APOEL vs Celje Prediction: the Slovenians will suffer defeat

Prediction for the UEFA Conference League match which will take place on February 20. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

APOEL

APOEL is one of the oldest Cypriot football clubs, having almost a century-long history. During this time, the Yellow-Blues have won the national championship 29 times. They are also the reigning national champions, but they will not be able to defend their title in the current tournament. By the end of the 23rd round, they are only fifth in the standings, 18 points behind the leading Paphos.

On the international stage, Cypriots started with Champions League qualification, but failed in the continent's premier club tournament and in qualifying for the Europa League. However, they made it to the general stage of the UEFA Conference League, where they performed very well. They suffered only one defeat to Borac Banja Luka. - 0:1, drew with Shamrock Rovers and Astana - 1:1 each, while defeating Fiorentina - 2:1, Molde - 1:0, Noah - 3:1, taking the final 11th place in the combined standings.

The Yellow-Blue fell to Celje. The first game took place in Slovenia, where Cypriots twice found themselves in the role of catching up, but both times they managed to come back - 2:2. Now they are waiting for the return home confrontation, where they are seen as favorites.

Celje

Celje have won the Slovenian championship only twice in their history. The first title was won in the 2019/20 season, while the second one was won last season. At the same time, in the current draw of the national championship, the Blues perform unsuccessfully. Here in five consecutive rounds they can not win, settling for three draws with two defeats, after which they slipped to fifth place in the standings, and the gap from the leader is already 16 points.

The Slovenians also had a disappointing international debut, as they fell out of Champions League and Europa League qualification, reaching only their third European Cup. In the overall UEFA Conference League stage, Celje beat only Başakşehir and TNS 5-1 and 3-2, respectively. In the game with Jagiellonia there was a draw - 3:3, while there were defeats from Vitoria - 1:3, Betis - 1:2, Paphos - 0:2. With seven points, the Blues took only 21st place in the composite standings.

Celje faced APOEL. In the home match Slovenians looked good, twice went ahead in the score thanks to Armandas Kucis' double, but in the end allowed Cypriots to come back - 2:2.

H2H Meetings

APOEL and Tsele have had only one head-to-head meeting in their history. It took place a week earlier in the UEFA Conference League round of 32, when the rivals failed to find a winner - 2:2.

Betting Stats

• APOEL have won four of their last six home matches.
• APOEL have scored at least three goals in four of their last six home matches.
• In four of the last five matches with APOEL there was an exchange of goals.
• In seven of the last nine matches with the participation of APOEL overcame the bookmaker's total over.
• Celje scored at least two goals in five of the last seven matches.

Expert Betting Tips

APOEL achieved a great result for themselves in the away confrontation with Celje, playing a draw - 2:2, although in the course of the meeting twice had to get back. Now Cypriots will host their opponents in Nicosia, where they always play well, score a lot and act on the spur of the moment. In eight games on their home field they have not lost, and in five battles they managed to win. In the return leg, the Yellow-Blue are the clear favorites, and the Slovenians play very unstable away.

W1 + Total Over 1.5 for 1.83

Total Over 2.5 for 1.73

BTTS for 1.73