Celtic FC vs FC Alashkert, 2018-19 1ST QUALIFYING ROUND
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Overview
Match Preview
Celtic FC vs FC Alashkert — Champions League .
- Celtic FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- FC Alashkert 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Horatiu Fesnic
- Referee Mihai Artene
- Referee Valentin Avram
- Referee Andrei Chivulete
4 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 3.0 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 8 24 2 FC Bayern Munchen 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 Bodo/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 Kobenhavn 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 18 Jul FC Alashkert H 3–0 W 10 Jul FC Alashkert A 3–0 W 03 Dec FC Torpedo Kutaisi A 1–2 L 26 Nov FC Sheriff Tiraspol H 1–2 L 20 Nov Shrewsbury Town FC A 0–3 L 17 Nov Peterborough United FC H 1–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 18 Jul Celtic FC A 0–3 L 10 Jul Celtic FC H 0–3 L 03 Dec Bristol Rovers FC A 1–1 D 26 Nov Lincoln Red Imps FC H 1–0 W 20 Nov F91 Diddeleng H 2–1 W 17 Nov Blackpool FC A 2–2 D Key Stats
25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history -
Events
Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Celtic FC and FC Alashkert is underway.
- 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Alashkert that had 57 games and scored 14 goals.
- 8' What a strike from Moussa Dembele! The score is 1-0.
- 11' It’s a booking for Celtic FC player. Jozo Simunovic gets a Red card.
- 16' Ognjen Cancarevic has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 17' Gagik Daghbashyan is having his name booked by the referee on 17.
- 19' Goal! Moussa Dembele scores his 70 goal in 422 matches.
- 22' The referee shows Alashkert FC player a Yellow card on 22.
- 27' 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 Jefferson Reis suffering a number of foals already.
- 32' It’s high time Brendan Rodgers made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 35' What a strike from James Forrest! The score is 3-0.
- 40' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 45' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 45 minutes.
- 46' Another substitution for Alashkert FC to replace Uros Nenadovic by Mihran Manasyan on 46 minute.
- 51' It looks like no one’s ball. Celtic FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 56' 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.
- 57' The referee calls foul for Mihran Manasyan. He receives a Yellow card.
- 62' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 64' Celtic FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Scott Sinclair is hanging Odsonne Edouard on the field on 64 minute.
- 66' The supporters are chanting for Ryan Christie. He replaces Moussa Dembele on 66 minute.
- 71' The travelling FC Alashkert supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 75' A meaty challenge results in booking for Kristoffer Ajer on 75.
- 76' Celtic FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Michael Johnston is hanging James Forrest on the field on 76 minute.
- 81' Supporters expect more eagerness from Artak Grigoryan, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 86' The whistle greets Jefferson Reis as he departs to be replaced by Cesar Romero.
- With this win, Celtic FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
Celtic FC Lineups
Starting XI
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Moussa Dembele ↓ Ryan Christie 66'
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- 49
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- 63
- 42
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- 35
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Bench
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Scott Sinclair ↑ 64'
- 88
- 29
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Michael Johnston ↑ 76'
- 56
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Ryan Christie ↑ 66'
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Coach Brendan RodgersFC Alashkert Lineups
Starting XI
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Jefferson Reis ↓ Cesar Romero 86'
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- 21
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Danilo Sekulic ↓ Artem Simonyan 64'
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Bench
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Artem Simonyan ↑ 64'
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Cesar Romero ↑ 86'
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Mihran Manasyan ↑ 46'
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Coach Varuzhan Sukiasyan -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Moussa Dembele 2 Moussa Dembele 2 James Forrest 2 James Forrest 2 Callum McGregor 1 Odsonne Edouard 1 Callum McGregor 1 Odsonne Edouard 1 Head to Head
Celtic FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 42 Celtic FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.8 FC Alashkert xGI would bet for: Celtic FC to win 64%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Celtic FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.8Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 92% 8% ± 1.5 76% 24% ± 2.5 52% 48% ± 3.5 31% 69% ± 4.5 16% 84% Double Chance
Celtic FC or Draw 86%Draw or FC Alashkert 36%Celtic FC or FC Alashkert 78%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Celtic FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 122 – 0 12%1 – 0 11.6%1 – 1 10.5%2 – 1 9.4%0 – 0 7.9%3 – 0 Actual3 – 1 6.3%0 – 1 4.1%4 – 0 3.9%2 – 2 3.7%1 – 2 3.7%4 – 1 3.2%Asian Handicap — Celtic FC
Handicap Celtic FC covers Push FC Alashkert covers -2.5 20% — 80% -2 20% 20% 60% -1.5 40% — 60% -1 40% 24% 36% -0.5 64% — 36% +0.5 87% — 13% +1 87% 9% 4% +1.5 96% — 4% +2 96% 3% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
Celtic FC keeps clean sheet 46% ✗FC Alashkert keeps clean sheet 14% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.