Celje vs NK Primorje: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Celje played against NK Primorje in PrvaLiga (Slovenia). The game was played on December 7, 2025. Final score: 4:1.

Recent form

Celje has 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss over its last five games, averaging 1.60 points per game. NK Primorje has 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses, with 0.80 points per game.

Scoring records

Celje scores 2.47 goals per game and allows 0.76. NK Primorje scores 1.06 and allows 1.88. Games in this league average 3.07 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 47% of Celje's games and 53% of NK Primorje's. The Over 2.5 rates are 71% and 59%, compared with league averages of 61% for BTTS and 63% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Celje has the higher season xG average, 1.94 to 1.51 per game. Celje takes 15.9 shots per game, while NK Primorje takes 10.5.

First-half and second-half trends

Celje leads at halftime in 53% of its games and scores 1.41 goals per game after halftime. NK Primorje leads at halftime in 24% and scores 0.76 after halftime.

When the teams score

Celje's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (11 goals). For NK Primorje, it is minutes 46-60 (6 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

PrvaLiga games average 3.07 goals. Both teams score in 61% of games, and 63% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, one previous meeting was available. The record was 1 home win, 0 draws and 0 away wins. Those games averaged 5.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

Stats by half

2 : 1
First half
2 : 0
Second half

Game stats

63Possession (%)37
CeljeNK Primorje
17Shots8
CeljeNK Primorje
6Shots on target3
CeljeNK Primorje
2.08xG1.09
CeljeNK Primorje
7Corners4
CeljeNK Primorje
81Dangerous attacks51
CeljeNK Primorje
18Fouls12
CeljeNK Primorje
1Cards3
CeljeNK Primorje

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

2.47Goals scored / game1.06
CeljeNK Primorje
0.76Goals allowed / game1.88
CeljeNK Primorje
64%Average possession51%
CeljeNK Primorje
6.06Shots on target / game3.88
CeljeNK Primorje

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

15.88Shots per game10.53
CeljeNK Primorje
6.06Shots on target3.88
CeljeNK Primorje
15.6%Shot conversion10.1%
CeljeNK Primorje
64%Possession51%
CeljeNK Primorje
1.94xG for1.51
CeljeNK Primorje
1.12xG against1.69
CeljeNK Primorje

Shooting quality

Celje: DominantNK Primorje: Balanced
CeljeNK Primorje
Accuracy (shots on target)38%37%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.14
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.410.27

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Celje is 100% better for: last-5 form.

1.6 pts / game - Celje · 0.8 pts / game - NK Primorje

Celje
LWDWD
Season result split
71% W24% D6% L
Season (W-D-L)
12-4-1
2.35 pts / game · goal difference +29
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-3-0
Last 5 at home
2-3-0
WDWDD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 2.03Opponent xG: 0.97BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%
NK Primorje
LLLWD
Season result split
24% W18% D59% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-3-10
0.88 pts / game · goal difference -14
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
0-2-6
Last 5 away
0-1-4
LLLLD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.4Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.62Opponent xG: 1.56BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 40%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Celje is 133% better for: goals scored per game.

2.47 goals / game - Celje · 1.06 goals / game - NK Primorje

Celje is 147% better for: goals allowed per game.

0.76 goals / game - Celje · 1.88 goals / game - NK Primorje

Celje scoring profile: very strong

Celje scores in 88% of games (15 of 17 meczów), while NK Primorje keeps a clean sheet in 12% (2 of 17 meczów).

NK Primorje scoring profile: mixed

NK Primorje scores in 59% of games (10 of 17 meczów), while Celje keeps a clean sheet in 53% (9 of 17 meczów).

42Goals scored (season)18
CeljeNK Primorje
13Goals conceded (season)32
CeljeNK Primorje
3.24Average goals per game2.94
CeljeNK Primorje
6Goals scored (last 5)2
CeljeNK Primorje
4Goals conceded (last 5)8
CeljeNK Primorje

How often they score at least...

88%1 goal59%
CeljeNK Primorje
76%2 goals29%
CeljeNK Primorje
53%3 goals12%
CeljeNK Primorje
18%4 goals6%
CeljeNK Primorje

How often they concede at least...

47%1 goal88%
CeljeNK Primorje
24%2 goals65%
CeljeNK Primorje
6%3 goals29%
CeljeNK Primorje
0%4 goals6%
CeljeNK Primorje

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

18%BTTS at half-time6%
CeljeNK Primorje
0%BTTS in both halves0%
CeljeNK Primorje
53%Scored in both halves24%
CeljeNK Primorje

BTTS and goal count

41%Min. 3 goals and BTTS47%
CeljeNK Primorje
29%Min. 3 goals without BTTS12%
CeljeNK Primorje
60%BTTS - last 520%
CeljeNK Primorje

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

88%Min. 1 goal before half-time88%
CeljeNK Primorje
41%Min. 2 goals before half-time12%
CeljeNK Primorje
12%Min. 3 goals before half-time6%
CeljeNK Primorje

2nd half

82%Min. 1 goal after half-time82%
CeljeNK Primorje
47%Min. 2 goals after half-time53%
CeljeNK Primorje
24%Min. 3 goals after half-time29%
CeljeNK Primorje

