AEK Athens FC 0-2 Celje — Conference League, 19 Mar 2026
Celje beat AEK Athens FC 2-0 in the Conference League Round of 16 on 19 March 2026 at Allwyn Arena, Athens. Nikita Iosifov, R. Pozeg got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 2 meetings, AEK Athens FC have won 1 and Celje 1.
· kickoff·Allwyn Arena · Athens·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 0-113'assist: Svit Sešlar
- 23'Foul
- 37'Foul
- 0-242'
- Half-time0-2
- 46'
- 46'
- 52'
- 53'
- 62'out: M. Kvesic
- 66'out: A. Kucys
- 77'
- Full-time0-2
Player ratings
9.2
Top rated
AEK Athens FC
- 7.2Orbelín PinedaM
- 7.2Aboubakary KoitaM
- 7.2Luka JovićF
- 6.9Dereck KutesaM
- 6.7Răzvan MarinM
- 6.6Lazaros RotaD
- 6.6Niclas EliassonM
- 6.6Filipe RelvasD
- 6.5Thomas StrakoshaG
- 6.3Mijat GaćinovićM
- 6.3Petros MantalosM
- 6.3Stavros PiliosD
- 6.3Harold-Desty MoukoudiD
Celje
- 9.2Simon SlugaG
- 8.3Artemijus TutyškinasD
- 7.9Nikita IosifovF
- 7.5Damjan VukliševićD
- 7.5Juanjo NietoD
- 7.3Rudi Požeg VancašF
- 7.2Svit SešlarM
- 6.9Žan KarničnikD
- 6.9Darko HrkaM
- 6.7Matej PoplatnikF
- 6.6Mario KvesićM
- 6.5Armandas KučysF
- 6.5Łukasz BejgerD
- 6.5Milot AvdyliM
- 6.3Papa DanielM
- 6.2Ivan ĆalušićM
Line-ups
Celje4-3-3
AEK Athens FC4-2-3-1
Substitutes
AEK Athens FCMarko Nikolic
Substitutes
- 20Petros Mantalos53'M6.3
- 21D. VidaD
- 37R. PereyraM
- 25Barnabás VargaF
- 19Niclas Eliasson52'M6.6
- 91A. BrignoliG
- 29J. PenriceD
- 90ZiniF
- 81A. AngelopoulosG
- 15Martin TodorskiD
- 17D. Kaloskamis
CeljeVitor Campelos
Substitutes
- 8M. Kvesic62'M6.6
- 17A. KotnikM
- 23Z. Karnicnik77'D6.9
- 4Darko Hrka46'M6.9
- 11M. Avdyli46'M6.5
- 1Z. LebanG
- 16I. VidovicM
- 12L. KolarG
- 7F. JevsenakM
- 29S. Gobec
- 47A. Kucys66'
- 31D. SuhovrsnikF
Team statistics
43%Possession57%
0.92Expected goals (xG)1.21
14Total shots6
5Shots on target3
5Shots off target3
4Blocked shots0
11Corners1
0Offsides2
10Fouls13
1Yellow cards1
1Goalkeeper saves5
1.70Goals prevented1.70
405Total passes573
349Accurate passes498
86%Pass accuracy87%
AEK Athens FC
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orbelín Pineda | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Aboubakary Koita | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7.2 |
| Luka Jović | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 7.2 |
| Dereck Kutesa | 52 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 6.9 |
| Răzvan Marin | 90 | – | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Lazaros Rota | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Niclas Eliasson | 38 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Filipe Relvas | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Thomas Strakosha | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Mijat Gaćinović | 53 | – | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | – | 6.3 |
| Petros Mantalos | 37 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Stavros Pilios | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Harold-Desty Moukoudi | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 | – | 6.3 |
Celje
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Sluga | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 9.2 |
| Artemijus Tutyškinas | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 | 1 | 8.3 |
| Nikita Iosifov | 45 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 7.9 |
| Damjan Vuklišević | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.5 |
| Juanjo Nieto | 45 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Rudi Požeg Vancaš | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | 2 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Svit Sešlar | 62 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7.2 |
| Žan Karničnik | 13 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Darko Hrka | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Matej Poplatnik | 66 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Mario Kvesić | 28 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 6.6 |
| Armandas Kučys | 24 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Łukasz Bejger | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Milot Avdyli | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Papa Daniel | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 6.3 |
| Ivan Ćalušić | 77 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
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