Celje vs Egnatia Prediction 28 July 2026
🔊 After a fiery draw in Albania, the tie moves to the home of the Slovenian champions - who are now the clear bookmakers' favourites in this Champions League tie. Egnatia have already shown they can hurt on the counter, but holding up under the pressure of the Celje crowd is going to be a different challenge entirely.
Head-to-Head
📊 Celje and Egnatia have met just once - a week ago. The first leg of the second qualifying round ended in a 3-3 draw.
Head-to-head statistics Celje - Egnatia
Celje Team Overview
Celje won the Slovenian title last season, finishing clear of the usual heavyweights - Maribor and Olimpija. That earned them a spot in Champions League qualifying, entering at the second round. In the first leg against Egnatia, the Slovenians fought back to level before the break and even took the lead, but it ended in a draw - not a bad result away from home.
Vitor Campelos' side play attacking, possession-based football. The season has only just started and they're still finding their rhythm - strong performances mixed with puzzling defensive lapses, like the recent 2-2 at Mura in the league. At home, though, Celje are typically aggressive and score plenty.
Match Results: Celje
Egnatia Rrogozhine Team Overview
Egnatia reached the main European competition as reigning Albanian champions. In the first qualifying round this season, they knocked out Moldovan side Petrocub, thrashing them 6-1 in one of the legs. In the first match against Celje, Egnatia scored first but couldn't hold on for the win.
The Albanian side are in good form right now and went on a strong run just before the Celje matches - six games unbeaten across all competitions. The Rrogozhina club are dangerous from set pieces and quick on the counter, which makes up for some of the gaps in their positional defending.
Match Results: Egnatia Rrogozhine
Latest news
Celje
🖊️ Celje have brought in several free agents who should slot in well alongside the existing core: defenders Pijus Širvys and Richard Dionkou - both played in the previous match against Egnatia - and striker Yaya Dukuly, who also featured for 88 minutes in that first leg in Albania.
Egnatia Rrogozhine
🖋️ Egnatia did not renew contracts with forward Afonso Rodrigues and midfielder Flamur Rruqi. They did not manage to profit from their departures, but the Albanian club brought in a number of free agents: Andrei Iagă, Ibrahima Diabaté, Geraldo Smajli and others.
🟨 Yellow Cards Prediction
Over their last ten official matches, the bookings stats look like this: Celje average 2.0 yellow cards per game, Egnatia 3.2. Both sides pick up cards regularly and can play rough, so we're backing total yellow cards over 3.5 at 1.48*.
⚽️ Goals Prediction
Celje have averaged 2.5 goals per match across their last ten official games, Egnatia 2.4. The matches these teams are involved in tend to be high-scoring too - 3.6 per game for the hosts, 3.8 for the visitors. Given those numbers, we'd look at total goals over 2.5 at 1.62*.
🚩 Corners Prediction
In their previous ten official matches, Celje averaged 4.7 corners per game, Egnatia 4.3. Both teams earn set pieces from the corner flag fairly often and sit slightly above the average for their respective leagues - including last season - so we're backing total corners over 8.5 at 1.72*.
*Odds are indicative and may vary across different bookmakers.
⭐ Editor's Prediction
The first match made it clear that both sides completely forget about defending the moment things get heated - three goals between them is well within reach here. Celje at home will push forward from the off, and the Slovenians simply don't know how to sit back and kill a game; they always go looking for goals. Egnatia, meanwhile, are excellent at exploiting space and have already shown their counter-attacks and set pieces are a real threat to a shaky home defence. Expect another open, scrappy affair with at least three goals - the bet is total goals over 2.5. Predicted score: 3-1 to the home side.
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Betting Tips: Celje - Egnatia Rrogozhine
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