Celje vs NEC Nijmegen prediction and preview

Europa League · Thursday 28 January 2027, 20:00 UTC

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Celje vs NEC Nijmegen

Europa League · Thursday 28 January 2027, 20:00 UTC · Stadion Z'dežele, Celje

Celje · NEC Nijmegen · Europa League predictions

Celje vs NEC Nijmegen preview

Celje host NEC Nijmegen in the Europa League on Thursday 28 January 2027, kick-off 20:00 UTC at Stadion Z'dežele in Celje. Celje are 29th in the table with 1 point from 3, while NEC Nijmegen sit 20th on 4 points after 3 matches.

Celje come into the game with a D-L-L-D-D run in the league (0 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5), while NEC Nijmegen's recent sequence reads W-D-L-L-L. Over their last 6, Celje have scored 1.0 and conceded 1.5 goals per game, with 2 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. NEC Nijmegen average 1.2 scored and 2.5 conceded across their last 6, with 0 clean sheets.

At home this season Celje have 1 win, 3 draws and 1 defeat from 5 matches; on the road NEC Nijmegen have 1 win, 1 draw and 2 defeats from 4.

Across the Europa League this season, 134 matches have produced 2.8 goals per game; home sides have won 47% and 21% have been drawn.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

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20NEC Nijmegen311158-34LDW
29Celje301227-51LLD

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Celje expected line-up (4-3-3)

Zan-Luk Leban, Artemijus Tutyškinas, Milot Avdyli, Pijus Širvys, Łukasz Bejger, Mark Zabukovnik, Svit Seslar, Mario Kvesic, Benjamin Verbic

NEC Nijmegen expected line-up (3-4-3)

Gonzalo Crettaz, Deveron Fonville, Perr Schuurs, Brayann Pereira, Darko Nejasmic, Clement Mutahi Bischoff, Tobias Storm, Dusan Tadic, Noé Lebreton, Tjaronn Chery, Bryan Linssen

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