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Vitoria will host Celje at the Dom Afonso Henriques on Wednesday in the opening round of the 2024-25 UEFA Europa Conference League group stages. The home side have had mixed results in their domestic assignments of late and will hope they can find better luck on the continental stage this week.
They played out a 1-1 draw against Casa Pia in their last match, finding themselves a goal down at the break before drawing level minutes after the restart following an own goal from their opponents.
Celje, meanwhile, are enjoying a good run of form at the moment and will be looking to carry that momentum onto the Conference League this week. They were beaten 3-2 by Bravo in their game at the weekend and had looked set to be headed toward a point following a late leveler from summer arrival Slavko Bralic before their opponents reclaimed the lead deep into additional time.
The visitors are set to make their first appearance in the group stage of an European tournament since 1997 and will be looking to kick things off with a win.
Vitoria vs Celje Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- Wednesday's game will mark the third meeting between Vitoria and Celje.
- The two sides last faced off in the second round of the 2023-24 UEFA Europa Conference League qualifiers, playing out a 4-4 draw across two legs before the Grofje won the tie on penalties.
- Vitoria have kept clean sheets in four of their six home games this season.
- Celje have scored 18 goals in the PrvaLiga this season. Only second-placed Maribor (22) have scored more.
Vitoria vs Celje Prediction
Vitoria are on a run of back-to-back winless outings after winning each of their three games prior. They were beaten 3-0 by Porto in their last home game, ending a five-game winning streak at the Dom Afonso Henriques and will look to rectify things this week.
Celje's latest result ended a six-game unbeaten streak and they will be looking to bounce back here. They have, however, struggled for form on the road of late and could see defeat here.
Prediction: Vitoria 3-0 Celje
Vitoria vs Celje Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Vitoria to win
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Over 2.5 goals (Each of the visitors' last five matches have produced more than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: NO (Both sides have found the back of the net in just two of the hosts' last 13 matchups)
