Aston Villa FC vs Celtic FC, Champions League 2024-25 LEAGUE STAGE
Overview
Match Preview
Aston Villa FC vs Celtic FC — Champions League at Villa Park.
- Aston Villa FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
- Celtic FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Clement Turpin
- Assistant 1 Nicolas Danos
- Assistant 2 Benjamin Pages
11 games this season
🟨 2.6/game
⚽ 7.1 goals/game
🟥 1 total
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal FC | 8 | 24 |
| 2 | FC Bayern München | 8 | 21 |
| 3 | Liverpool FC | 8 | 18 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 8 | 17 |
| 5 | FC Barcelona | 8 | 16 |
| 6 | Chelsea FC | 8 | 16 |
| 7 | Sporting Clube de Portugal | 8 | 16 |
| 8 | Manchester City FC | 8 | 16 |
| 9 | Real Madrid CF | 8 | 15 |
| 10 | FC Internazionale Milano | 8 | 15 |
| 11 | Paris Saint-Germain FC | 8 | 14 |
| 12 | Newcastle United FC | 8 | 14 |
| 13 | Juventus FC | 8 | 13 |
| 14 | Club Atlético de Madrid | 8 | 13 |
| 15 | Atalanta BC | 8 | 13 |
| 16 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 8 | 12 |
| 17 | Borussia Dortmund | 8 | 11 |
| 18 | PAE Olympiakos SFP | 8 | 11 |
| 19 | Club Brugge KV | 8 | 10 |
| 20 | Galatasaray SK | 8 | 10 |
| 21 | AS Monaco FC | 8 | 10 |
| 22 | Qarabag Agdam FK | 8 | 10 |
| 23 | FK Bodø/Glimt | 8 | 9 |
| 24 | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | 8 | 9 |
| 25 | Olympique de Marseille | 8 | 9 |
| 26 | Paphos FC | 8 | 9 |
| 27 | Royale Union Saint-Gilloise | 8 | 9 |
| 28 | PSV | 8 | 8 |
| 29 | Athletic Club | 8 | 8 |
| 30 | SSC Napoli | 8 | 8 |
| 31 | FC København | 8 | 8 |
| 32 | AFC Ajax | 8 | 6 |
| 33 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 8 | 4 |
| 34 | SK Slavia Praha | 8 | 3 |
| 35 | Villarreal CF | 8 | 1 |
| 36 | FK Kairat | 8 | 1 |
Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jan | Celtic FC | H | 4–2 | W |
| 26 Jan | West Ham United FC | H | 1–1 | D |
| 21 Jan | AS Monaco FC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 18 Jan | Arsenal FC | A | 2–2 | D |
| 15 Jan | Everton FC | A | 1–0 | W |
| 10 Jan | West Ham United FC | H | 2–1 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jan | Aston Villa FC | A | 2–4 | L |
| 22 Jan | BSC Young Boys | H | 1–0 | W |
| 14 Jan | Dundee FC | A | 3–3 | D |
| 11 Jan | Ross County FC | A | 4–1 | W |
| 08 Jan | Dundee United FC | H | 2–0 | W |
| 05 Jan | St. Mirren FC | H | 3–0 | W |
Key Stats
100%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
H2H (1 games)
100%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
0%
Clean Sheets
Aston Villa FC this season
Aston Villa FC this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
Aston Villa FC
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/1
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Aston Villa FC
| Emiliano Buendia | 1 G |
| John McGinn | 1 G |
| Nicolas Jackson | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Three points are at stake. Aston Villa FC host Celtic FC — let the battle begin!
- 3' Morgan Rogers doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
- 5' What a strike from Morgan Rogers! The score is 2-0.
- 10' Luke McCowan needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 15' Hyun-jun Yang is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Celtic FC so far.
- 20' Aston Villa FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Celtic FC backline.
- 25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Youri Tielemans made 427 appearances and scored 44 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 30' John McGinn has so much to prove this time. He replaces Matty Cash on 30 minute.
- 35' Aston Villa FC is showing some good football. However, Aston Villa FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 36' A goal from the Ireland international Adam Idah! He fires home on 36 to make it 2-1!
- 38' The Ireland Adam Idah breaks the deadlock on 38 minutes. 2-2!
- 43' Greg Taylor has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 48' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Aston Villa FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 53' With 1 assists to his name this season, Reo Hatate is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Aston Villa FC.
- 58' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 60' Ollie Watkins does the damage! The net is bulging and Aston Villa FC surge ahead!
- 65' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 70' Celtic FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 73' Celtic FC make a change. Arne Engels trudges off to be replaced by Luis Palma on 73 minutes.
- 74' The whistle greets Lucas Digne as he departs to be replaced by Ian Maatsen.
- 79' Fresh legs for Celtic FC! Daniel Cummings comes on to replace Adam Idah.
- 83' Celtic FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Luke McCowan is hanging Reo Hatate on the field on 83 minute.
- 88' Aston Villa FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Aston Villa FC 4-2 Celtic FC.
Lineups
Aston Villa FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 23
- 27
-
12
Lucas Digne ↓ Ian Maatsen 74'
-
2
Matty Cash ↓ John McGinn 30'
- 11
- 4
- 8
- 44
- 31
- 41
- 26
Bench
-
7
John McGinn ↑ 30'
- 25
-
22
Ian Maatsen ↑ 74'
- 48
- 50
- 9
- 72
- 66
- 20
Celtic FC Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1
- 6
- 42
- 3
-
9
Adam Idah ↓ Daniel Cummings 79'
-
41
Reo Hatate ↓ Luke McCowan 83'
-
5
Liam Scales ↓ Dane Murray 83'
- 10
- 2
-
27
Arne Engels ↓ Luis Palma 73'
-
13
Hyun-jun Yang ↓ Paulo Bernardo 73'
Bench
- 29
- 56
-
14
Luke McCowan ↑ 83'
- 17
- 12
-
28
Paulo Bernardo ↑ 73'
- 37
-
47
Dane Murray ↑ 83'
-
7
Luis Palma ↑ 73'
-
55
Daniel Cummings ↑ 79'
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Morgan Rogers | 3 |
| Adam Idah | 2 |
| Ollie Watkins | 1 |
Head to Head
Aston Villa FC Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.31
Aston Villa FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.61
Celtic FC xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 74% + Both teams to score 72%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Aston Villa FC win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.92
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 97% |
|
3% |
| ± 1.5 | 90% |
|
10% |
| ± 2.5 | 74% |
|
26% |
| ± 3.5 | 54% |
|
46% |
| ± 4.5 | 35% |
|
65% |
Double Chance
Aston Villa FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Celtic FC
48%
Aston Villa FC or Celtic FC
78%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✗ 4–2 not predicted4 – 2Actual
2 – 1
8.3%
1 – 1
8.2%
2 – 2
6.6%
3 – 1
6.3%
1 – 2
5.8%
2 – 0
5.4%
3 – 2
5%
1 – 0
4.2%
3 – 0
4%
4 – 1
3.6%
2 – 3
3.5%
0 – 0
3.1%
Asian Handicap — Aston Villa FC
| Handicap | Aston Villa FC covers | Push | Celtic FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 17% | — | 83% |
| -2 | 17% | 16% | 67% |
| -1.5 | 33% | — | 67% |
| -1 | 33% | 20% | 48% |
| -0.5 | 52% | — | 48% |
| +0.5 | 74% | — | 26% |
| +1 | 74% | 14% | 13% |
| +1.5 | 87% | — | 13% |
| +2 | 87% | 8% | 5% |
| +2.5 | 95% | — | 5% |
Clean Sheet
Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet
21%
✓
Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
11%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.