Sunday , 16 August 2026

Celtic FC vs FC Utrecht, Europe 2025-26 LEAGUE STAGE

UEFA Europa League · 2025-26
Celtic FC
4 – 2
Full Time
FC Utrecht
Thu 29 Jan 2026 · 20:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Celtic FC vs FC Utrecht — Europe .

Match Details

  • Referee Mohammed Al Emara (Finland)

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 Plzeň 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

1
Celtic FC 1 games · Avg 6.0 goals FC Utrecht
Last 5 meetings
2026-01-29 Celtic FC 4–2 FC Utrecht

Recent Form

Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Jan FC Utrecht H 4–2 W
25 Jan Heart of Midlothian FC A 2–2 D
22 Jan Bologna FC 1909 A 2–2 D
14 Jan Falkirk FC A 1–0 W
10 Jan Dundee United FC H 4–0 W
03 Jan Rangers FC H 1–3 L
FC Utrecht
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Jan Celtic FC A 2–4 L
25 Jan Sparta Rotterdam H 0–1 L
22 Jan KRC Genk H 0–2 L
18 Jan FC Volendam A 1–2 L
21 Dec PSV H 1–2 L
14 Dec NAC Breda A 1–1 D

Season Stats

Celtic FC FC Utrecht
#21 Position #34
11 Points 1
8 Played 8
3 / 2 / 3 W / D / L 0 / 1 / 7
13 Scored 5
15 Conceded 15
-2 GD -10
1.38 PPG 0.13
38% Win % 0%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
10% Clean Sheets
Celtic FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
FC Utrecht this season

Celtic FC are 21st (11 pts). FC Utrecht are 34th (1 pts).

Top Scorers (This Season)

Celtic FC
Benjamin Nygren 4 G 1 A
Reo Hatate 3 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Celtic FC gets underway.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Celtic FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Celtic FC Lineups

FC Utrecht Lineups

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
3.07 Celtic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.33 FC Utrecht xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 80% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC69% Draw17% FC Utrecht14%
Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes69% 0% No31%
Avg goals/match: 4.4
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 93%
7%
± 2.5 80%
20%
± 3.5 62%
38%
± 4.5 43%
57%

Double Chance

Celtic FC or Draw
86%
Draw or FC Utrecht
31%
Celtic FC or FC Utrecht
83%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC54% Draw32% FC Utrecht14%
Actual: Celtic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
7.7%
3 – 1
7.6%
2 – 0
6.1%
3 – 0
6%
4 – 1
5.8%
1 – 1
5.8%
3 – 2
5%
2 – 2
5%
4 – 0
4.5%
4 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
3.7%
5 – 1
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Celtic FC

Handicap Celtic FC covers Push FC Utrecht covers
-2.5 33% — 67%
-2 33% 19% 48%
-1.5 52% — 48%
-1 52% 19% 29%
-0.5 71% — 29%
+0.5 87% — 13%
+1 87% 8% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
FC Utrecht keeps clean sheet
5% ✓

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