Celje will do battle with away side Koper at Stadion Z'dežele in this PrvaLiga meeting on Sunday.
Scroll down for all of our predictions, poll and stats for the Celje v Koper game (plus the best game odds).
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Form Guide
Celje
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Celje will be hoping to bounce back here after the 3-1 PrvaLiga losing effort in their last game against Maribor.
The only name on the scoresheet from Celje was Sunday Adetunji (88'). Sven Karič (12'), Hillal Soudani (28') and Maks Barišič (85') scored for Maribor.
It’s been all too rare in recent times where Celje have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. In fact, Celje have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 clashes, letting in 9 goals during that time. We will find out if that trend can be continued on into this next match.
Koper
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Koper come into this meeting following a 3-1 PrvaLiga win in the defeat of Domžale in their previous game.
The only player to score from Koper was Deni Jurić (40'). Filip Stuparević (78') was the scorer for Domžale.
Looking at their form, and Koper have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, letting opponents get 6 goals in total. In defence, Koper have not been doing too well.
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Head to head
A review of their past head to head results stretching back to 13/11/2022 shows that these fixtures have been a source of anguish for Koper. They’ve not managed to come away with any victories at all whereas Celje have just been too good for them, finishing as winners in 67% of those matches.
An aggregate of 13 goals were scored between the two sides throughout the course of those matches, with 10 of them from Grofje and 3 belonging to Kanarčki. That is an average goals per game value of 2.17.
The last league fixture between the two was PrvaLiga match day 26 on 14/03/2024 which ended up with the score at Koper 1-3 Celje.
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Team News: Celje
The Celje manager Damir Krznar doesn’t have any fitness concerns whatsoever before this clash owing to a completely injury-free squad available for selection.
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Team News: Koper
With a fully healthy group available for selection, the Koper boss Safet Hadžić has zero fitness concerns to speak of ahead of this clash.
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Prediction
We’re thinking that Celje should dominate possession and create several successful chances.
At the same time, Koper will be up against it to make a breakthrough although we do see them converting at least once.
We can therefore see a 3-1 victory for Celje at the end of the match.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Victor Martins,
00:12 08/05/2024
🏟️ Team Focus:
Celje
Formed: 1919
Stadium: Stadion Z'dežele (13,059)
Captain: Denis Popovič
Chairman: Valeriy Kolotilo
Manager: Damir Krznar
Competitions: PrvaLiga position 1, Conference League Qualifiers (Play Off Round)