FC Lugano vs Celje: result 5-4 and analysis
UEFA Europa Conference LeagueRound of 16Kick-off on March 13, 2025 at 05:45 PM (UTC)Stockhorn Arena, Thun
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What was the result of FC Lugano vs Celje?
FC Lugano won 5-4 on March 13, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 21′H. MahmoudFC Lugano
- 40′S. SešlarCelje
- 42′G. KoutsiasFC Lugano
- 44′Daniel Dos SantosFC Lugano
- 68′T. SvetlinCelje
- 80′G. KoutsiasFC Lugano
- 90′A. KučysCelje (pen.)
- 97′Juanjo NietoCelje
- 118′O. DoumbiaFC Lugano
Official lineup for FC Lugano vs Celje
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
FC Lugano
4-2-3-1- 70G. Koutsias
- 27Daniel Dos Santos
- 25U. Bislimi
- 11R. Steffen
- 29H. Mahmoud
- 8A. Grgić
- 23M. Valenzuela
- 5A. Hajdari
- 17L. Mai
- 46M. Zanotti
- 1A. Saipi
Celje
4-4-1-1- 47A. Kučys
- 11S. Sešlar
- 88T. Svetlin
- 4M. Dulca
- 19M. Zabukovnik
- 35L. Delaurier-Chaubet
- 23Ž. Karničnik
- 44Ł. Bejger
- 3D. Vukliševič
- 2Juanjo Nieto
- 41Ricardo Silva
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, FC Lugano have 3 wins, 5 draws and 7 defeats; Celje have 6, 5 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 2025 | FC Sion(away) | 1-2 | Super League |
| Mar 6, 2025 | Celje(away) | 0-1 | UEFA Europa Conference League |
| Mar 2, 2025 | FC Zurich(home) | 0-3 | Super League |
| Feb 26, 2025 | Biel-Bienne(away) | 0-2 | Schweizer Cup |
| Feb 23, 2025 | BSC Young Boys(away) | 0-1 | Super League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 2025 | Primorje(home) | 2-2 | 1. SNL |
| Mar 6, 2025 | FC Lugano(home) | 1-0 | UEFA Europa Conference League |
| Mar 2, 2025 | Olimpija Ljubljana(away) | 0-2 | 1. SNL |
| Feb 26, 2025 | Tabor Sežana(home) | 3-2 | Cup |
| Feb 23, 2025 | Radomlje(home) | 9-1 | 1. SNL |
What does the head-to-head say?
In the last meeting: 0 FC Lugano wins, 0 draws, 1 Celje win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 2025 | Celje 1-0 FC Lugano | UEFA Europa Conference League |
How many goals should we expect?
FC Lugano score 1.4 and concede 1.8 goals per match over their last 15; Celje score 2.1 and concede 1.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Lugano | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1 | 10/15 | 10/15 |
| Celje | 2.1 | 1.5 | 4 | 9/15 | 9/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
The current season has no played match yet: final standings of the 2025-26 season.
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Celje | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 |
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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy