Celje vs Legia prediction: EUROPE: Conference League – League phase betting tips on match 2025-11-05 17:45.
[p]High-flying Celje will be out to extend their winning streak in the UEFA Conference League when they host Legia Warsaw, who are restarting their campaign under new management.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Slovenian league leaders Celje have won eight out of 11 games across all competitions (D2, L1) since confirming their qualification for the the Conference League main draw in late August, defeating both AEK Athens (3-1 home) and Shamrock Rovers (2-0 away) during the league phase. That Shamrock victory offered huge encouragement to a side who lost all three of their league phase away games in last season’s Conference League, and if they can maintain the kind of home form that’s seen them win seven of the last nine competitive matches they’ve hosted (D1, L1) alongside that, then they could be a dark horse this season.[/p]
[p]Legia made the short trip south to Kraków to pick up a win ‘away’ to Shakhtar Donetsk in their last Conference League outing, a result which moved them into mid-table after they surprisingly lost their matchday one game at home to Samsunspor. After falling outside of the Ekstraklasa top-four and losing a cup game to Pogoń Szczecin, the tenure of manager Edward Iordănescu came to an end after he lost four of his last six competitive games (W1, D1). The debut of caretaker Iñaki Astiz, a 1-1 league draw away to mid-table Widzew Łódź, means that their only two victories from their last nine competitive away games (D2, L5) came in continental football. [/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Legia have never played Slovenian opposition. Celje have not won any of their three games against Polish clubs (D1, L2), most recently drawing 3-3 at home to Jagiellonia Białystok in last season’s Conference League. [/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Eight of Celje’s last ten wins were by a 2+ goal margin. [/p]
[p]Nine of Celje’s last 11 competitive matches produced over 2.5 goals. [/p]
[p]Legia kept a clean sheet in only one of their last eight wins in all competitions.[/p]
[p]Legia’s last seven competitive away games saw both teams score. [/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Nikita Iosifov will be hoping to recapture his prolific goalscoring form of August, particularly as Celje won each of his last six competitive scoring appearances of this season, five of which were also accompanied by a clean sheet. Legia’s Mileta Rajović has peculiarly seen his last three away goals at club level arrive in the first five minutes of the second half.[/p]
[p]Celje defender Mark Zabukovnik has a long-term injury. Legia are without defender Arkadiusz Reca and Jean-Pierre Nsame, their leading goalscorer across all tournaments this season. [/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]The hosts’ impeccable form across multiple fronts makes a Celje win an attractive bet.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Aaron Murphy[/i][/p]