Bratislava and NK Celje have reached the second of the four stages set for the Champions League selection process. The victor will move on to face the winner of the match between APOEL Nicosia from Cyprus and CS Petrocub from Moldova in the semi-finals. The prediction favors a win for Slovan Bratislava for this Tuesday’s second leg of the quarterfinals in the 2024/2025 Champions League qualifiers. Regarding the over/under goals market, the recommendation is for the over 1.75 goals option.
Slovan Bratislava vs NK Celje predictions
Slovan Bratislava Triumphs in the Match
Despite the first match ending in a draw, NK Celje left the field with a feeling of defeat. This wasn’t just because they played at home, but also because they had a numerical advantage from the 30th minute of the first half and still couldn’t capitalize on it. Hence, Slovan Bratislava’s victory is the recommended bet for this Tuesday’s return leg of the 2024/2025 Champions League qualifiers.
Goals Over/Under – More Than 1.75 Goal Scored
The home factor should encourage Slovan Bratislava to adopt a more aggressive stance against NK Celje, who will almost certainly remain defensive, waiting for counter-attacks. Referring to the goals over/under market as a foundation for an additional bet for this Tuesday’s return leg in the quarterfinals of the 2024/2025 Champions League qualifiers, the suggestion is more than 1.75 goals scored.
Latest News and Statistics of Slovan Bratislava
On Saturday, July 27, Slovan Bratislava made its debut in the 2024/2025 Nike League season, the top division of the Slovak Championship. Winner of the last six editions of the competition, they showed they have what it takes to achieve a seventh consecutive championship by decisively defeating Komarno 4-1, even while playing away. The result was in line with their superiority in the match.
Dominating possession for 56% of the game, they created more than twice as many scoring opportunities (16 to 7), and excelled in accurate shots (7 to 6), although not maintaining the same ratio. The scoring opened at five minutes with a penalty successfully converted by Barseghyan. The equalizer came at 19 minutes, with Sylvestr netting for Komarno. Still, they established control with goals from Marcelli at 43 minutes, ending the first half, and then Mark scoring at 35 minutes, with Strelec sealing the game at 47 minutes in the final phase.
Latest News and Stats of NK Celje
NK Celje missed the second round of the Slovenian Championship, which took place over the weekend. The Parva Liga rescheduled their match, allowing better preparation for their return game against Slovan Bratislava. In the first leg, they missed many opportunities to secure victory. They dominated 55% of the possession, and created 21 scoring chances, with six of them on target.
They took the lead with a goal from Bobicanec at seven minutes. However, Strelec scored the equalizer four minutes later, which was the only on-target effort from Slovan Bratislava in the match. They increased their pressure from the 30-minute mark, after the Slovak team was reduced to ten men due to Savvidis being sent off for rough play. Nonetheless, they couldn’t find the second goal.
