Thursday , 2 July 2026

Celtic FC vs FK Kairat, Champions League Q 2025 PLAYOFFS

Champions League Qualification · 2025
Celtic FC
0 – 0
Full Time
FK Kairat
Wed 20 Aug 2025 · 19:00 UTC Celtic Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 6' Aleksandr Martinovich
Callum McGregor 26' Y
Y 31' Dan Glazer
Kieran Tierney 31' Y
Y 90' Dastan Satpayev

Overview

Match Preview

Celtic FC vs FK Kairat — Champions League Q at Celtic Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Espen Eskas (Norway)
11 games this season 🟨 1.5/game ⚽ 4.7 goals/game

Head-to-Head

2
Celtic FC 2 games · Avg 0.0 goals FK Kairat
Last 5 meetings
2025-08-20 Celtic FC 0–0 FK Kairat

Recent Form

Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
FK Kairat
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
100% Clean Sheets
Celtic FC this season
63% Clean Sheets
FK Kairat this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

FK Kairat
0-15
2/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
2/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/2
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Celtic FC and FK Kairat is underway.
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. Celtic FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 6' That looks like a foul for a card for Aleksandr Martinovich.
  • 11' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Celtic FC that had 410 games and scored 790 goals.
  • 16' FK Kairat is showing some good football. However, FK Kairat are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 21' FK Kairat started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 21.
  • 26' Callum McGregor is having his name booked by the referee on 26.
  • 31' FK Kairat receives a card for a hard tackle on 31.
  • 35' Celtic FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Anthony Ralston is hanging Alistair Johnston on the field on 35 minute.
  • 40' Callum McGregor needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 3 Red cards this season.
  • 45' 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.
  • 46' Hyun-jun Yang is replacing Adam Idah for the Celtic FC side.
  • 51' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 56' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FK Kairat needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 61' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 66' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Aleksandr Mrynskiy made 16 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 70' Arne Engels has so much to prove this time. He replaces James Forrest on 70 minute.
  • 75' The FK Kairat manager makes a substitution. Aleksandr Zarutskiy departs to be replaced by Temirlan Anarbekov.
  • 77' The supporters are chanting for Auston Trusty. He replaces Kieran Tierney on 77 minute.
  • 82' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 83' FK Kairat manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ricardinho is hanging Edmilson on the field on 83 minute.
  • 88' 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 Valeriy Gromyko suffering a number of foals already.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Dastan Satpayev. He receives a card.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-0.

Lineups

Celtic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

FK Kairat Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ilya Yurov

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

✗ Wrong
Celtic FC42% Draw32% FK Kairat26%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes39% 0% No61%
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

✓ Correct
Celtic FC27% Draw56% FK Kairat17%
Actual: 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.