Celje vs AEK Athens

12 March 2026 · Conference League · Round of 16, first leg · 2025/26 · Referee Luís Godinho

Full time 0 – 4

Half-time: 0–3

Aggregate: Celje 2–4 AEK Athens. AEK Athens go through.

  • Barnabás Varga 3’
  • Aboubakary Koita 33’
  • Mijat Gaćinović 36’
  • Harold Moukoudi 49’

Match summary

AEK Athens won comfortably, 4-0 away at Celje after 90 minutes. AEK Athens led 3-0 at half-time. AEK Athens went through 4-2 on aggregate.

In the first half, Barnabás Varga put AEK Athens ahead with a header in the 3rd minute, Aboubakary Koita made it 0-2 in the 33rd minute, and Mijat Gaćinović made it 0-3 in the 36th minute. In the second half, Harold Moukoudi made it 0-4 in the 49th minute.

The chances backed that up: AEK Athens created 3.80 expected goals (xG) from 20 shots to Celje's 0.25 from 8.

Match stats

59% Possession 41%
8 Shots 20
1 Shots on target 11
8 Corners 5
499 Passes 354
87.0% Pass accuracy 85.9%
22 Tackles 15
14 Fouls 10
2 Yellow cards 2

Key events

Celje AEK Athens
Kick-off
3’
Barnabás VargaHeader0-1 (AEK Athens)
15’
Aboubakary KoitaShot on target
22’
Răzvan MarinShot on target
Darko HrkaFoul
30’
31’
Barnabás VargaShot on target
33’
Aboubakary KoitaRight foot shot0-2 (AEK Athens)
36’
Mijat GaćinovićRight foot shot0-3 (AEK Athens)
45’
Orbelín PinedaFoul
Half-time0-3
Papa DanielDarko Hrka
46’
David CastroArtemijus Tutyškinas
46’
46’
Luka JovićShot on target
Second half underway
49’
Harold MoukoudiRight foot shot0-4 (AEK Athens)
49’
Răzvan MarinShot on target
50’
Luka JovićShot on target
57’
Aboubakary KoitaFoul
Milot AvdyliRudi Požeg Vancaš
58’
74’
Roberto PereyraOrbelín Pineda
74’
Dereck KutesaAboubakary Koita
Andrej KotnikMario Kvesić
75’
77’
Dereck KutesaShot on target
78’
Petros MantalosMijat Gaćinović
78’
ZiniLuka Jović
David CastroFoul
81’
Ivica VidovićSvit Sešlar
85’
86’
Dimitrios KaloskamisBarnabás Varga
Milot AvdyliShot on target
90+2’
Full-time0-4

