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Celtic FC vs FC Red Bull Salzburg, Europe 2018-19 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Europa League · 2018-19
Celtic FC
1 – 2
Full Time
FC Red Bull Salzburg
Thu 13 Dec 2018 · 20:00 UTC Celtic Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 19' Jerome Onguene
Y 87' Andre Ramalho
Filip Benkovic 88' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Celtic FC vs FC Red Bull Salzburg — Europe at Celtic Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Olivier Thual
  • Referee Ruddy Buquet
  • Referee Guillaume Debart
  • Referee Julien Pacelli
  • Referee Jerome Brisard
  • Referee Benjamin Pages

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21
2 Aston Villa FC 8 21
3 FC Midtjylland 8 19
4 Real Betis Balompié 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 Ferencvárosi 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 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

2
Celtic FC 2 games · Avg 3.5 goals FC Red Bull Salzburg
Last 5 meetings
2018-12-13 Celtic FC 1–2 FC Red Bull Salzburg 2018-10-04 FC Red Bull Salzburg 3–1 Celtic FC

Recent Form

Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Dec FC Red Bull Salzburg H 1–2 L
08 Dec Kilmarnock FC H 5–1 W
05 Dec Motherwell FC A 1–1 D
29 Nov Rosenborg BK A 1–0 W
24 Nov Hamilton Academical FC A 3–0 W
11 Nov Livingston FC A 0–0 D
FC Red Bull Salzburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Dec Celtic FC A 2–1 W
29 Nov RB Leipzig H 1–0 W
08 Nov Rosenborg BK A 5–2 W
25 Oct Rosenborg BK H 3–0 W
04 Oct Celtic FC H 3–1 W
20 Sep RB Leipzig A 3–2 W

Season Stats

Celtic FC FC Red Bull Salzburg
#21 Position #31
11 Points 6
8 Played 8
3 / 2 / 3 W / D / L 2 / 0 / 6
13 Scored 10
15 Conceded 15
-2 GD -5
1.38 PPG 0.75
38% Win % 25%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Celtic FC this season
100% Clean Sheets
FC Red Bull Salzburg this season

Celtic FC are 21st (11 pts). FC Red Bull Salzburg are 31st (6 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Celtic FC
Mika Baur 1 G
FC Red Bull Salzburg
Haris Tabakovic 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Celtic Park. Celtic FC are looking to make home advantage count against FC Red Bull Salzburg.
  • 5' Enock Mwepu has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 10' Both keepers have barely been tested. Celtic FC and FC Red Bull Salzburg are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 19' A moment of madness from Jerome Onguene on 19 minutes earns him a Yellow card. FC Red Bull Salzburg will be frustrated.
  • 21' The supporters are chanting for Kristoffer Ajer. He replaces Mikael Lustig on 21 minute.
  • 26' The energy levels are beginning to show. Brendan Rodgers might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 31' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 36' Over 36 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 41' Smail Prevljak has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Scott Brown. He replaces Scott Sinclair on 46 minute.
  • 51' Celtic FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 56' It is a cagey affair so far. Celtic FC in their trying to find a way past FC Red Bull Salzburg's compact .
  • 58' It is a substitution in Celtic FC team. Ryan Christie is replaced by Jules Ntcham on 58 minute.
  • 63' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 67' Magnificent from Munas Dabbur! That is 48 goals in 223 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 72' 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.
  • 74' Takumi Minamino makes way for Fredrik Gulbrandsen at the 74 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Red Bull Salzburg.
  • 78' What composure from Fredrik Gulbrandsen! The Norway international strokes it home. 0-2.
  • 80' Another change for FC Red Bull Salzburg made on 80 minute. Enock Mwepu leaves to be changed by Christoph Leitgeb.
  • 85' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Red Bull Salzburg needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 87' The referee shows FC Red Bull Salzburg player a Yellow card on 87.
  • 88' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Filip Benkovic.
  • 90' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Jules Ntcham makes no mistake. 1-2!
  • 90' A change in the FC Red Bull Salzburg ranks — Munas Dabbur exits the field as Smail Prevljak enters on 90.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from FC Red Bull Salzburg to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Celtic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brendan Rodgers

FC Red Bull Salzburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marco Rose

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Munas Dabbur 3
Munas Dabbur 2
Jules Ntcham 1
Fredrik Gulbrandsen 1
Odsonne Edouard 1
Takumi Minamino 1
Odsonne Edouard 1
Takumi Minamino 1

Head to Head

2018-12-13 Celtic FC 1–2 FC Red Bull Salzburg 2018-10-04 FC Red Bull Salzburg 3–1 Celtic FC

Celtic FC Form

2018-12-13 Celtic FC 1–2 FC Red Bull Salzburg L 2018-12-08 Celtic FC 5–1 Kilmarnock FC W 2018-12-05 Motherwell FC 1–1 Celtic FC D 2018-11-29 Rosenborg BK 0–1 Celtic FC W 2018-11-24 Hamilton Academical FC 0–3 Celtic FC W 2018-11-11 Livingston FC 0–0 Celtic FC D

FC Red Bull Salzburg Form

2018-12-13 Celtic FC 1–2 FC Red Bull Salzburg W 2018-11-29 FC Red Bull Salzburg 1–0 RB Leipzig W 2018-11-08 Rosenborg BK 2–5 FC Red Bull Salzburg W 2018-10-25 FC Red Bull Salzburg 3–0 Rosenborg BK W 2018-10-04 FC Red Bull Salzburg 3–1 Celtic FC W 2018-09-20 RB Leipzig 2–3 FC Red Bull Salzburg W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.21 Celtic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.1 FC Red Bull Salzburg xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 79% + Both teams to score 77%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Celtic FC39% Draw23% FC Red Bull Salzburg38%
Actual: FC Red Bull Salzburg win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes77% 0% No23%
Avg goals/match: 4.31
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 93%
7%
± 2.5 79%
21%
± 3.5 61%
39%
± 4.5 43%
57%

Double Chance

Celtic FC or Draw
62%
Draw or FC Red Bull Salzburg
61%
Celtic FC or FC Red Bull Salzburg
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC33% Draw36% FC Red Bull Salzburg31%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
7%
2 – 2
6.9%
2 – 1
6.8%
1 – 2
Actual
3 – 2
5.1%
3 – 1
4.9%
2 – 3
4.8%
1 – 3
4.4%
3 – 3
3.6%
2 – 0
3.4%
0 – 2
3.1%
4 – 2
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Celtic FC

Handicap Celtic FC covers Push FC Red Bull Salzburg covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 12% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 17% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 16% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 11% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓
FC Red Bull Salzburg keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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