Celje vs Vitoria Guimarães

After a series of friendlies in June and July, Celje recently started the official season with a draw. In this situation, the team has accumulated a series of defeats, which they will try to change when they host the Portuguese team.

Vitória de Guimarães' official season has not yet started, but the team comes into this game against Celje having prepared themselves with a series of friendlies in which they have not performed well.

After an excellent end to the season, Celje managed to finish second in the Slovenian tournament, six points behind first-placed Ljubljana.

The team showed great defensive qualities, conceding the fewest goals throughout the season and also the fewest defeats, with only seven in 36 games.

After the end of the tournament, the team played a total of 7 friendlies, winning only two, and recently played their first official game of the season, drawing 2-2 with Aluminij, where they had to recover twice.

Vitória de Guimarães is another team that managed to keep a good level during the rest of the tournament. Despite losing their last game against Porto, the team managed to get a total of 16 wins in 34 games, which put them in the sixth place of the standings and allowed them to reach the international qualification stage.

The team played a total of six pre-season friendlies, but only managed one win, against Fafe, the lowest ranked team of the pre-season, by 0-2.

The team did not make any big signings this season, but let go one of last season's key players, Ibra Bamba, who was sold to Al-Duhail.