Ace Football previews the Conference League Qualification round 3 match between NK Celje and FC Lugano and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
NK Celje enjoy home advantage, when visitors FC Lugano swing by on Thursday for a clash in the Conference League Qualification. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Team form: NK Celje vs FC Lugano
NK Celje Form
NK Celje hope for some consistency, as their fans saw their team win, lose and draw in their last three matches. A close game with AEK Larnaca resulted in a 1-1 draw, followed by a 2-1 defeat against AEK Larnaca, before beating FC Lugano by 0-5. NK Celje managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Conference League Qualification. In the remaining four, they drew one and lost one, as they scored nine and conceded six goals.
FC Lugano Form
FC Lugano collected one win from their last three matches, as FC Sion won by 4-0. NK Celje were too strong as well, winning 0-5, before FC Lugano won 3-1 against FC Basel 1893. FC Lugano are winless in their last six away games in the Conference League Qualification, in which they drew zero and lost one. They conceded three goals while scoring one themselves.
Betting facts for NK Celje and FC Lugano
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between NK Celje and FC Lugano. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 6 of the last 8 NK Celje matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- NK Celje have won 3 of the last 4 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 3 of the last 4 NK Celje home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 NK Celje home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- FC Lugano have lost the last 3 matches in a row while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- FC Lugano have lost the last 4 matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 11 of the last 13 FC Lugano away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- FC Lugano have lost the last 3 matches in a row in the Conference League Qualification while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- FC Lugano have lost 5 of the last 7 away matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
Players in form: NK Celje vs FC Lugano
Franko Kovacevic is showing good form for NK Celje, scoring two goals in their last six matches. Ousmane Doumbia scored once in his previous half dozen outings.
Popular betting markets: NK Celje vs FC Lugano
Full-time result
NK Celje claimed all three points four times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing four along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. FC Lugano won two of their last 10 games away, while drawing one and losing seven in this series of matches. NK Celje didn’t lose any of their previous 5 matches at Stadion Z’dezele. NK Celje have beaten FC Lugano in 3 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
NK Celje scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Interestingly, FC Lugano scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. NK Celje have not conceded a goal in 3 consecutive games. NK Celje probably enjoy the prospect of scoring on Thursday, as FC Lugano managed only two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed four clean sheets in their last 10 matches.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for NK Celje, who scored an average of 2.6 goals along the way. In the last ten games for FC Lugano, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.1 times goals per game themselves. NK Celje are on a nice streak of scoring at least once in their previous 29 matches. FC Lugano’s last 3 matches had more than three goals.
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