§ Conference League · 2025-26 · 3rd Qualifying Round

Celje 2–4 Lugano

  • Kovacevic 22'
  • Kvesic 66'
  • Grgic 13' (pen.)
  • Papadopoulos 69'
  • Steffen 81'
  • Acebal 84' (pen.)

14 August 2025

The match in data

Lugano beat Celje 4–2 on 14 August 2025, in the 2025-26 Conference League (3rd Qualifying Round).

Lugano came from behind: they were trailing 2–1 at 66'.

Player of the match: Antonios Papadopoulos (Lugano), rated 80, thanks above all to 7 duels won and 1 goal. Papadopoulos produced 1.4 times as much as a defender typically does, at 0.1 times the cost.

For Celje, the highest-rated player was Papa Daniel, with 70.

80
Player of the match

Antonios Papadopoulos

Lugano · 90'

Produced 1.36× and cost 0.11× their position's average

Added
  • 7 duels won 1.5×
  • 1 goal 4.0×
  • 4 aerials won 2.4×
Took away
  • 3 misplaced passes 0.4×

Match ratings

Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.

Celje
PlayerPositionMinRating
Papa Daniel Midfielder 20 70
Franko Kovacevic Forward 90 64
Mario Kvesic Midfielder 82 64
Artemijus Tutyškinas Defender 90 53
Milot Avdyli Forward 90 48
Mark Zabukovnik Midfielder 90 45
Zan Karnicnik Midfielder 70 44
Damjan Vuklisevic Defender 90 43
Danijel Sturm Forward 78 43
Juanjo Nieto Defender 70 39
Zan Luk Leban Goalkeeper 90 36
Nikita Iosifov Midfielder 78 34
Matija Boben Defender 20 33
Anomnachi Chidi Forward 12 no rating
Ivica Vidovic Midfielder 12 no rating
Darko Hrka Midfielder 8 no rating
Lugano
PlayerPositionMinRating
Antonios Papadopoulos ★ Defender 90 80
Zachary Brault-Guillard Defender 44 64
Anto Grgic Midfielder 90 62
Georgios Koutsias Forward 78 61
Daniel Dos Santos Midfielder 35 59
Hicham Mahou Midfielder 26 56
Uran Bislimi Midfielder 26 56
Ayman El Wafi Defender 90 55
Elias Pihlström Midfielder 64 54
Alexandre Parsemain Forward 55 51
Renato Steffen Midfielder 90 47
Pablo Acebal Midfielder 90 45
Amir Saipi Goalkeeper 90 40
Mohamed Belhadj Mahmoud Midfielder 64 29
Damian Kelvin Defender 46 29
Kevin Behrens Forward 12 no rating

Did you know?

La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.

Which Celje player played the most passes leading to a shot?

Mario Kvesic, with 5 key passes. Next: Milot Avdyli 3, Franko Kovacevic 2.

In a high-scoring 2–4 match, Mario Kvesic consistently unlocked opportunities for Celje with 5 key passes. Milot Avdyli produced 3 and Franko Kovacevic had 2.

Which Lugano player won the most aerial duels?

Antonios Papadopoulos, with 4 aerial duels won. Next: Ayman El Wafi 1, Alexandre Parsemain 1.

Lugano secured a 2–4 win with Antonios Papadopoulos controlling aerial traffic, winning 4 duels. Ayman El Wafi and Alexandre Parsemain won 1 each.

How is the rating calculated?

The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.

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Celje 2–4 Lugano, Conference League 2025-26. Player of the match: Antonios Papadopoulos, 80
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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.