Sunday , 16 August 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 (2025/26)
  • Celtic FC 8 games · 11 pts (2025/26)

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

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
10% Clean Sheets
Celtic FC this season

Top Scorers (This Season)

Celtic FC
Benjamin Nygren 4 G 1 A
Reo Hatate 3 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for AZ to score. At the same time, Celtic FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 3' What a strike from Kyogo Furuhashi! The score is 0-1.
  • 6' Magnificent from Zakaria Aboukhlal! That is 33 goals in 436 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 11' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 16' It looks surprising Celtic FC does not make any changes. Teun Koopmeiners has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 21' Both keepers have barely been tested. AZ and Celtic FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 24' The Celtic FC bench stirs into life. Greg Taylor is withdrawn and Adam Montgomery gets his opportunity.
  • 26' The Scotland Callum McGregor breaks the deadlock on 26 minutes. 2-1!
  • 31' Celtic FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 36' It’s high time Ange Postecoglou made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 39' AZ player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 44' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 49' Celtic FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 54' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both AZ and Celtic FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 58' The referee calls foul for Callum McGregor. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 60' Celtic FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Odsonne Edouard is hanging Tom Rogic on the field on 60 minute.
  • 62' The referee shows Celtic FC player a Yellow card on 62.
  • 66' Poor challenge from Teun Koopmeiners. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 71' The whistle greets Vangelis Pavlidis as he departs to be replaced by Albert Gudmundsson.
  • 75' Another substitution for AZ to replace Fredrik Midtsjo by Sam Beukema on 75 minute.
  • 80' Ismaila Soro has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 4 appearances.
  • 85' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 86' The Celtic FC bench stirs into life. Kyogo Furuhashi is withdrawn and Ismaila Soro gets his opportunity.
  • 90' Albert Gudmundsson picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • Full Time. AZ beats Celtic FC

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.