Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Celtic FC vs BSC Young Boys, Champions League 2024-25 LEAGUE STAGE

UEFA Champions League · 2024-25
Celtic FC
1 – 0
Full Time
BSC Young Boys
Wed 22 Jan 2025 · 20:00 UTC Celtic Park 56,544 HT 45' · FT 45'
Loris Benito og 86' 1–0
Nicolas Kuhn 20' Y
Y 45' Silvere Ganvoula
Y 47' Mohamed Aly Camara
Y 65' Filip Ugrinic
Y 83' Loris Benito
Daizen Maeda 88' R

Overview

Match Preview

Celtic FC vs BSC Young Boys — Champions League at Celtic Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Rohit Saggi
  • Assistant 1 Morten Jensen
  • Assistant 2 Anders Dale (Norway)

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

1
Celtic FC 1 games · Avg 1.0 goals BSC Young Boys
Last 5 meetings
2025-01-22 Celtic FC 1–0 BSC Young Boys

Recent Form

Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
02 Jan Rangers FC A 0–3 L
BSC Young Boys
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Jan Celtic FC A 0–1 L
11 Dec VfB Stuttgart A 1–5 L
26 Nov Atalanta BC H 1–6 L
06 Nov FK Shakhtar Donetsk A 1–2 L
23 Oct FC Internazionale Milano H 0–1 L
01 Oct FC Barcelona A 0–5 L

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Celtic FC welcome BSC Young Boys for this crunch clash at Celtic Park.
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. BSC Young Boys needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' Kasper Schmeichel needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 15' Celtic 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' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Nicolas Kuhn.
  • 25' The home supporters are growing impatient. Celtic FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 30' Kyogo Furuhashi, a Japan forward, has 15 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 35' BSC Young Boys fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 40' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 45' BSC Young Boys player sees a card in front of him.
  • 47' That is a card for BSC Young Boys. Mohamed Aly Camara will be fuming at that decision.
  • 52' Celtic FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 57' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 62' 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.
  • 65' Filip Ugrinic is having his name booked by the referee on 65.
  • 70' named a 4-3-3 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 72' Another substitution for BSC Young Boys to replace Joel Monteiro by Ebrima Colley on 72 minute.
  • 75' The crowd applauds Kyogo Furuhashi as he leaves the pitch. Adam Idah steps in for Celtic FC.
  • 80' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 83' Loris Benito is having his name booked by the referee on 83.
  • 86' Loris Benito makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and BSC Young Boys are in front.
  • 88' The referee shows Celtic FC player a card on 88.
  • 90' Celtic FC ring the changes. Nicolas Kuhn has done his job and it is now time for Liam Scales to step up.
  • It finishes all square. Celtic FC and BSC Young Boys share the spoils 1-0.

Lineups

Celtic FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brendan Rodgers

BSC Young Boys Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giorgio Contini

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.62 Celtic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.61 BSC Young Boys xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 63% + Under 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC62% Draw25% BSC Young Boys13%
Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes37% 0% No63%
Avg goals/match: 2.23
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 65%
35%
± 2.5 38%
62%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Celtic FC or Draw
87%
Draw or BSC Young Boys
38%
Celtic FC or BSC Young Boys
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC41% Draw49% BSC Young Boys10%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
13.7%
0 – 0
12.9%
1 – 1
11.3%
2 – 1
8.4%
3 – 0
7.2%
0 – 1
5.5%
3 – 1
4.6%
1 – 2
3.1%
4 – 0
2.9%
2 – 2
2.6%
4 – 1
2%

Asian Handicap — Celtic FC

Handicap Celtic FC covers Push BSC Young Boys covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 19% 66%
-1.5 34% — 66%
-1 34% 27% 40%
-0.5 60% — 40%
+0.5 88% — 12%
+1 88% 9% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
55% ✓
BSC Young Boys keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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