Saturday , 14 November 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 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
25% Clean Sheets
AZ this season
0% Clean Sheets
Celtic FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

AZ
0-15
–/–
16-30
2/1
31-45
–/1
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/1
76+
4/–
■ 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)

AZ
Mexx Meerdink 3 G
Weslley Patati 2 G 1 A
Celtic FC
Camilo Duran 3 G
Mika Baur 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds AFAS Stadion will turn into a battlefield for AZ and Celtic FC.
  • 3' Celtic FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Kyogo Furuhashi on 3.
  • 6' What an equalizer from Zakaria Aboukhlal!
  • 11' Celtic FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 16' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 21' AZ have won 592 goals from 314 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 24' Celtic FC make a change. Greg Taylor trudges off to be replaced by Adam Montgomery on 24 minutes.
  • 26' Against the run of play, Callum McGregor has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 31' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His AZ side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 36' With 0 assists to his name this season, Fredrik Midtsjo is clearly more than just a goal scorer for AZ.
  • 39' The referee shows AZ player a Yellow card on 39.
  • 44' Celtic FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 49' Yukinari Sugawara has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 54' Scotland international Stephen Welsh has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 58' The referee calls foul for Callum McGregor. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 60' The crowd applauds Tom Rogic as he leaves the pitch. Odsonne Edouard steps in for Celtic FC.
  • 62' Adam Montgomery catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 62.
  • 66' A meaty challenge results in booking for Teun Koopmeiners on 66.
  • 71' The whistle greets Vangelis Pavlidis as he departs to be replaced by Albert Gudmundsson.
  • 75' Sam Beukema is ready to make an impact after coming on for Fredrik Midtsjo at the 75 minute mark.
  • 80' The energy levels are beginning to show. Pascal Jansen might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 85' Carl Starfelt is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Celtic FC so far.
  • 86' It is a substitution in Celtic FC team. Kyogo Furuhashi is replaced by Ismaila Soro on 86 minute.
  • 90' Albert Gudmundsson has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
  • With this win, AZ is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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.