Celje 1:1 Maribor: Match Result

Match report

Celje and Maribor share points in tight 1. SNL encounter

Celje hosted Maribor in the third round of the 1. SNL regular season on Saturday, and the two sides settled for a 1:1 draw after ninety minutes. The league leaders arrived at the ground unbeaten after eight matches, while the hosts had accumulated eleven points from seven outings. By then, both teams had already shown they could score freely, but this fixture demanded something different. Z. Repas broke the deadlock in the third minute, giving Celje an early advantage that many expected would hold. The opening goal came from a quick exchange, and the home side pushed forward with confidence. To be fair, Maribor did not look rattled, but they found themselves chasing the game for the first half. Repas was eventually substituted in the eightieth minute, having done enough to justify his place on the pitch. The second half brought fresh legs and a different tempo. Maribor pulled level through D. Hrka in the seventy-ninth minute, a moment that shifted the balance entirely. The equalizer came after a series of substitutions on both sides, with Celje making three changes between the forty-sixth and seventieth-third minutes. And here's the thing about these late goals — they tend to decide whether a team settles or pushes for more. There was controversy in the eighty-third minute when V. Tusha's effort was ruled offside after VAR intervention. The decision sparked debate, though no further incidents followed. D. Vizinger picked up a yellow card in the eighty-eighth minute as tensions rose toward the final whistle. The match ended without a winner, which suited neither side completely. The statistics tell a story of wasted opportunities. Celje registered 130 attacks with only one shot on target, while Maribor managed six shots on target from 94 attacks. Possession favoured the hosts at 56 per cent, but the final figure means little when conversions are this sparse. The home side's shots accuracy sat at just six per cent, whereas Maribor's was thirty-five per cent. The result leaves Maribor still top of the table with sixteen points from eight games, but it also shows the league leaders are not invincible. Celje remain fifth with eleven points from seven matches, a position that reflects their inconsistency. The draw extended Maribor's unbeaten run and gave Celje another point to build on. Football often decides itself in moments like these — one goal, one mistake, one chance missed.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 56.00 – 44

Shots on target 1 – 6

Shots off target 8 – 7

Attacks 130 – 94

⚽ 3' Z. Repas — Goal ⇄ 46' M. Ivansek — Substitution ⇄ 59' C. Goncalves — Substitution ⇄ 59' R. Pozeg — Substitution ⇄ 67' J. Mlakar — Substitution ⇄ 73' L. Koutris — Substitution ⚽ 79' D. Hrka — Goal ⇄ 80' Z. Repas — Substitution ⇄ 81' T. Cipot — Substitution 83' V. Tusha — var_goal_cancelled_-_offside 🟨 88' D. Vizinger — Yellow card

Match events

3' 0:1 Maribor Goal Z. Repas assist: J. Mlakar
46' 0:1 Celje Substitution M. Ivansek off: P. Sirvys
59' 0:1 Maribor Substitution C. Goncalves off: B. Feta
59' 0:1 Celje Substitution R. Pozeg off: Y. Dukuly
67' 0:1 Maribor Substitution J. Mlakar off: L. Zahovic
73' 0:1 Celje Substitution L. Koutris off: V. Tusha
79' 1:1 Celje Goal D. Hrka assist: M. Kvesic
80' 1:1 Maribor Substitution Z. Repas off: D. Vizinger
81' 1:1 Maribor Substitution T. Cipot off: N. Osterc
83' 1:1 Celje var_goal_cancelled_-_offside V. Tusha
88' 1:1 Maribor Yellow card D. Vizinger

Statistics

56.00 Possession, % 44

1 Shots on target 6

8 Shots off target 7

130 Attacks 94

4 Corners 2

7 Free kicks 9

3 Offsides 1

0 Yellow cards 1

0 Red cards 0

10 Goal kicks 9

19 Throw-ins 19

All statistics

8 Blocked shots 4

0.06 Shot accuracy 0.35

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