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Celtic FC vs FC Midtjylland, Champions League 2021-22 QUALIFICATION ROUND 2

UEFA Champions League · 2021-22
Celtic FC
1 – 1
Full Time
FC Midtjylland
Tue 20 Jul 2021 · 18:45 UTC Celtic Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 26' Henrik Dalsgaard
Nir Bitton 38' Y
Nir Bitton 44' R
Y 44' Anders Dreyer
Y 45' Anders Dreyer
R 56' Anders Dreyer
Y 81' Raphael Nwadike

Overview

Match Preview

Celtic FC vs FC Midtjylland — Champions League at Celtic Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Stephane De Almeida
  • Referee Sandro Scharer
  • Referee Bekim Zogaj
  • Referee Luca Piccolo (Switzerland)

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 Qarabag Agdam FK 8 10
23 FK Bodø/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 København 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
2
Celtic FC 3 games · Avg 3.0 goals FC Midtjylland
Last 5 meetings
2021-07-20 Celtic FC 1–1 FC Midtjylland

Recent Form

Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Jul FC Midtjylland H 1–1 D
15 May Hibernian FC A 0–0 D
12 May St. Johnstone FC H 4–0 W
02 May Rangers FC A 1–4 L
21 Apr Aberdeen FC A 1–1 D
10 Apr Livingston FC H 6–0 W
FC Midtjylland
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Jul Celtic FC A 1–1 D
09 Dec Liverpool FC H 1–1 D
01 Dec Atalanta BC A 1–1 D
25 Nov AFC Ajax A 1–3 L
03 Nov AFC Ajax H 1–2 L
27 Oct Liverpool FC A 0–2 L

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Celtic Park. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Midtjylland needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Joel Andersson made 225 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 20' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Celtic FC and FC Midtjylland are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 25' The travelling FC Midtjylland supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 26' Controversy at the stadium! Henrik Dalsgaard argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 31' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ange Postecoglou will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 36' Liel Abada has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 7 cards already picked up this season.
  • 38' Nir Bitton catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 38.
  • 39' Liel Abada puts Celtic FC on the lead.
  • 44' The referee does not hesitate — a Red card for Nir Bitton on 44 minutes.
  • 45' The referee has no hesitation. Anders Dreyer is booked for FC Midtjylland — Yellow card on 45.
  • 45' The crowd applauds Liel Abada as he leaves the pitch. Dane Murray steps in for Celtic FC.
  • 50' FC Midtjylland is showing some good football. However, FC Midtjylland are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 55' Vasilios Barkas has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 420 appearances.
  • 56' It’s a booking for FC Midtjylland player. Anders Dreyer gets a Red card.
  • 61' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 66' What composure from Evander! The Brazil international strokes it home. 1-1.
  • 71' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 72' FC Midtjylland manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Awer Mabil is hanging Mikael Anderson on the field on 72 minute.
  • 77' 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.
  • 78' The Celtic FC manager makes a substitution. Odsonne Edouard departs to be replaced by Albian Ajeti.
  • 81' The referee has no hesitation. Raphael Nwadike is booked for FC Midtjylland — Yellow card on 81.
  • 81' Another substitution for FC Midtjylland to replace Raphael Nwadike by Nicolas Madsen on 81 minute.
  • 86' The home supporters are growing impatient. Celtic FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 87' Another substitution for FC Midtjylland to replace Junior Brumado by Mads Hansen on 87 minute.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.

Lineups

Celtic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ange Postecoglou

FC Midtjylland Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bo Henriksen

Predictions

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

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Celtic FC51% Draw27% FC Midtjylland22%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.53
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Celtic FC or Draw
78%
Draw or FC Midtjylland
49%
Celtic FC or FC Midtjylland
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Celtic FC36% Draw48% FC Midtjylland16%
Actual: Celtic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
11.8%
0 – 0
10%
2 – 0
9.9%
2 – 1
9.1%
0 – 1
6.4%
1 – 2
5.3%
3 – 0
5.2%
3 – 1
4.9%
2 – 2
4.3%
0 – 2
3.4%
3 – 2
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Celtic FC

Handicap Celtic FC covers Push FC Midtjylland covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 16% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 24% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 13% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
40% ✓
FC Midtjylland keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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