Fiorentina vs Celje Preview: Team News & Prediction

by Alex Lawes · April 15 2025, 11:25

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Fiorentina have been runners’ up in each of the last two UEFA Europa Conference League seasons as they now push for another semi-final appearance, leading Celje ahead of this week.

Kick-off date/time: Thursday 17th April, 2025: UK – 5:45pm / US ET – 12:45pm / US PT – 9:45am

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

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

Key Stats

Fiorentina are unbeaten in their last 12 UEFA competition matches at home (W9 D3).
Fiorentina have won more matches (22) and scored more goals (87) 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 21 matches in UEFA competition quarter-finals (W13 D4).
Fiorentina have won seven of their previous ten home matches in UEFA competition quarter-finals (D1 L2).
Fiorentina have lost only three of their last 25 UEFA competition matches (W13 D9).
Fiorentina have scored 21 goals in their last six UEFA competition matches at home (average of 3.5 goals per match).
Rolando Mandragora has scored in four of Fiorentina’s last five UEFA Conference League matches.
Celje have lost seven of their last eight UEFA competition matches away from home (W1).
Celje have won their last three away matches in all competitions.
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.
None of Celje’s last 42 UEFA competition matches finished without a goal being scored.
Celje have only failed to score in one of their last 12 UEFA competition matches.

Fiorentina vs Celje Prediction

With former Monza boss Raffaele Palladino at the helm, Fiorentina are looking to make it three UEFA Europa Conference League finals on the bounce. They enjoyed a first-leg victory in Slovenia last week by two goals to one and have given themselves an excellent chance.

I Viola have been a little inconsistent in Serie A over the last few months as they sit just outside of the top seven and the European spots due to a goalless draw with Parma at the weekend. Celje, on the other hand, have surpassed expectations by even reaching the quarter-finals of a European competition – even getting out of the league phase. They have struggled domestically and have slipped away from the top-of-the-table in the Slovenian top-flight.

Fiorentina, especially at the Artemio Franchi, will be confident of getting themselves over the line and into the semi-finals with a fairly comfortable victory in Italy in this second-leg.

Fiorentina vs Celje Tip: Fiorentina to win