Celje v Slovan Bratislava result

Full-time · Celje 1–2 Slovan Bratislava

UEFA Champions League · Wed, 26 Aug 2026 20:00 BST · Arena Z’dezele

Updated 9 Sep 2026, 04:30 UK · refreshed continuously

The model’s pre-match pick

Celje 1–2 Slovan Bratislava — Slovan Bratislava won this UEFA Champions League match. TACTIX’s pre-match model pick was Home or Away.

Free pick

Home or Away

Best price: 1.36 at Bet365

This is one free selection. The model’s confidence rating, value vs the bookmakers and every other market are part of Pro.

The record in this market: of the calls the model rated 70% or more on Home or Away in the last 90 days, 77.2% of 4285 landed (95% range 75.9–78.4%); it had given them 74.3% on average. That is the market’s record, not a forecast for this pick. How accurate →

Match report, in numbers

The result

Slovan Bratislava won 2–1 at Arena Z’dezele in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday 26 August.

Slovan Bratislava are unbeaten in their last seven matches.

The goals

It was 1–1 at half-time. The goals — Slovan Bratislava: Andraž Šporar (18’, assisted by Kenan Bajrič) and Cristian Martínez (100’, assisted by Nino Marcelli); Celje: Svit Sešlar (34’ pen). Andrej Kotnik (-5’) was sent off.

How it turned

Replaying TACTIX’s published pre-match model through the match’s four key moments (goals and red cards), the biggest swing came with Cristian Martínez’s goal on 100 minutes.

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Celje 0.00, Slovan Bratislava 0.00, from 20 shots to 17 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

A. Hernandez showed six yellow cards and one red — against 1.5 yellows a game across the last 6 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Celje: Pijus Širvys (16’), Milot Avdyli (58’), Artemijus Tutyškinas (84’), Benjamin Verbič (118’) and Svit Sešlar (120+1’); Slovan Bratislava: Sandro Cruz (54’).

What it changes

Celje have scored in seven consecutive matches.

Slovan Bratislava have scored in seven consecutive matches.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Kenan Bajrič (Slovan Bratislava) 9.1, Cristian Martínez (Slovan Bratislava) 8.9 and Svit Sešlar (Celje) 8.6 led the match.

What the model said

The model’s free pick, Celje or Slovan Bratislava (no draw), a Bronze-tier call, did not land — graded in the live track record like every other call. Bronze-tier calls in this market have landed 77.2% of the time in the last 90 days (3307 of 4285).

Next up

Celje next host Omonia Nicosia on 15 October 2026.

Slovan Bratislava next host VfB Stuttgart on 14 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Celje: Celje v Omonia Nicosia, Thursday 15 October — the preview. Next for Slovan Bratislava: Slovan Bratislava v VfB Stuttgart, Wednesday 14 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Celje 1–2 Slovan Bratislava · UEFA Champions League
Venue: Arena Z’dezele · Celje
Referee: A. Hernandez
Model coverage: 246 markets priced for this fixture
Head-to-head (last 3): Celje 0 · draws 2 · Slovan Bratislava 1 · 3 goals/game
Recent form: Celje 1W 3D 1L · Slovan Bratislava 3W 2D 0L

Celje 1–2 Slovan Bratislava (UEFA Champions League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across 246 markets, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 9 September 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.63 / 1.38

