Thursday , 2 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
19 games this season 🟨 0.9/game ⚽ 5.2 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 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
10% Clean Sheets
Celtic FC this season

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Celtic FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Celtic FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' FC CFR 1907 Cluj is showing some good football. However, FC CFR 1907 Cluj are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 20' Odsonne Edouard puts Celtic FC on the lead.
  • 25' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Callum McGregor.
  • 30' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 35' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 40' 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.
  • 42' The referee shows FC CFR 1907 Cluj player a Yellow card on 42.
  • 46' Christopher Jullien is having his name booked by the referee on 46.
  • 51' Damjan Dokovic was booked on 51.
  • 56' Hatem Abd Elhamed has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 57' It is a substitution in FC CFR 1907 Cluj team. Luis Aurelio is replaced by Emmanuel Culio on 57 minute.
  • 59' Goal! Mohamed Elyounoussi scores his 28 goal in 348 matches.
  • 64' The travelling FC CFR 1907 Cluj supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 69' 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.
  • 70' FC CFR 1907 Cluj manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Alexandru Paun is hanging Mario Rondon on the field on 70 minute.
  • 75' FC CFR 1907 Cluj is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 80' 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.
  • 81' The whistle greets Damjan Dokovic as he departs to be replaced by Catalin Golofca.
  • 86' The supporters are chanting for Jonny Hayes. He replaces James Forrest on 86 minute.
  • 88' Odsonne Edouard was booked on 88.
  • 90' Another substitution for Celtic FC to replace Ryan Christie by Jules Ntcham on 90 minute.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Celtic FC players.

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
Ciprian Deac 1
George Tucudean 1
Mohamed Elyounoussi 1
Damjan Dokovic 1
Andrei Burca 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.