Wednesday , 30 September 2026

AZ vs Celtic FC, Europe 2021-22 QUALIFICATION ROUND 3

UEFA Europa League · 2021-22
AZ
2 – 1
Full Time
Celtic FC
Thu 26 Aug 2021 · 18:15 UTC AFAS Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Zakaria Aboukhlal 39' Y
Y 58' Callum McGregor
Y 62' Adam Montgomery
Teun Koopmeiners 66' Y
Albert Gudmundsson 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

AZ vs Celtic FC — Europe at AFAS Stadion.

  • AZ 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
  • Celtic FC 8 games · 11 pts (2026/27)

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 Plzen 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

1
1
AZ 2 games · Avg 2.5 goals Celtic FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-08-26 AZ 2–1 Celtic FC 2021-08-18 Celtic FC 2–0 AZ

Recent Form

AZ
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Aug Celtic FC H 2–1 W
18 Aug Celtic FC A 0–2 L
14 Aug RKC Waalwijk A 0–1 L
16 May Heracles Almelo H 5–0 W
13 May FC Groningen A 0–0 D
08 May Fortuna Sittard H 1–0 W
Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Aug AZ A 1–2 L
21 Aug St. Mirren FC H 6–0 W
18 Aug AZ H 2–0 W
12 Aug FK Jablonec H 3–0 W
08 Aug Dundee FC H 6–0 W
05 Aug FK Jablonec A 4–2 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
AZ this season
0% Clean Sheets
Celtic FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Celtic FC
Mika Baur 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. AZ is hosting Celtic FC for another epic battle.
  • 3' Goal! Kyogo Furuhashi scores his 123 goal in 447 matches.
  • 6' What a moment for Zakaria Aboukhlal! That strike on 6 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 11' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 16' AZ have won 579 goals from 304 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 21' Bruno Martins Indi has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 2 cards already picked up this season.
  • 24' The supporters are chanting for Adam Montgomery. He replaces Greg Taylor on 24 minute.
  • 26' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Callum McGregor makes it 2-1.
  • 31' AZ started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 31.
  • 36' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 39' The referee calls foul for Zakaria Aboukhlal. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 44' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 49' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 54' It’s high time Ange Postecoglou made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 58' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Callum McGregor.
  • 60' The Celtic FC manager makes a substitution. Tom Rogic departs to be replaced by Odsonne Edouard.
  • 62' Adam Montgomery has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 62.
  • 66' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Teun Koopmeiners on 66 minutes.
  • 71' The AZ manager makes a substitution. Vangelis Pavlidis departs to be replaced by Albert Gudmundsson.
  • 75' A tactical swap from AZ — Sam Beukema on, Fredrik Midtsjo off on 75 minutes.
  • 80' Stephen Welsh has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 415 appearances.
  • 85' Dani de Wit, a Netherlands , has 3 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 86' Ismaila Soro is replacing Kyogo Furuhashi for the Celtic FC side.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Albert Gudmundsson.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for AZ players.

Lineups

AZ Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pascal Jansen

Celtic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ange Postecoglou

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.6 AZ xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.22 Celtic FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AZ45% Draw27% Celtic FC28%
Actual: AZ win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.82
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

AZ or Draw
72%
Draw or Celtic FC
55%
AZ or Celtic FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AZ33% Draw46% Celtic FC21%
Actual: AZ win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.6%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
8.7%
0 – 0
7.9%
2 – 0
7.5%
1 – 2
6.8%
0 – 1
6.4%
2 – 2
5.5%
3 – 1
4.8%
0 – 2
4.4%
3 – 0
3.9%
3 – 2
3%

Asian Handicap — AZ

Handicap AZ covers Push Celtic FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 14% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 21% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 16% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

AZ keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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