Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

UEFA Europa League · 2021-22
Celtic FC
2 – 0
Full Time
AZ
Wed 18 Aug 2021 · 18:45 UTC Celtic Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 49' Dani de Wit
Anthony Ralston 63' Y
James McCarthy 83' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Celtic FC vs AZ — Europe at Celtic Park.

  • Celtic FC 8 games · 11 pts (2025/26)
  • AZ 0 games · 0 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
Celtic FC 2 games · Avg 2.5 goals AZ
Last 5 meetings
2021-08-18 Celtic FC 2–0 AZ

Recent Form

Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
31 Jul Heart of Midlothian FC A 1–2 L
28 Jul FC Midtjylland A 1–2 L
AZ
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
01 May RKC Waalwijk A 3–1 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' What a night it is going to be! Celtic FC welcome AZ for this crunch clash at Celtic Park.
  • 5' AZ is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ange Postecoglou might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 12' Magnificent from Kyogo Furuhashi! That is 123 goals in 444 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 17' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 22' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 27' Hakon Evjen needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 32' It looks surprising Celtic FC does not make any changes. Greg Taylor has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 37' AZ fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 42' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Hobie Verhulst made 178 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 47' Joe Hart has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 49' The referee shows AZ player a Yellow card on 49.
  • 54' It is a cagey affair so far. Celtic FC in their trying to find a way past AZ's compact .
  • 58' The crowd applauds Liel Abada as he leaves the pitch. Odsonne Edouard steps in for Celtic FC.
  • 61' GOAL! James Forrest scores on 61.
  • 63' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Anthony Ralston on 63 minutes.
  • 68' Thijs Oosting has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 72' Fresh legs for AZ! Hakon Evjen comes on to replace Albert Gudmundsson.
  • 75' Another change for Celtic FC made on 75 minute. Kyogo Furuhashi leaves to be changed by Adam Montgomery.
  • 80' Ernest Poku is replacing Vangelis Pavlidis for the AZ side.
  • 83' The referee has no hesitation. James McCarthy is booked for Celtic FC — Yellow card on 83.
  • 88' Ismaila Soro has so much to prove this time. He replaces David Turnbull on 88 minute.
  • The points are shared — Celtic FC 2-0 AZ. Honours even.

Lineups

Celtic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ange Postecoglou

AZ Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pascal Jansen

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.78 Celtic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.6 AZ xG
I would bet for: Celtic FC to win 62% + Under — clean sheet likely 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC62% Draw24% AZ14%
Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes38% 0% No62%
Avg goals/match: 2.38
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Celtic FC or Draw
86%
Draw or AZ
38%
Celtic FC or AZ
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Celtic FC44% Draw47% AZ9%
Actual: Celtic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
15.7%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
11.1%
1 – 1
10.5%
2 – 1
8.6%
3 – 0
8.3%
3 – 1
5.2%
0 – 1
4.6%
4 – 0
3.7%
1 – 2
2.8%
2 – 2
2.6%
4 – 1
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Celtic FC

Handicap Celtic FC covers Push AZ covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 20% 62%
-1.5 38% — 62%
-1 38% 26% 36%
-0.5 64% — 36%
+0.5 89% — 11%
+1 89% 8% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
55% ✓
AZ keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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