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April 7 2025, 13:06 · Alex Lawes
Updated April 9 2025, 10:58

Celje vs Fiorentina Preview & Prediction

Celje vs Fiorentina Preview & Prediction
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Celje have overperformed to reach the quarter-finals of the UEFA Europa Conference League as they now take on the runners’ up of the last two seasons of this tournament, Fiorentina.

Kick-off date/time: Thursday 10th April, 2025: UK – 8:00pm / US ET – 3:00pm / US PT – 12:00pm

How to watch on TV: UK – TNT Sports / US – Not televised

How to watch online: UK – Discovery+ / US – Paramount+

Key Stats

  • This is the first UEFA competition match between these teams.
  • Celje have never previous met an Italian team in a UEFA competition.
  • This is Celje’s first appearance in a UEFA competition quarter-final.
  • Celje are the first Slovenian team to appear in a UEFA competition quarter-final. FC Koper participated in the 2003 Intertoto Cup semi-finals, but in that competition the round prior to the semi-finals was called the third round.
  • Celje are unbeaten in their last 11 UEFA competition home matches (W7 D4).
  • None of Celje’s last 41 UEFA competition matches finished without a goal being scored.
  • Tamar Svetlin has scored in Celje’s last three UEFA Conference League matches.
  • This is Fiorentina’s first UEFA competition match against a Slovenian team.
  • Fiorentina have won more matches (21) and scored more goals (85) in the UEFA Conference League (GS/LP to F) than any other team.
  • This is Fiorentina’s third successive UEFA Conference League quarter-final participation. They reached the final in the last two seasons.
  • Fiorentina have won 11 out of 11 two-legged UEFA Conference League ties (inc qualifying).
  • ·Fiorentina have won nine of their previous ten UEFA competition quarter-finals ties. The only exception being a 1-3 defeat on aggregate against Celtic (0-3 a, 1-0 h) in the 1969/70 European Cup.
  • Fiorentina have lost only four of their previous 20 matches in UEFA competition quarter-finals (W12 D4).
  • Fiorentina have lost only three of their last 24 UEFA competition matches (W12 D9).

Celje vs Fiorentina Prediction

Celje come into this one on the back of a much-needed come from behind 2-1 defeat of Bravo in the Slovenian top-flight at the weekend. They have underperformed domestically as they remain fourth in the league behind Olimpija Ljubljana, Maribor and Koper. They have managed to defeat APOEL Nicosia and Lugano to reach this stage of the competition.

They now face a Fiorentina side that have reached the final of each of the last two UEFA Europa Conference League seasons before losing to both West Ham United and then Olympiakos. I Viola have endured an underwhelming second-half to this season but performances have begun to improve either side of the March international break.

Fiorentina will simply believe they are much the better of the two sides and they will be expected to win this one quite comfortably against poor, over achieving opposition.

Celje vs Fiorentina Tip: Fiorentina to win -1 handicap

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