Goals

against 1.63 / 0.75 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5 / 5.6

Corners

against 6.8 / 3.6 · 1 of the last 2 over 9.5

over 5 matches

5 / 3.8

Shots on target

against 5.6 / 3.6 · 1 of the last 2 over 8.5

over 5 matches

2.6 / 2.6

Cards

against 2.4 / 3.2 · 2 of the last 2 over 3.5

over 5 matches

1.5 yellows

Referee · A. Hernandez

0.5 home / 1 away

over 6 matches

246

Markets analysed

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 19 August 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 19 August 2026. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Lines marked “our book” are this fixture’s; the rest are standard thresholds, not prices.
Per game	Celje for / against	Line	Slovan Bratislava for / against
Goals scored	1.63 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5	2.5our book	1.38 for · 0.75 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5 for · 6.8 against n 5 Last 5	9.5standard	5.6 for · 3.6 against n 5 Last 5
Shots	7 for · 13 against n 5 Last 5	19.5standard	9.6 for · 11.8 against n 5 Last 5
Shots on target	5 for · 5.6 against n 5 Last 5	8.5standard	3.8 for · 3.6 against n 5 Last 5
Fouls committed	14.8 for · 13.4 against n 5 Last 5	21.5standard	12 for · 12.4 against n 5 Last 5
Cards shown	2.6 for · 2.4 against n 5 Last 5	3.5standard	2.6 for · 3.2 against n 5 Last 5

Referee: A. Hernandez — 1.5 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 20.33 fouls over 6 matches (0.5 to the home side, 1 to the away side).

Home 0.5Away 1

Celje

Celje — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
P. Širvys n 4	75.5	2.4 4/3	0.9 2/1	—
David Castro n 7	70.6	2.4 6/3	1.6 5/2	—
Armandas Kučys n 8	74.5	2.3 5/3	2.6 5/4	—
B. Verbič n 8	48.4	2.3 7/3	3 7/3	—
D. Hrka n 8	62.8	2.2 7/3	1.3 4/1	—

Celje — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. Kotnik n 8	23.8	2.4 3/2	1.9 3/1
I. Vidović n 8	36.3	2.2 4/2	1.2 4/0
Armandas Kučys n 8	74.5	1.4 6/2	0.8 4/1
B. Verbič n 8	48.4	1.4 4/2	1.2 4/1
D. Vukliševič n 8	76.8	1.2 5/3	0.4 2/1

Celje — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Armandas Kučys n 8	74.5	0.5 3/0	0.3 2/0
R. Požeg n 6	37.5	0.4 1/0	0.4 1/0
S. Sešlar n 8	66.3	0.3 1/1	0.2 1/0
M. Avdyli n 8	50	0.5 2/0	0 0/0
D. Hrka n 8	62.8	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0

Celje — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Ž. Karničnik n 8	63.4	3.4 7/4
Papa Mustapha Daniel n 8	46	2.9 6/3
R. Požeg n 6	37.5	2.4 3/3
Juanjo Nieto n 8	81.6	2.2 7/4
P. Širvys n 4	75.5	2.1 4/3

Celje — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Žan-Luk Leban n 8	90	4.9 7/7
S. Sluga n 8	90	2 6/2

Slovan Bratislava

Slovan Bratislava — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Rahim Ibrahim n 6	52.3	2.9 4/3	1.4 4/1	—
Suleiman Camara n 8	30.3	2.2 4/2	4.5 7/4	—
A. Yirajang n 8	38.6	2 3/2	2.3 5/3	—
N. Marcelli n 8	77.3	1.6 6/3	1 4/3	—
D. Ignatenko n 8	69.6	1.6 7/3	1.5 6/3	—

Slovan Bratislava — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Suleiman Camara n 8	30.3	2.6 5/2	0.4 1/0
N. Marcelli n 8	77.3	1.7 4/3	0.7 3/2
D. Ignatenko n 8	69.6	1.5 5/2	0.8 3/2
T. Barseghyan n 8	70.9	1.3 3/3	0.6 3/1
G. Kashia n 8	79.9	1 4/3	0.7 3/2

Slovan Bratislava — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
A. Šporar n 8	60.5	0.4 2/0	0.4 2/0
A. Yirajang n 8	38.6	0.6 2/0	0 0/0
J. Medvedev n 8	61.5	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
Suleiman Camara n 8	30.3	0.4 1/0	0 0/0
Rahim Ibrahim n 6	52.3	0.3 1/0	0 0/0

