FC Lugano vs Celje match stats & report

5–4 After penalties

UEFA Europa Conference League · Round of 16 · Stockhorn Arena, Thun · Ref A. Treimanis

FC Lugano stats & fixtures · Celje stats & fixtures

FC Lugano beat Celje 5–4 in the UEFA Europa Conference League (Round of 16) on 13 March 2025. Expected goals finished 2.84–2.44. Celje had 58% of the ball.

FC Lugano vs Celje match statistics

FC LuganoCelje

42% Ball possession 58%
2.84 Expected goals (xG) 2.44
16 Total shots 16
8 Shots on target 7
5 Shots off target 6
3 Blocked shots 3
10 Shots inside the box 11
5 Corners 2
19 Fouls 20
0 Offsides 1
5 Yellow cards 3
1 Red cards 0
467 Passes 641
84% Pass accuracy 88%
3 Goalkeeper saves 2

Goals and cards

-5' Yellow card S. Osigwe FC Lugano
21' Goal M. Hadj Mahmoud (assist G. Koutsias) FC Lugano
24' Yellow card L. Delaurier-Chaubet Celje
40' Goal S. Sešlar (assist A. Kučys) Celje
42' Goal G. Koutsias (assist Renato Steffen) FC Lugano
44' Goal Daniel Dos Santos (assist Uran Bislimi) FC Lugano
51' Yellow card Daniel Dos Santos FC Lugano
61' Yellow card G. Koutsias FC Lugano
68' Goal T. Svetlin (assist Ž. Karničnik) Celje
80' Goal G. Koutsias (assist Renato Steffen) FC Lugano
90+3' Red card A. Hajdari FC Lugano
90+5' Penalty scored A. Kučys Celje
97' Goal Juanjo Nieto Celje
105' Yellow card T. Svetlin Celje
112' Yellow card Renato Steffen FC Lugano
112' Yellow card Yanis Cimignani FC Lugano
112' Yellow card Ricardo Silva Celje
118' Goal O. Doumbia (assist M. Zanotti) FC Lugano

Penalty shoot-out: 1–3

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

FC Lugano

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 M. Croci-Torti

1 A. Saipi

23 M. Valenzuela 5 A. Hajdari 17 Lars Lukas Mai 46 M. Zanotti

29 M. Hadj Mahmoud 8 Anto Grgić

27 Daniel Dos Santos 25 Uran Bislimi 11 Renato Steffen

70 G. Koutsias

Bench Yanis Cimignani , K. Przybyłko , A. El Wafi , O. Doumbia , Martim Marques , S. Osigwe , Z. Brault-Guillard , Diego Mina , Y. Ryter

Celje

Confirmed 4-4-1-1 Albert Riera

41 Ricardo Silva

23 Ž. Karničnik 44 L. Bejger 3 D. Vukliševič 2 Juanjo Nieto

88 T. Svetlin 4 M. Dulca 19 M. Zabukovnik 35 L. Delaurier-Chaubet

11 S. Sešlar

47 A. Kučys

Bench M. Kvesić , A. Matko , Edmilson , N. Kouter , L. Kolar , C. Lhernault , Z. Žužek , S. Gobec

Form guide

FC Lugano at home

8–1–1 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.6 per game
Conceded: 1.0 per game
Clean sheets: 4 / 10
Corners: 6.4 per game
Shots on target: 6.2 per game

33% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Celje away

3–3–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.5 per game
Conceded: 1.5 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 2.2 per game
Shots on target: 3.8 per game

9% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

FC Lugano vs Celje head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
6 Mar 25	Celje v FC Lugano	1–0

Only 1 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

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