NK Celje v Slovan Bratislava

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Slovenian outfit, NK Celje, will be seeking to make it five wins on the trot in all competitions on Wednesday night when they play host to Slovakian visitors, Slovan Bratislava at their Stadion Z'dežele in this upcoming 1st leg of their Champions League 2nd qualifying round clash, while Slovan Bratislava will be aiming to make it four wins on the trot after sealing their place in this 2nd qualifying round thanks to a 2-1 win away from home at North Macedonia side Struga.

NK Celje made light work of Estonian side Flora Tallinn as the Slovenian hosts registered a comprehensive 5-0 win away from home in the 1st leg before sealing the deal with a 2-1 home win in the return leg at their Stadion Z'dežele.

On the domestic front, Celje also recorded an opening day 2-1 home win against Bravo in the Slovenian 1. SNL to hand Damir Krznar's side the perfect start to this new campaign and having previously collected a 1-0 win at home against Rapid Bucharest in a pre-season friendly, the hosts will be in confident mood ahead of this 1st leg tie.

The goals market also appeals here as no fewer than seven of NK Celje's last 10 matches in all competitions have resulted in both teams scoring as well.

Slovan Bratislava are yet to start their domestic top flight season in the Slovakian Super Liga but nevertheless, the visitors registered a convincing 6-3 win on aggregate against Struga in their 1st qualifying round tie in the Champions League and they'll be hoping they can use this momentum when they prepare for this trip to the Stadion Z'dežele on Wednesday night.

Slovan Bratislava had previously finished top of the Super Liga table at the end of the regular season and despite losing three of their final four games in the Slovakian top flight campaign, Vladimir Weiss's side still finished 15 points clear of runners-up, DAC 1904, at the conclusion of the Championship Round phase.

The visitors experienced a mixed bag of results though in their four pre-season friendlies as they registered wins against Blau-Weiss Linz and Petrzalka, while also being handed losses at the hands of Ludogorets and CFR Cluj, and results away from home in recent times indicate four losses in their last six outings on the road.

Again, the goals market appeals here as seven of Slovan Bratislava's last 10 games overall in all competitions have resulted in both teams scoring.

NK Celje v Slovan Bratislava Verdict

NK Celje and Slovan Bratislava have never previously met before in any competition but this upcoming fixture at the Stadion Z'dežele looks like being another tightly fought encounter with both sides bringing a decent sequence of results into this 1st leg tie and both look set to score here too.

Therefore, our main bet will be BTTS Yes @ 1.72

Other side bets worth considering:

Draw @ 3.30

Correct Score: 1-1 @ 6.50