Wednesday , 4 November 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
9 games this season 🟨 3.9/game ⚽ 11.4 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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 Plzen 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 Fenerbahce 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
0% Clean Sheets
Celtic FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Celtic FC
Mika Baur 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Celtic FC is hosting FC CFR 1907 Cluj for another epic battle.
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Neil Lennon will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 10' Damjan Dokovic has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 15' Celtic FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FC CFR 1907 Cluj's shape.
  • 20' Brilliant from the ! Odsonne Edouard makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 20.
  • 25' That is a Yellow card for Celtic FC. Callum McGregor will be fuming at that decision.
  • 30' FC CFR 1907 Cluj come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 35' FC CFR 1907 Cluj fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 40' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC CFR 1907 Cluj needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 42' Controversy at the stadium! Mario Rondon argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 46' It’s a booking for Celtic FC player. Christopher Jullien gets a Yellow card.
  • 51' A moment of madness from Damjan Dokovic on 51 minutes earns him a Yellow card. FC CFR 1907 Cluj will be frustrated.
  • 56' FC CFR 1907 Cluj are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 57' Luis Aurelio makes way for Emmanuel Culio at the 57 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC CFR 1907 Cluj.
  • 59' The deadlock is broken! Mohamed Elyounoussi gets on the scoresheet on 59 minutes.
  • 64' It looks like no one’s ball. FC CFR 1907 Cluj is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 69' FC CFR 1907 Cluj 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.
  • 70' FC CFR 1907 Cluj ring the changes. Mario Rondon has done his job and it is now time for Alexandru Paun to step up.
  • 75' Celtic FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 75.
  • 80' England international Fraser Forster has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 81' Time for substitution for FC CFR 1907 Cluj. Damjan Dokovic is replaced by Catalin Golofca.
  • 86' Another change for Celtic FC made on 86 minute. James Forrest leaves to be changed by Jonny Hayes.
  • 88' Odsonne Edouard has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 88.
  • 90' Celtic FC make a change. Ryan Christie trudges off to be replaced by Jules Ntcham on 90 minutes.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Celtic FC 2-0 FC CFR 1907 Cluj.

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.