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Europa League · League phase, matchday 3 Match report

NK Celje 2-2 Salzburg: Result, Match Stats and Our Prediction

NK Celje crest NK Celje
2-2Full time
Salzburg crest Salzburg
Stadion Z'dežele, Celje

Our picks against the result

7 of 12 right

  • Result Salzburg win46% 2-2
  • Double chance NK Celje or Salzburg (12)76% 2-2
  • Goals over/under 2.5 Over 2.560% 4 goals
  • More corners Salzburg45% Salzburg (2-3)
  • Yellow cards Around average 4 yellow cards · league 3.6
  • Yellow cards 4 yellow cards 3.5 Over51% 4.5 Under68% 5.5 Under83%
  • Corners Around average 5 corners · league 9.8
  • Corners 5 corners 8.5 Over59% 9.5 Under52% 10.5 Under62%

Match stats

NK Celje Salzburg
  • 2 Goals 2
  • 2 Yellow cards 2
  • 0 Red cards 0
  • 2 Corners 3

Goals, yellow and red cards and corners of each club.

Before kick-off

What this page showed before the match: our reasons, form, ratings and records as they were then.

Match summary

NK Celje vs Salzburg is the Europa League league-phase matchday 3 fixture at Stadion Z'dežele on Thursday 22 October 2026, and we back Salzburg to win, with our double chance covering either team and no draw.

Why this pick?

Our model backs Salzburg because it rates them clearly the stronger team, with NK Celje well below the Europa League average on the same measure. The point against is home advantage at Stadion Z'dežele, a small counterweight next to that gap. Celje's recent play does little to close it: their shots and big chances over the last five sit below the league average, and two Europa League games have brought no goals and no points. Salzburg won 1‑0 at Levski Sofia, though their defensive numbers of late are only ordinary. The call is moderate.

Form guide

NK Celje

  • D 0-0 at Maribor (A) Prva Liga · 18 Oct
  • L 0-3 vs Omonia Nicosia (H) Europa League · 15 Oct
  • W 1-0 vs Aluminij (H) Prva Liga · 10 Oct
  • D 0-0 at Mura (A) Prva Liga · 20 Sep
  • L 0-2 at Bayer Leverkusen (A) Europa League · 16 Sep

Salzburg

  • W 3-0 vs Altach (H) Bundesliga · 18 Oct
  • L 0-4 vs Milan (H) Europa League · 15 Oct
  • D 0-0 at Grazer AK (A) Bundesliga · 10 Oct
  • W 3-0 vs Sturm Graz (H) Bundesliga · 20 Sep
  • W 1-0 at Levski Sofia (A) Europa League · 17 Sep

Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

Attack and defence ratings

NK CeljeSalzburg
Attack 14 46 0.0 goals per match this season0.5 goals per match this season
Defence 9 29 2.5 conceded per match this season2.0 conceded per match this season

0 to 100 against this season's Europa League clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.

Head-to-head

NK Celje and Salzburg have not met in our records since 2010.

Europa League so far

#Team PWDLGoalsGDPts
21 Salzburg 2 101 1:4 -3 3
35 NK Celje 2 002 0:5 -5 0

Positions in our table of 36 clubs, before kick-off. Full table

Match facts

Competition
Europa League, League phase, matchday 3
Kick-off
Venue
Stadion Z'dežele, Celje

Questions and answers

What was the score of NK Celje vs Salzburg?

NK Celje 2-2 Salzburg in the Europa League (League phase, matchday 3) on Thursday 22 October 2026.

Was the OptimaGoal prediction for NK Celje vs Salzburg right?

No: our result pick was Salzburg win, and the score after 90 minutes was 2-2. 7 of our 12 picks and markets for this match were right.

How many cards and corners were there in NK Celje vs Salzburg?

4 yellow cards (NK Celje 2, Salzburg 2), no red cards and 5 corners (NK Celje 2, Salzburg 3).

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