Egnatia vs Celje Prediction 22 July 2026
🔊 The first leg between Albanian side Egnatia and Slovenian club Celje in the second qualifying round of the Champions League takes place on Wednesday in Albania. Two solid mid-table European sides, both keen to go as far as they can in this competition.
Head-to-Head
📊 Egnatia and Celje have never met before - this will be their first match.
Head-to-head statistics Egnatia - Celje
Egnatia Rrogozhine Team Overview
Egnatia are a modest club who earned their place in Champions League qualifying by winning the Albanian Superliga. They came in at the first qualifying round, where they were drawn against Moldovan side Petrocub. After a hard-fought 1-1 draw away, they put on a stunning performance at home and tore Petrocub apart 6-1.
The Albanians are riding high right now - in the best possible sense. That demolition of Petrocub last week showed a team in sharp form with a clinical edge in attack. The Albanian league hasn't started yet, so all their preparation and energy is going entirely into the European campaign.
Match Results: Egnatia Rrogozhine
Celje Team Overview
Celje won their domestic title last season - took it back convincingly. Thanks to their association's higher coefficient, they skipped the first qualifying round and enter the Champions League qualifiers at the second stage, starting with this match against the Albanian side.
Celje score goals but leak them too. The Slovenians are still finding their rhythm this season and look a little inconsistent right now. In the opening round of their league they drew 2-2 with Mura - a scrappy one. The summer friendlies told a similar story: all kinds of results, nothing settled. Vitor Campêios's side consistently create chances going forward, but the backline is a problem. Celje have conceded in five straight matches.
Match Results: Celje
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Egnatia Rrogozhine
🚀 Egnatia don't do big signings. Last summer they strengthened the flanks, picking up Moroccan winger Karim Lukili and Kosovan defender Geralb Smaili on free transfers. The real win for the club's management was keeping the core squad together - a group they believe can compete not just domestically, but in Europe too.
Celje
🚀 Celje made decent money this summer, but lost quality in the process. They sold their main star: winger Franco Kovačević left for Hungarian side Ferencváros for a solid $3.5 million. In return, the club recalled defender Matija Kavčič from loan and signed a few young players, but the squad clearly lacks cohesion.
🟨 Yellow Cards Prediction
Over their last ten official matches, the bookings stats break down like this: Egnatia average 3.5 yellow cards per game, Celje 2.1. Both sides pick up cards regularly and play with a physical edge, so we're looking at total yellow cards over 3.5 at 1.78*.
⚽️ Goals Prediction
Egnatia have averaged 2.1 goals per game across their last ten official matches; Celje come in at 2.7. Match totals tell a similar story: 3.4 for the hosts, 3.6 for the visitors. Given those numbers, total goals over 2.5 at 2.05* is worth a look.
🚩 Corners Prediction
In their previous ten official matches, Egnatia averaged 4.4 corners per game, Celje 4.7. Both teams earn set pieces from the corner flag fairly regularly and sit slightly above their respective league averages (last season included). On that basis, we're going with total corners over 8.5 at 1.75*.
*Odds are indicative and may vary across different bookmakers.
⭐ Editor's Prediction
Egnatia are flying right now after putting six past Petrocub, so at home they won't sit back - they'll come out swinging. Celje, meanwhile, have a decent attack but a defence that's completely all over the place, conceding in every match and getting dragged into open shootouts. The Slovenians are the better side and will find a goal on the road, and with the hosts pushing forward from the start, this one should open up quickly. Expect an entertaining back-and-forth where both teams clear the three-goal mark without much trouble. Our bet is total goals over 2.5, with an expected score of 2:2.
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