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Celje is 122% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.82 pts / game - Celje · 0.82 pts / game - NK Primorje

Celje - half-time state
53% leading24% draw24% trailing
NK Primorje - half-time state
24% leading12% draw65% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.82Points per game (1st half)0.82
CeljeNK Primorje
1.06Goals scored (1st half)0.29
CeljeNK Primorje
0.47Goals conceded (1st half)0.76
CeljeNK Primorje
1.53Average goals (1st half)1.06
CeljeNK Primorje
59%Clean sheet before half-time35%
CeljeNK Primorje
35%No goal before half-time71%
CeljeNK Primorje

After half-time (2nd half)

2.35Points per game (2nd half)1
CeljeNK Primorje
1.41Goals scored (2nd half)0.76
CeljeNK Primorje
0.29Goals conceded (2nd half)1.12
CeljeNK Primorje
1.71Average goals (2nd half)1.88
CeljeNK Primorje
76%Clean sheet after half-time29%
CeljeNK Primorje
24%No goal after half-time47%
CeljeNK Primorje

Celje - second-half results

71% W24% D6% L
31
Half-time points
18
Half-time goals
+10
Goal difference (1st half)
40
Second-half points
+19
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.82
PPG before half-time
Lead holding134%

Leads at halftime in 53% of games and wins 71%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.2

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

NK Primorje - second-half results

24% W29% D47% L
14
Half-time points
5
Half-time goals
-8
Goal difference (1st half)
17
Second-half points
-6
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.82
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 24% of games and wins 24%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.4

Allows 0.4 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Celje - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.801.20
Goals scored / game0.80.4
Goals allowed / game0.40.4
Average goals per game1.20.8
1 goal80%60%
2 goals40%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal20%60%
Goal difference+20
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 4
NK Primorje - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.800.60
Goals scored / game0.20.2
Goals allowed / game0.80.8
Average goals per game1.01.0
1 goal80%60%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal80%80%
Goal difference-3-3
Half-time: 20% leading - 20% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 60% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Celje
ScoredConceded
5
2
0-15
8
1
16-30
5
5
31-45
4
1
46-60
9
2
61-75
11
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (11 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): +9 - wins late phases.

NK Primorje
ScoredConceded
2
2
0-15
1
6
16-30
2
5
31-45
6
0
46-60
2
9
61-75
5
10
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (6 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (10). Late-goal balance (76-90): -5 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

3.08
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
2.2 : 0.9
Estimated goal split
home : away
100%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
50%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+62%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
52%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
5%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 20 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Celje

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.82
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.89
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-6.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.53
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.36
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
153%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
52%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.75
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
26% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 12% come in the first quarter-hour.
26%

NK Primorje

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.18
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.64
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+2.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.45
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.19
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
73%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
117%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.08
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.5
Late goals
28% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
28%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (PrvaLiga).

Teams vs league

CeljeLigaNK Primorje
Average goals per game 3.243.07 2.94
Both teams scored 47%61% 53%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 71%63% 59%
Clean sheets 53%22% 12%
Goal before half-time 88%87% 88%
Goal after half-time 82%80% 82%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

3.07
Average goals per game
61%
Both teams scored
63%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
22%
Clean sheets
1.61
Home goals / game
1.46
Away goals / game
+10%
Home attack advantage
+9%
Home defensive advantage
+12%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
87%
1 goal
37%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
80%
1 goal
53%
2 goals
25%
3 goals
8%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. CeljeGoalAndrej Kotnik
  2. CeljeYellow cardFlorjan Jevšenak
  3. NK PrimorjeGoalHaris Kadrić
  4. NK PrimorjeYellow cardHaris Kadrić
  5. CeljeSubstitutionOn: David Castro PazosOff: Gašper Vodeb
  6. CeljeSubstitutionOn: Papa Mustapha DanielOff: Darko Hrka
  7. NK PrimorjeRed cardElian Demirovič
  8. CeljeSubstitutionOn: Franko KovačevićOff: Matej Poplatnik
  9. NK PrimorjeSubstitutionOn: Maj FogecOff: Mark Strajnar

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Damjan NovarlićMatches officiated: 9
4.56Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 267%Home wins22%Draws11%Away wins

Head-to-head

Record from Celje's perspective: 1 win, 0 draws and 0 losses against NK Primorje. Games average 5.00 goals, and both teams scored in 100% of them.

NK Primorje Ajdovščina
2 : 3
NK Celje

FAQ

What was the result of Celje vs NK Primorje?

The PrvaLiga match finished Celje 4:1 NK Primorje. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Celje vs NK Primorje?

Celje score 2.47 goals per game on average and NK Primorje 1.06. The PrvaLiga average is 3.07 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 63% of games. Both teams score in 47% of Celje's matches and 53% of NK Primorje's.

What form are Celje and NK Primorje in?

Over the last 5 games Celje have a 2-2-1 record (1.60 points per game) and NK Primorje 1-1-3 (0.80 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Celje vs NK Primorje?

The statistical background for Celje vs NK Primorje — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.