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Saturday, 17/10/2026 at 17:00

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Match preview · PrvaLiga (Slovenia)

NK Maribor – NK Celje

NK Maribor 1st in PrvaLiga (Slovenia) Home 1.39 projected goals by the model
NK Celje 7th in PrvaLiga (Slovenia) Away 1.25 projected goals by the model

Model updated 3 October, 21:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
1.39 1.25
NK Maribor NK Celje
NK Maribor
38%
Draw
31%
NK Celje
31%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
NK Maribor Draw NK Celje
Fair odds 2.61 3.25 3.23
Total goals
2.64
Over 2.5 goals
50%
Both teams to score
60%
Data coverage · full

Both teams have the full 20-match model window available.

Model vs market

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The model's case

Why the model leans NK Maribor

38% NK Maribor to win

Attack
3rd vs 3rd
NK Maribor attack v NK Celje defence
Defence
1st vs 1st
NK Maribor defence v NK Celje attack
Recent xG form
+0.94 vs +0.58
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
1.39 – 1.25
NK Maribor v NK Celje
How the model arrived here →

Team comparison

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.

Overview: NK Maribor and NK Celje compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading NK Maribor NK Celje
xG / match 1.48 · 6th (better) 1.59 · 3rd
xGA / match (better) 0.84 · 1st 1.05 · 2nd
xGD / match (better) +0.64 · 1st +0.54 · 2nd
xPts / match (better) 1.84 · 1st 1.78 · 2nd
Last 6 xGD / match (better) +0.94 +0.58

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 35% of the model's distribution.

NK Maribor clean sheet
26%
NK Maribor 2+ goals
42%
Under 2.5 goals
50%
Both teams to score: no
40%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
15.6%
2:1
10.1%
1:2
8.9%
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Model details

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the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
NK Maribor sample
20 matches
NK Celje sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · NK Maribor
5 matches
Away xG sample · NK Celje
4 matches
Computed
Saturday, 03/10/2026 at 21:30

Limitations

The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.