AEK Larnaca vs Celje prediction 31.07.2025 | Europa League qualification
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- Competition: Europa League qualification
- Date: Thursday, 31st July 2025
- Kickoff: 17:30 UK / 18:30 CEST
- Venue: AEK Arena (Larnaca)
Thursday evening will be decisive for AEK Larnaca and Celje's ambitions in the Europa League this season. In the first leg in Slovenia, it was 1-1, so the Cypriot team should be the favorite to progress to the next phase. Can Celje pull out the surprise and knock the home side? Let's dive into the match and find the best prediction for the upcoming clash.
vs Head to Head (H2H) stats
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Celje
1 : 1
AEK Larnaca
Europa League
AEK Larnaca and Celje met for the first time last week, playing to a 1–1 draw in Slovenia. Celje looked slightly stronger over the course of the match, but were unable to break down AEK Larnaca's disciplined and well-organized defense.
AEK Larnaca team news
The Cypriot national league still hasn't started, so AEK Larnaca have played only matches in the Europa League qualifications this season. In the previous round, Imanol Idiakez's team had a tough matchup against Partizan. AEK Larnaca had problems against the Serbian side, but they won after the penalty shootout.
AEK Larnaca have some problems with missing players, as Enzo Cabrera and Giorgos Naoum are out. Cabrera, who scored 12 league goals for the Cypriot team last season, is one of the most important players on the team, and his absence will affect AEK Larnaca's chances of scoring.
Last matches of
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Celje
1 : 1
AEK Larnaca
Europa League
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Partizan
5 : 6
AEK Larnaca
Europa League
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AEK Larnaca
1 : 0
Partizan
Europa League
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AEK Larnaca
5 : 4
Pafos
Cyprus Cup
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AEK Larnaca
3 : 0
Apollon
1. Division
lineup
Goalkeeper
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1
Zlatan Alomerovic
Defenders
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22
Elohor Ekpolo
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15
Hrvoje Milicevic
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27
Valentin Roberge
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14
Angel Garcia
Midfielders
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8
Marcus Rohden
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18
Yerson Chacon
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7
Gustavo Ledes
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17
Pere Pons
Forwards
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10
Waldo Rubio
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19
Karol Angielski
Celje team news
After last season's quarterfinal in the Conference League, Celje have high expectations for the current season. However, they had a lot of problems knocking out Azerbaijan Sabah in the previous Europa League qualification round. While European matches weren't impressive for Celje, they started perfectly in the Slovenian league with two wins from two rounds. Last weekend, Celje won 2-0 against Radomlje. Celje's head coach, Albert Riera, decided to rotate the squad for that game, but he should revert to the regular starting lineup for the upcoming clash against AEK Larnaca.
Armandas Kucys is injured and he will skip the upcoming match in Cyprus. Last season, he scored ten league goals for Celje.
Last matches of
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Celje
2 : 0
Radomlje
1. SNL
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Celje
1 : 1
AEK Larnaca
Europa League
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Maribor
1 : 2
Celje
1. SNL
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Celje
1 : 0
Sabah
Europa League
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Sabah
2 : 3
Celje
Europa League
lineup
Goalkeeper
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1
Zan Leban
Defenders
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2
Juanjo Nieto
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23
Zan Karnicnik
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3
Damjan Vuklisevic
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6
Artemijus Tutyskinas
Midfielders
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19
Mark Zabukovnik
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8
Mario Kvesic
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17
Andrej Kotnik
Forwards
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20
Nikita Iosifov
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10
Danijel Sturm
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9
Franko Kovacevic
Prediction
In the first leg, we saw two goals, but interestingly, both came from penalties. Neither team impressed offensively during the game, and it would be surprising if we saw more than two goals in the second match. Our prediction: Under 2.5 goals.
4 Reasons why we shouldn't expect more than two goals in this match
- AEK Larnaca scored three goals in the last three matches
- There were two or fewer goals in each of the previous three games
- Celje allowed only one goal in the last two matches
- AEK Larnaca and Celje played 1-1 last week
Main prediction -
Under 2.5 goals
Best Odds:
Megapari
1.77