Slovan Bratislava — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
D. Ignatenko n 8	69.6	3.2 6/6
Alen Mustafić n 8	26.1	3 5/1
Sandro Cruz n 8	86.9	2.7 7/6
K. Savvidīs n 8	43.3	2.6 4/4
P. Pokorný n 8	68	2.5 6/3

Slovan Bratislava — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
D. Takáč n 8	93.8	4 7/7
M. Trnovský n 4	53.5	2.5 1/1

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Celje		Slovan Bratislava
62%	Possession	38%
20	Shots	17
7	Shots on target	8
9	Shots off target	3
4	Blocked shots	6
13	Shots inside the box	11
5	Corners	8
4	Offsides	0
15	Fouls	12
5	Yellow cards	1
1	Red cards	0
6	Saves	5
695	Passes	428
88%	Pass accuracy	81%

Celje player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Žan-Luk Leban	120	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
A. Tutyškinas	120	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.9
M. Avdyli	120	0	1	0	2	0	Y	6.3
Mark Zabukovnik	120	0	0	0	1	1	0	7.3
S. Sešlar	120	1	2	1	4	1	Y	7.7
D. Hrka	105	0	1	1	0	2	0	6.7
M. Kvesić	105	0	0	0	5	3	0	6.2
A. Kotnik	80	0	3	2	0	0	R	6.2
Y. Dukuly	80	0	2	1	0	1	0	7.3
P. Širvys	73	0	1	1	0	1	Y	6.3
Papa Mustapha Daniel	73	0	1	0	1	0	0	7.2
A. Dionkou sub	47	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.3
B. Verbič sub	47	0	2	1	1	0	Y	6.5
M. Ivanšek sub	40	0	0	0	1	0	0	7.3
Armandas Kučys sub	40	0	3	0	0	0	0	6.2
L. Koutris sub	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
Matej Poplatnik sub	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

Slovan Bratislava player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
D. Takáč	120	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
K. Bajrič	120	0	1	2	2	1	3	0	8
S. Marković	120	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
Sandro Cruz	120	0	0	1	0	3	2	Y	6.5
P. Pokorný	120	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	6.7
C. Blackman	119	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	7.2
Cristian Martínez	105	1	0	1	1	3	2	0	8
Suleiman Camara	103	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
A. Šporar	81	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	7.3
Rahim Ibrahim	73	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	6.7
T. Barseghyan	73	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	6.6
N. Marcelli sub	47	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	6.7
Alen Mustafić sub	47	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.7
Roman Čerepkai sub	39	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	6.3
A. Maroš sub	17	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	7.3
D. Ignatenko sub	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
K. Wimmer sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Celje v Slovan Bratislava — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

CeljeDDLWD

Last 5: 1W 3D 1L · 1.6 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Slovan BratislavaWDWWD

Last 5: 3W 2D 0L · 1.6 scored / 0.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 3

Celje 0 · 2 draws · Slovan Bratislava 1 · 3 goals/game

2026-08-19 Slovan Bratislava 1–1 Celje
2024-07-30 Slovan Bratislava 5–0 Celje
2024-07-24 Celje 1–1 Slovan Bratislava

League standing · 2026/27

CeljeNot in this league table

Slovan Bratislava#35 pos0 pts1 pl-5 GD

Goals per game

Celje scored1.6

Slovan Bratislava scored1

Celje conceded1.4

Slovan Bratislava conceded6

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Frequently asked questions

What was the model’s pick for Celje v Slovan Bratislava?: TACTIX’s free model pick for Celje v Slovan Bratislava was Home or Away (best price 1.36 at Bet365).
What is the head-to-head record between Celje and Slovan Bratislava?: In their last 3 meetings, Celje won 0, Slovan Bratislava won 1 and there were 2 draws, averaging 3 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Celje and Slovan Bratislava?: Recent form — Celje 1W 3D 1L; Slovan Bratislava 3W 2D 0L.

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