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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 Atletico 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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Celtic FC to score. At the same time, FC Midtjylland does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' FC Midtjylland started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' Celtic FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Erik Sviatchenko, as he is very good at scoring at Celtic Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 25' Celtic FC is showing some good football. However, Celtic FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 26' Henrik Dalsgaard is having his name booked by the referee on 26.
  • 31' Celtic FC 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.
  • 36' FC Midtjylland looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 38' Celtic FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 38.
  • 39' What a strike from Liel Abada! The score is 1-0.
  • 44' It’s a booking for Celtic FC player. Nir Bitton gets a Red card.
  • 45' Anders Dreyer was booked on 45.
  • 45' Another substitution for Celtic FC to replace Liel Abada by Dane Murray on 45 minute.
  • 50' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Greg Taylor suffering a number of foals already.
  • 55' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with FC Midtjylland winning 100% of all matches.
  • 56' A meaty challenge results in booking for Anders Dreyer on 56.
  • 61' 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.
  • 66' What a strike from Evander! The score is 1-1.
  • 71' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 72' Awer Mabil has so much to prove this time. He replaces Mikael Anderson 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 whistle greets Odsonne Edouard as he departs to be replaced by Albian Ajeti.
  • 81' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Raphael Nwadike.
  • 81' FC Midtjylland manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nicolas Madsen is hanging Raphael Nwadike on the field on 81 minute.
  • 86' It’s high time Bo Henriksen made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 87' It is a substitution in FC Midtjylland team. Junior Brumado is replaced by Mads Hansen on 87 minute.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

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.