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.25 3.80 3’ Barnabás Varga (AEK Athens), 0-1 3’ 33’ Aboubakary Koita (AEK Athens), 0-2 33’ 36’ Mijat Gaćinović (AEK Athens), 0-3 36’ 49’ Harold Moukoudi (AEK Athens), 0-4 49’ 0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.25 3.80 3’ Barnabás Varga (AEK Athens), 0-1 Varga 3’ 33’ Aboubakary Koita (AEK Athens), 0-2 Koita 33’ 36’ Mijat Gaćinović (AEK Athens), 0-3 Gaćinović 36’ 49’ Harold Moukoudi (AEK Athens), 0-4 Moukoudi 49’
Celje 0.25 xGAEK Athens 3.80 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 AEK Athens attacking Celje attacking 
49’ Harold Moukoudi (AEK Athens), set piece, 0.95 xG, goal 31’ Barnabás Varga (AEK Athens), open play, 0.52 xG, saved 11’ Barnabás Varga (AEK Athens), open play, 0.50 xG, hit the woodwork 50’ Luka Jović (AEK Athens), open play, 0.44 xG, saved 38’ Luka Jović (AEK Athens), open play, 0.34 xG, blocked 33’ Aboubakary Koita (AEK Athens), open play, 0.18 xG, goal 38’ Stavros Pilios (AEK Athens), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 46’ Luka Jović (AEK Athens), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 10’ Mijat Gaćinović (AEK Athens), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 61’ Mijat Gaćinović (AEK Athens), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 16’ Luka Jović (AEK Athens), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 27’ Armandas Kučys (Celje), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 15’ Aboubakary Koita (AEK Athens), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 49’ Răzvan Marin (AEK Athens), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 3’ Mijat Gaćinović (AEK Athens), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 35’ Svit Sešlar (Celje), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+2’ Milot Avdyli (Celje), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 6’ Svit Sešlar (Celje), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 36’ Mijat Gaćinović (AEK Athens), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 77’ Dereck Kutesa (AEK Athens), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 29’ Mario Kvesić (Celje), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 3’ Barnabás Varga (AEK Athens), from a corner, 0.02 xG, goal 22’ Răzvan Marin (AEK Athens), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 34’ Juanjo Nieto (Celje), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 73’ Žan Karničnik (Celje), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 13’ Svit Sešlar (Celje), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 17’ Orbelín Pineda (AEK Athens), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 51’ Stavros Pilios (AEK Athens), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 49’ Harold Moukoudi (AEK Athens), set piece, 0.95 xG, goal 31’ Barnabás Varga (AEK Athens), open play, 0.52 xG, saved 11’ Barnabás Varga (AEK Athens), open play, 0.50 xG, hit the woodwork 50’ Luka Jović (AEK Athens), open play, 0.44 xG, saved 38’ Luka Jović (AEK Athens), open play, 0.34 xG, blocked 33’ Aboubakary Koita (AEK Athens), open play, 0.18 xG, goal 38’ Stavros Pilios (AEK Athens), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 46’ Luka Jović (AEK Athens), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 10’ Mijat Gaćinović (AEK Athens), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 61’ Mijat Gaćinović (AEK Athens), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 16’ Luka Jović (AEK Athens), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 27’ Armandas Kučys (Celje), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 15’ Aboubakary Koita (AEK Athens), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 49’ Răzvan Marin (AEK Athens), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 3’ Mijat Gaćinović (AEK Athens), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 35’ Svit Sešlar (Celje), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+2’ Milot Avdyli (Celje), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 36’ Mijat Gaćinović (AEK Athens), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 6’ Svit Sešlar (Celje), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 77’ Dereck Kutesa (AEK Athens), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 29’ Mario Kvesić (Celje), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 3’ Barnabás Varga (AEK Athens), from a corner, 0.02 xG, goal 22’ Răzvan Marin (AEK Athens), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 34’ Juanjo Nieto (Celje), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 73’ Žan Karničnik (Celje), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 13’ Svit Sešlar (Celje), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 51’ Stavros Pilios (AEK Athens), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 17’ Orbelín Pineda (AEK Athens), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
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Lineups

Celje 4-3-3 Starting XI
Leban
Bejger
Tutyškinas 46’
Nieto
Karničnik
Hrka 46’
Kvesić 75’
Sešlar 85’
Vancaš 58’
Kučys
Iosifov
AEK Athens 4-4-2 Starting XI
Strakosha
Pilios
Moukoudi
Relvas
Rota
Koita 74’
Gaćinović 78’
Marin
Pineda 74’
Varga 86’
Jović 78’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Žan-Luk Leban
90′ 6 4 25 – – – – –
Defenders5 players
Juanjo Nieto
90′ 6 1 1 10 1 64 3 – – –
Łukasz Bejger
90′ 1 1 2 6 3 69 1 – – –
Artemijus Tutyškinas Taken off
45′ 1 – – 1 – 28 – – – –
Žan Karničnik
90′ 4 1 – 5 1 68 1 – – –
David Castro Came on as a substitute
45′ – – – 5 2 42 3 – –
Midfielders8 players
Svit Sešlar Taken off
85′ – – 40 – – 1 – 1 2 – –
Darko Hrka Taken off
45′ – – 24 1 – 2 – 4 2 –
Mario Kvesić Taken off
75′ – – 37 2 – 2 – 6 – 2 –
Nikita Iosifov
90′ – – 25 – – – 1 2 – – –
Rudi Požeg Vancaš Taken off
58′ – – 8 1 – – – 1 – – –
Papa Daniel Came on as a substitute
45′ – – 31 – – 1 – 3 – – –
Milot Avdyli Came on as a substitute
32′ – – 12 – – 2 – 3 1 1 –
Ivica Vidović Came on as a substitute
9′ – – 7 – – – – – – – –
Forwards2 players
Armandas Kučys
90′ – – 1 – 0.07 – – 2 – 12 –
Andrej Kotnik Came on as a substitute
15′ – – – – – – – 2 – 7 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

Celje LLDWW
AEK Athens WDWWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Celje 3-1 AEK Athens, 02 Oct 25 Next meeting: AEK Athens 0-2 Celje, 19 Mar 26  All Celje vs AEK Athens meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results from Bzzoiro Sports Data.