Thursday , 2 July 2026

Aston Villa FC vs Celtic FC, Champions League 2024-25 LEAGUE STAGE

UEFA Champions League · 2024-25
Aston Villa FC
4 – 2
Full Time
Celtic FC
Wed 29 Jan 2025 · 20:00 UTC Villa Park 42,824 HT 45' · FT 45'
Morgan Rogers 3' 1–0
Morgan Rogers 5' 2–0
2–1 36' Adam Idah
2–2 38' Adam Idah
Ollie Watkins 60' 3–2
Morgan Rogers 90+1' 4–2

Overview

Match Preview

Aston Villa FC vs Celtic FC — Champions League at Villa Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Clement Turpin
  • Assistant 1 Nicolas Danos
  • Assistant 2 Benjamin Pages
16 games this season 🟨 1.9/game ⚽ 7.6 goals/game 🟥 2 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 Atletico 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

1
Aston Villa FC 1 games · Avg 6.0 goals Celtic FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-01-29 Aston Villa FC 4–2 Celtic FC

Recent Form

Aston Villa FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Villa Park that hosts another battle between Aston Villa FC and Celtic FC.
  • 3' GOAL! Morgan Rogers scores on 3. Assisted by Jacob Ramsey
  • 5' What a strike from Morgan Rogers! The score is 2-0.
  • 10' The travelling Celtic FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 15' Aston Villa FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 20' It looks like no one’s ball. Celtic FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 30' Time for substitution for Aston Villa FC. Matty Cash is replaced by John McGinn.
  • 35' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Celtic FC that had 410 games and scored 790 goals.
  • 36' What a strike from Adam Idah! The score is 2-1.
  • 38' Goal! Adam Idah scores his 40 goal in 368 matches.
  • 43' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 48' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Celtic FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 53' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 58' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 60' Aston Villa FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Ollie Watkins on 60.
  • 65' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Youri Tielemans made 422 appearances and scored 42 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 70' Greg Taylor needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 73' It is a substitution in Celtic FC team. Arne Engels is replaced by Luis Palma on 73 minute.
  • 74' Ian Maatsen is replacing Lucas Digne for the Aston Villa FC side.
  • 79' The Celtic FC manager makes a substitution. Adam Idah departs to be replaced by Daniel Cummings.
  • 83' Luke McCowan has so much to prove this time. He replaces Reo Hatate on 83 minute.
  • 88' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Lucas Digne suffering a number of foals already.
  • With this win, Aston Villa FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Aston Villa FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Celtic FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

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

✓ Correct
Aston Villa FC52% Draw22% Celtic FC26%
Actual: Aston Villa FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes72% 0% No28%
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

✗ Wrong
Aston Villa FC40% Draw38% Celtic FC22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–2 not predicted
4 – 2
Actual
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.