Sunday , 16 August 2026

Celtic FC vs FC Bayern München, Champions League 2024-25 PLAYOFFS

UEFA Champions League · 2024-25
Celtic FC
1 – 2
Full Time
FC Bayern München
Wed 12 Feb 2025 · 20:00 UTC Celtic Park 57,406 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 45' Michael Olise
0–2 49' Harry Kane
Daizen Maeda 79' 1–2

Overview

Match Preview

Celtic FC vs FC Bayern München — Champions League at Celtic Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Jesus Gil Manzano (Spain)
  • Assistant 1 Diego Barbero Sevilla (Spain)
  • Assistant 2 Angel Nevado Rodriguez (Spain)
8 games this season 🟨 0.9/game ⚽ 3.9 goals/game

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 Qarabağ Ağdam 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

1
1
Celtic FC 2 games · Avg 2.5 goals FC Bayern München
Last 5 meetings
2025-02-12 Celtic FC 1–2 FC Bayern München

Recent Form

Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Feb FC Bayern München H 1–2 L
05 Feb Dundee FC H 6–0 W
02 Feb Motherwell FC A 3–1 W
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
FC Bayern München
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Feb Celtic FC A 2–1 W
07 Feb SV Werder Bremen H 3–0 W
01 Feb Holstein Kiel H 4–3 W
29 Jan SK Slovan Bratislava H 3–1 W
25 Jan SC Freiburg A 2–1 W
22 Jan Feyenoord Rotterdam A 0–3 L

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
FC Bayern München this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Bayern München
0-15
1/2
16-30
1/2
31-45
3/3
46-60
1/2
61-75
2/1
76+
3/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Bayern München
Harry Kane 14 G 2 A
Luis Diaz 7 G 3 A
Michael Olise 5 G 6 A
Lennart Karl 4 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Celtic FC and FC Bayern München get this one started.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 15' Celtic FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 20' Japan international Reo Hatate has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Cameron Carter-Vickers made 383 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 30' Celtic FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
  • 35' Auston Trusty has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 40' FC Bayern München have won 1057 goals from 540 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 45' A goal from the France international Michael Olise! He fires home on 45 to make it 0-1!
  • 49' Harry Kane doubles the advantage! 0-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 54' 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.
  • 59' Leroy Sane has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 64' The crowd applauds Leroy Sane as he leaves the pitch. Kingsley Coman steps in for FC Bayern Munchen.
  • 65' Serge Gnabry has so much to prove this time. He replaces Michael Olise on 65 minute.
  • 70' It is a cagey affair so far. Celtic FC in their 4-3-3 trying to find a way past FC Bayern München's compact 4-2-3-1.
  • 75' Leon Goretzka is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Celtic FC so far.
  • 77' Another change for Celtic FC made on 77 minute. Nicolas Kuhn leaves to be changed by Hyun-jun Yang.
  • 78' Another substitution for FC Bayern Munchen to replace Raphael Guerreiro by Hiroki Ito on 78 minute.
  • 79' Daizen Maeda doubles the advantage! 1-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 84' The home supporters are growing impatient. Celtic FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 87' The whistle greets Jamal Musiala as he departs to be replaced by Thomas Muller.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Celtic FC.

Lineups

Celtic FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brendan Rodgers

FC Bayern München Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vincent Kompany

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.53 Celtic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.31 FC Bayern München xG
I would bet for: Celtic FC or FC Bayern München 72% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Celtic FC39% Draw28% FC Bayern München33%
Actual: FC Bayern München win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.84
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Celtic FC or Draw
67%
Draw or FC Bayern München
61%
Celtic FC or FC Bayern München
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Celtic FC30% Draw46% FC Bayern München24%
Actual: FC Bayern München win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.6%
2 – 1
8.6%
1 – 0
8.1%
0 – 0
7.7%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
6.7%
0 – 1
6.7%
2 – 2
5.7%
0 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
4.4%
3 – 0
3.4%
1 – 3
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Celtic FC

Handicap Celtic FC covers Push FC Bayern München covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 20% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 17% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
FC Bayern München keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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