Monday , 27 July 2026

Celtic FC vs FC CFR 1907 Cluj, Europe 2019-20 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Europa League · 2019-20
Celtic FC
2 – 0
Full Time
FC CFR 1907 Cluj
Thu 3 Oct 2019 · 19:00 UTC HT 45+2' · FT 45+5'
Callum McGregor 25' Y
Y 42' Mario Rondon
Christopher Jullien 46' Y
Y 51' Damjan Dokovic
Odsonne Edouard 88' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Celtic FC vs FC CFR 1907 Cluj — Europe .

Match Details

  • Referee Harm Osmers
  • Referee Stefan Lupp
  • Referee Daniel Siebert
  • Referee Jan Seidel
4 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 3.3 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21
2 Aston Villa FC 8 21
3 FC Midtjylland 8 19
4 Real Betis Balompie 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 Ferencvarosi 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
2
Celtic FC 4 games · Avg 3.3 goals FC CFR 1907 Cluj
Last 5 meetings
2019-10-03 Celtic FC 2–0 FC CFR 1907 Cluj 2019-08-13 Celtic FC 3–4 FC CFR 1907 Cluj 2019-08-07 FC CFR 1907 Cluj 1–1 Celtic FC

Recent Form

Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Oct FC CFR 1907 Cluj H 2–0 W
28 Sep Hibernian FC A 1–1 D
22 Sep Kilmarnock FC H 3–1 W
19 Sep Stade Rennais FC 1901 A 1–1 D
14 Sep Hamilton Academical FC A 1–0 W
01 Sep Rangers FC A 2–0 W
FC CFR 1907 Cluj
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Oct Celtic FC A 0–2 L
19 Sep SS Lazio H 2–1 W
28 Aug SK Slavia Praha A 0–1 L
20 Aug SK Slavia Praha H 0–1 L
13 Aug Celtic FC A 4–3 W
07 Aug Celtic FC H 1–1 D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
25% 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' The wait is over. Celtic FC get us underway at .
  • 5' It is a cagey affair so far. Celtic FC in their trying to find a way past FC CFR 1907 Cluj's compact .
  • 10' Ryan Christie, a Scotland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 15' Celtic FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 20' Odsonne Edouard is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 25' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Callum McGregor on 25 minutes.
  • 30' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Boli Bolingoli made 30 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 35' FC CFR 1907 Cluj are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 40' A quiet spell here at . FC CFR 1907 Cluj seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 42' Mario Rondon has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 42.
  • 46' The referee has no hesitation. Christopher Jullien is booked for Celtic FC — Yellow card on 46.
  • 51' Damjan Dokovic picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 56' Over 56 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 57' FC CFR 1907 Cluj make a change. Luis Aurelio trudges off to be replaced by Emmanuel Culio on 57 minutes.
  • 59' Assisted by James Forrest with the perfectly-timed delivery and Mohamed Elyounoussi makes no mistake. 2-0!
  • 64' With 0 assists to his name this season, Andrei Burca is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC CFR 1907 Cluj.
  • 69' 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.
  • 70' It is a substitution in FC CFR 1907 Cluj team. Mario Rondon is replaced by Alexandru Paun on 70 minute.
  • 75' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 80' It’s high time Neil Lennon made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 81' A change in the FC CFR 1907 Cluj ranks — Damjan Dokovic exits the field as Catalin Golofca enters on 81.
  • 86' A change in the Celtic FC ranks — James Forrest exits the field as Jonny Hayes enters on 86.
  • 88' That is a Yellow card for Celtic FC. Odsonne Edouard will be fuming at that decision.
  • 90' Celtic FC make a change. Ryan Christie trudges off to be replaced by Jules Ntcham on 90 minutes.
  • FC CFR 1907 Cluj will have plenty to reflect on. Celtic FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Celtic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Neil Lennon

FC CFR 1907 Cluj Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dan Petrescu

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Billel Omrani 3
James Forrest 2
Odsonne Edouard 2
Mohamed Elyounoussi 1
Damjan Dokovic 1
Andrei Burca 1
Mario Rondon 1
Ryan Christie 1

Head to Head

2019-10-03 Celtic FC 2–0 FC CFR 1907 Cluj 2019-08-13 Celtic FC 3–4 FC CFR 1907 Cluj 2019-08-07 FC CFR 1907 Cluj 1–1 Celtic FC

Celtic FC Form

2019-10-03 Celtic FC 2–0 FC CFR 1907 Cluj W 2019-09-28 Hibernian FC 1–1 Celtic FC D 2019-09-22 Celtic FC 3–1 Kilmarnock FC W 2019-09-19 Stade Rennais FC 1901 1–1 Celtic FC D 2019-09-14 Hamilton Academical FC 0–1 Celtic FC W 2019-09-01 Rangers FC 0–2 Celtic FC W

FC CFR 1907 Cluj Form

2019-10-03 Celtic FC 2–0 FC CFR 1907 Cluj L 2019-09-19 FC CFR 1907 Cluj 2–1 SS Lazio W 2019-08-28 SK Slavia Praha 1–0 FC CFR 1907 Cluj L 2019-08-20 FC CFR 1907 Cluj 0–1 SK Slavia Praha L 2019-08-13 Celtic FC 3–4 FC CFR 1907 Cluj W 2019-08-07 FC CFR 1907 Cluj 1–1 Celtic FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.74 Celtic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.08 FC CFR 1907 Cluj xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC53% Draw25% FC CFR 1907 Cluj22%
Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.82
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Celtic FC or Draw
78%
Draw or FC CFR 1907 Cluj
47%
Celtic FC or FC CFR 1907 Cluj
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Celtic FC37% Draw45% FC CFR 1907 Cluj18%
Actual: Celtic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.1%
1 – 0
9.5%
2 – 1
9.4%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
7.8%
1 – 2
5.8%
0 – 1
5.5%
3 – 1
5.5%
2 – 2
5.1%
3 – 0
5%
0 – 2
3.4%
3 – 2
3%

Asian Handicap — Celtic FC

Handicap Celtic FC covers Push FC CFR 1907 Cluj covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 16% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 23% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 14% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✗
FC CFR 1907 Cluj keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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