Drita 2-3 Celje: result and report
Europa Conference League · Thursday 19 February 2026
Result
Drita 2-3 Celje
Europa Conference League · Thursday 19 February 2026, 20:00 UTC · half-time 0-2
Drita 2-3 Celje: match report
Drita were beaten by Celje 2-3 in the Europa Conference League on Thursday 19 February 2026. It was 0-2 at half-time.
Armandas Kucys opened the scoring in the 19th minute. Drita's goals came from Blerim Krasniqi (59') and Liridon Balaj (75'). Celje scored through Armandas Kucys (19'), Milot Avdyli (41') and Matej Poplatnik (90+4').
Discipline: Drita received 2 yellow cards; Celje received 3 yellow cards.
Going into the game Drita were 18th on 14 points from 8 and Celje 10th on 19 points from 10. This fixture belongs to an earlier Europa Conference League season and is kept for reference.
Drita lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Celje in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Liridon Balaj of Drita (8.0), ahead of Blerim Krasniqi (7.8).
Going into the match Drita's last five read L-L-W-W-D and Celje's D-L-L-W-W.
Key events
- 10'Yellow card · Vesel Limaj
- 19'Goal · Armandas Kucys
- 41'Goal · Milot Avdyli
- 48'Yellow card · Mario Kvesic
- 59'Goal · Blerim Krasniqi
- 61'Yellow card · Egzon Bejtulai
- 64'Yellow card · Matej Poplatnik
- 75'Goal · Liridon Balaj
- 78'Yellow card · Juanjo Nieto
- 90+4'Goal · Matej Poplatnik
Team news
Drita line-up (4-2-3-1)
Faton Maloku, Besnik Krasniqi, Egzon Bejtulai, Jorgo Pellumbi, Raddy Ovouka, Vesel Limaj, Albert Dabiqaj, Almir Ajzeraj, Kemehlo Nguena, Veton Tusha, Kristal Abazaj
Celje line-up (4-3-3)
Zan-Luk Leban, Łukasz Bejger, Darko Hrka, Artemijus Tutyškinas, Juanjo Nieto, Svit Seslar, Ivan Calusic, Mario Kvesic, Milot Avdyli, Armandas Kučys, Nikita Iosifov