Celtic FC vs FK Kairat, Champions League Q 2025 PLAYOFFS
Overview
Match Preview
Celtic FC vs FK Kairat — Champions League Q at Celtic Park.
Match Details
- Referee Espen Eskas (Norway)
4 games this season
🟨 4.3/game
⚽ 14.0 goals/game
Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Aug | FK Kairat | H | 0–0 | D |
| 10 Aug | Aberdeen FC | A | 2–0 | W |
| 03 Aug | St. Mirren FC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 17 May | St. Mirren FC | H | 1–1 | D |
| 14 May | Aberdeen FC | A | 5–1 | W |
| 10 May | Hibernian FC | H | 3–1 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Aug | Celtic FC | A | 0–0 | D |
| 12 Aug | SK Slovan Bratislava | A | 4–4 | D |
| 06 Aug | SK Slovan Bratislava | H | 1–0 | W |
| 29 Jul | Kuopion PS | H | 3–0 | W |
| 22 Jul | Kuopion PS | A | 0–2 | L |
| 15 Jul | NK Olimpija Ljubljana | H | 2–0 | W |
Key Stats
0%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
H2H (2 games)
0%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
50%
Clean Sheets
Celtic FC this season
Celtic FC this season
67%
Clean Sheets
FK Kairat this season
FK Kairat this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
Celtic FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
2/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
–/2
61-75
1/–
76+
–/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FK Kairat
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
1/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Celtic FC
| Camilo Duran | 2 G |
FK Kairat
| Marc Gual Huguet | 1 G |
| Lucas Africo | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The ball is rolling at Celtic Park. Celtic FC are looking to make home advantage count against FK Kairat.
- 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ilya Yurov might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 6' Aleksandr Martinovich catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 6.
- 11' FK Kairat are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- 16' A quiet spell here at Celtic Park. Celtic FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 21' With 0 assists to his name this season, Edmilson is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FK Kairat.
- 26' It’s a booking for Celtic FC player. Callum McGregor gets a card.
- 31' It’s gonna be a card for Dan Glazer.
- 35' The Celtic FC manager makes a substitution. Alistair Johnston departs to be replaced by Anthony Ralston.
- 40' Celtic FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FK Kairat's shape.
- 45' Ricardinho has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 46' Fresh legs for Celtic FC! Hyun-jun Yang comes on to replace Adam Idah.
- 51' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 56' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
- 61' Ofri Arad is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Celtic FC so far.
- 66' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 70' James Forrest makes way for Arne Engels at the 70 minute mark. A tactical switch from Celtic FC.
- 75' Temirlan Anarbekov is ready to make an impact after coming on for Aleksandr Zarutskiy at the 75 minute mark.
- 77' It is a substitution in Celtic FC team. Kieran Tierney is replaced by Auston Trusty on 77 minute.
- 82' FK Kairat started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 82.
- 83' The whistle greets Edmilson as he departs to be replaced by Ricardinho.
- 88' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 90' Dastan Satpayev catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 90.
- The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.
Lineups
Celtic FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 1
- 20
-
49
James Forrest ↓ Arne Engels 70'
-
63
Kieran Tierney ↓ Auston Trusty 77'
- 42
- 38
-
8
Benjamin Nygren ↓ Shin Yamada 77'
-
9
Adam Idah ↓ Hyun-jun Yang 46'
- 41
- 5
- 2
Bench
-
6
Auston Trusty ↑ 77'
-
56
Anthony Ralston ↑ 35'
- 14
- 12
- 28
-
27
Arne Engels ↑ 70'
- 47
- 24
-
13
Hyun-jun Yang ↑ 46'
-
18
Shin Yamada ↑ 77'
- 4
- 19
FK Kairat Lineups
Starting XI
- 80
- 18
- 15
- 1
- 55
- 14
-
26
Edmilson ↓ Ricardinho 83'
- 7
- 9
- 20
- 24
Bench
- 33
-
99
Ricardinho ↑ 83'
- 25
- 89
- 4
-
77
Temirlan Anarbekov ↑ 75'
- 82
- 6
- 44
- 17
- 5
Coach
Ilya Yurov
H2H
Head to Head
Celtic FC Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.11
Celtic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.82
FK Kairat xG
I would bet for:
Celtic FC or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 70%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 1.93
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 83% |
|
17% |
| ± 1.5 | 58% |
|
42% |
| ± 2.5 | 30% |
|
70% |
| ± 3.5 | 14% |
|
86% |
| ± 4.5 | 5% |
|
95% |
Double Chance
Celtic FC or Draw
74%
Draw or FK Kairat
58%
Celtic FC or FK Kairat
68%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
14.8%
1 – 1
14.2%
0 – 1
10.5%
2 – 0
8.5%
2 – 1
7.2%
1 – 2
5.3%
0 – 2
4.6%
3 – 0
3.1%
2 – 2
3.1%
3 – 1
2.7%
1 – 3
1.5%
Asian Handicap — Celtic FC
| Handicap | Celtic FC covers | Push | FK Kairat covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 5% | — | 95% |
| -2 | 5% | 12% | 83% |
| -1.5 | 17% | — | 83% |
| -1 | 17% | 23% | 60% |
| -0.5 | 40% | — | 60% |
| +0.5 | 75% | — | 25% |
| +1 | 75% | 17% | 8% |
| +1.5 | 92% | — | 8% |
| +2 | 92% | 6% | 2% |
| +2.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
Clean Sheet
Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
45%
✗
FK Kairat keeps clean sheet
34%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.