Read our prediction for Celje vs Slovan Bratislava below. This preview was written by a sport journalist who is specialised in betting tips and predictions.
Celje vs Slovan Bratislava Prediction & Betting tips
On Wednesday evening at 19:15, a very interesting match will be played in the 2nd preliminary round of the UEFA Champions League, Celje from Slovenia will receive a visit from Slovan Bratislava from Slovakia at Stadion Z’dezele. The two teams face each other for the first time and the match is announced as a balanced one. The winning team will face the winner of the duel between APOEL and Petrocub in a double leg in the 3rd preliminary round of the UEFA Champions League, while the losing team will play in the 3rd preliminary round of the Europa League against the loser of the duel between Shamrock Rovers FC vs AC Sparta Praha.
Celje:
Celje is last season’s champion of the first football league in Slovenia, managing to win the trophy after a four-year break, last time doing so in the 2019-2020 season. The host team of today’s game dominated the championship from one end to the other, winning with a difference of 12 points from the 2nd place, having the best attack and the best defense. At the last participation in the UEFA Champions League preliminaries, in the 2020-2021 season, Celje was eliminated in the 2nd preliminary round by Molde, 1-2 at home, after in the first round they had beaten Dundalk from Ireland 3-0, in that season, the matches being played in one leg due to the pandemic. This season, Celje eliminated Flora from Estonia in the 1st round after 5-0 away in the round match and 2-1 at home in the return match. At the weekend, Celje also played the first match in the championship this season, achieving a 2-1 victory at home against Bravo, after being led at halftime by 1-0.
Slovan Bratislava:
On the other side, we have Slovan Bratislava, the team that last season managed to win the title of champion for the 6th time in a row. Slovan Bratislava is the most successful team in Slovakia, having won 15 championship titles from 1993 until now. In the last UEFA Champions League season, Slovan Bratislava was eliminated in the 3rd preliminary round by Maccabi Haifa after losing both matches, 1-2 at home in the round match and 3-1 away in the return match. This season Slovan Bratislava passed Struga from North Macedonia in the 1st round after 4-2 in the round match and 2-1 away in the return match. In the next game, Slovan Bratislava will debut in the new championship season away, on the field of the newly promoted Komarno.
Celje vs Slovan Bratislava head to head matches
No previous match was played between Celje and Slovan Bratislava
* Our advice is: UNDER 2.5 GOALS
* Selection odd for this bet is: 1.85
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