Celje vs FC Lugano match stats & report

2–4 Full time

UEFA Europa Conference League · 3rd Qualifying Round · Stadion Z'dežele, Celje · Ref Juan Martinez Munuera, Spain

Celje stats & fixtures · FC Lugano stats & fixtures

Celje lost to FC Lugano 2–4 in the UEFA Europa Conference League (3rd Qualifying Round) on 14 August 2025. Celje had 53% of the ball.

Celje vs FC Lugano match statistics

CeljeFC Lugano

53% Ball possession 47%
22 Total shots 15
5 Shots on target 6
9 Shots off target 2
8 Blocked shots 7
13 Shots inside the box 10
2 Corners 2
17 Fouls 14
2 Offsides 1
1 Yellow cards 3
404 Passes 352
89% Pass accuracy 86%
2 Goalkeeper saves 3

Goals and cards

13' Penalty scored Anto Grgić FC Lugano
22' Goal F. Kovačević (assist M. Kvesić) Celje
58' Yellow card Renato Steffen FC Lugano
59' Yellow card Ž. Karničnik Celje
62' Yellow card Anto Grgić FC Lugano
67' Goal M. Kvesić (assist M. Avdyli) Celje
69' Goal Antonios Papadopoulos FC Lugano
74' Yellow card Uran Bislimi FC Lugano
81' Goal Renato Steffen (assist Daniel Dos Santos) FC Lugano
85' Penalty scored Ezgjan Alioski FC Lugano

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Celje

Confirmed 3-4-3 Albert Riera Ortega

1 A. Saipi

22 A. El Wafi 6 Antonios Papadopoulos 4 Damian Kelvin

29 M. Hadj Mahmoud 8 Anto Grgić 11 Renato Steffen 7 Ezgjan Alioski

9 G. Koutsias 97 A. Duville-Parsemain 24 Elias Pihlström

Bench Diego Mina , F. Pseftis , Z. Brault-Guillard , A. Hajdari , H. Mahou , O. Doumbia , Yanis Cimignani , Uran Bislimi , Daniel Dos Santos , Kevin Behrens

FC Lugano

Confirmed 3-5-1-1 Mattia Croci-Torti

1 Žan-Luk Leban

3 D. Vukliševič 23 Ž. Karničnik 2 Juanjo Nieto

20 N. Iosifov 11 M. Avdyli 8 M. Kvesić 19 M. Zabukovnik 6 A. Tutyškinas

10 D. Šturm

9 F. Kovačević

Bench L. Kolar , D. Hrka , G. Vodeb , F. Jevsenak , Papa Mustapha Daniel , A. Chidi , I. Vidovic , Z. Žužek , M. Boben , L. Bejger

Form guide

Celje at home

4–3–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.1 per game
Conceded: 1.4 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 7.0 per game
Shots on target: 4.5 per game

62% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

FC Lugano away

7–3–0 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.8 per game
Conceded: 0.9 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 4.8 per game
Shots on target: 5.6 per game

29% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Celje vs FC Lugano head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
7 Aug 25	FC Lugano v Celje	0–5
13 Mar 25	FC Lugano v Celje	5–4
6 Mar 25	Celje v FC Lugano	1–0

Only 3 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Celje vs FC Lugano head-to-head record