Saturday , 14 November 2026

AC Milan vs Celtic FC, Europe 2020-21 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Europa League · 2020-21
AC Milan
4 – 2
Full Time
Celtic FC
Thu 3 Dec 2020 · 17:55 UTC Stadio Giuseppe Meazza HT 45+1' · FT 45+3'
Y 23' Ryan Christie
Y 67' Tom Rogic
Y 75' Scott Brown

Overview

Match Preview

AC Milan vs Celtic FC — Europe at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza.

Match Details

  • Referee Ricardo de Burgos
  • Referee Inigo Prieto
  • Referee Adrian Cordero
  • Referee Jon Nunez
6 games this season 🟨 5.2/game ⚽ 22.3 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21
2 Aston Villa FC 8 21
3 FC Midtjylland 8 19
4 Real Betis Balompié 8 17
5 FC Porto 8 17
6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17
7 SC Freiburg 8 17
8 AS Roma 8 16
9 KRC Genk 8 16
10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15
11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15
12 Ferencvárosi TC 8 15
13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14
14 FC Viktoria Plzeň 8 14
15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14
16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13
17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12
18 Lille OSC 8 12
19 Fenerbahçe SK 8 12
20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12
21 Celtic FC 8 11
22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10
23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10
24 SK Brann 8 9
25 BSC Young Boys 8 9
26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7
27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7
28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7
29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6
30 FC Basel 1893 8 6
31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6
32 Rangers FC 8 4
33 OGC Nice 8 3
34 FC Utrecht 8 1
35 Malmo FF 8 1
36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1

Head-to-Head

2
AC Milan 2 games · Avg 5.0 goals Celtic FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-12-03 AC Milan 4–2 Celtic FC 2020-10-22 Celtic FC 1–3 AC Milan

Recent Form

AC Milan
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Dec Celtic FC H 4–2 W
29 Nov ACF Fiorentina H 2–0 W
26 Nov Lille OSC A 1–1 D
22 Nov SSC Napoli A 3–1 W
08 Nov Hellas Verona FC H 2–2 D
05 Nov Lille OSC H 0–3 L
Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Dec AC Milan A 2–4 L
26 Nov AC Sparta Praha A 1–4 L
21 Nov Hibernian FC A 2–2 D
08 Nov Motherwell FC A 4–1 W
05 Nov AC Sparta Praha H 1–4 L
29 Oct Lille OSC A 2–2 D

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
AC Milan this season
0% Clean Sheets
Celtic FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

AC Milan
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/1
46-60
1/2
61-75
1/1
76+
–/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Celtic FC
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/2
31-45
1/2
46-60
1/2
61-75
2/2
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

AC Milan
Alphadjo Cisse 3 G
Celtic FC
Camilo Duran 3 G
Mika Baur 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza. AC Milan are looking to make home advantage count against Celtic FC.
  • 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 7' Tom Rogic adds to his 0 season tally! Celtic FC lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 11' The AC Milan bench stirs into life. Simon Kjaer is withdrawn and Alessio Romagnoli gets his opportunity.
  • 14' GOAL! Odsonne Edouard scores on 14. Assisted by Ryan Christie
  • 19' It looks like no one’s ball. Celtic FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 23' That is a Yellow card for Celtic FC. Ryan Christie will be fuming at that decision.
  • 24' GOAL! Hakan Calhanoglu scores on 24.
  • 26' What a moment for Samu Castillejo! That strike on 26 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 31' AC Milan are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Celtic FC's shape.
  • 36' The home supporters are growing impatient. AC Milan must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 41' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 46' Another substitution for AC Milan to replace Rade Krunic by Sandro Tonali on 46 minute.
  • 50' What composure from Jens Hauge! The Norway international strokes it home. 3-2.
  • 55' Scott Brown is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for AC Milan so far.
  • 60' It is a cagey affair so far. AC Milan in their trying to find a way past Celtic FC's compact .
  • 61' The AC Milan manager makes a substitution. Franck Kessie departs to be replaced by Ismael Bennacer.
  • 66' Gianluigi Donnarumma has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 67' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Tom Rogic.
  • 67' Tom Rogic makes way for Jules Ntcham at the 67 minute mark. A tactical switch from Celtic FC.
  • 72' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 75' The referee shows Celtic FC player a Yellow card on 75.
  • 78' A tactical swap from Celtic FC — Ismaila Soro on, Scott Brown off on 78 minutes.
  • 82' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Brahim Diaz makes it 4-2.
  • 83' The AC Milan bench stirs into life. Ante Rebic is withdrawn and Lorenzo Colombo gets his opportunity.
  • 86' A change in the Celtic FC ranks — Ryan Christie exits the field as Patryk Klimala enters on 86.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. AC Milan take all three points.

Lineups

AC Milan Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Stefano Pioli

Celtic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Neil Lennon

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.18 AC Milan xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.42 Celtic FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AC Milan56% Draw22% Celtic FC22%
Actual: AC Milan win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.6
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 68%
32%
± 3.5 48%
52%
± 4.5 29%
71%

Double Chance

AC Milan or Draw
78%
Draw or Celtic FC
44%
AC Milan or Celtic FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AC Milan40% Draw39% Celtic FC21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–2 not predicted
4 – 2
Actual
1 – 1
9.3%
2 – 1
8.9%
2 – 0
6.6%
3 – 1
6.4%
2 – 2
6.2%
1 – 2
5.8%
1 – 0
5.5%
3 – 0
4.6%
3 – 2
4.6%
0 – 0
4.1%
4 – 1
3.5%
0 – 1
3.3%

Asian Handicap — AC Milan

Handicap AC Milan covers Push Celtic FC covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 16% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 20% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 13% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

AC Milan keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.