Celtic FC vs FK Suduva Marijampole, Europe 2018-19 PLAY OFF ROUND
Overview
Match Preview
Celtic FC vs FK Suduva Marijampole — Europe .
- Celtic FC 8 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
- FK Suduva Marijampole 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Stanislav Todorov
- Referee Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)
- Referee Martin Margaritov
- Referee Diyan Valkov
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olympique Lyonnais | 8 | 21 |
| 2 | Aston Villa FC | 8 | 21 |
| 3 | FC Midtjylland | 8 | 19 |
| 4 | Real Betis Balompie | 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 | Ferencvarosi 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 | Fenerbahce 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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug | FK Suduva Marijampole | H | 3–0 | W |
| 26 Aug | Hamilton Academical FC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 23 Aug | FK Suduva Marijampole | A | 1–1 | D |
| 14 Aug | PAE AEK | A | 1–2 | L |
| 11 Aug | Heart of Midlothian FC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 08 Aug | PAE AEK | H | 1–1 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug | Celtic FC | A | 0–3 | L |
| 23 Aug | Celtic FC | H | 1–1 | D |
| 16 Aug | FK Spartaks Jurmala | H | 0–0 | D |
| 09 Aug | FK Spartaks Jurmala | A | 1–0 | W |
| 01 Aug | FK Crvena Zvezda | H | 0–2 | L |
| 24 Jul | FK Crvena Zvezda | A | 0–3 | L |
Key Stats
50%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
H2H (2 games)
50%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
0%
Clean Sheets
Celtic FC this season
Celtic FC this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
Celtic FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/1
46-60
–/1
61-75
–/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Celtic FC
| Mika Baur | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Celtic FC and FK Suduva Marijampole get this one started.
- 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Celtic FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 10' 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.
- 15' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jovan Cadenovic is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Celtic FC.
- 20' The travelling FK Suduva Marijampole supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 25' A quiet spell here at . FK Suduva Marijampole seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 27' Leigh Griffiths has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 27 minutes.
- 32' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 37' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 42' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 47' 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.
- 52' Scott Brown is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FK Suduva Marijampole tonight.
- 53' What a moment for Callum McGregor! That strike on 53 puts his side firmly in control.
- 56' A change in the FK Suduva Marijampole ranks — Jovan Cadenovic exits the field as Povilas Leimonas enters on 56.
- 61' Kristoffer Ajer is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
- 65' The Celtic FC bench stirs into life. Leigh Griffiths is withdrawn and Ryan Christie gets his opportunity.
- 70' It’s high time Brendan Rodgers made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 73' FK Suduva Marijampole ring the changes. Sandro Gotal has done his job and it is now time for Julius Kasparavicius to step up.
- 78' Celtic FC ring the changes. Michael Johnston has done his job and it is now time for Jonny Hayes to step up.
- 79' FK Suduva Marijampole manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ovidijus Verbickas is hanging Daniel Offenbacher on the field on 79 minute.
- 84' 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 Kieran Tierney suffering a number of foals already.
- 89' It looks surprising FK Suduva Marijampole does not make any changes. Ovidijus Verbickas has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Celtic FC players.
Lineups
Celtic FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 23
- 20
- 1
- 11
-
9
Leigh Griffiths ↓ Ryan Christie 65'
- 8
- 63
- 42
- 21
- 35
-
73
Michael Johnston ↓ Jonny Hayes 78'
Bench
- 18
- 12
- 49
-
15
Jonny Hayes ↑ 78'
- 29
-
17
Ryan Christie ↑ 65'
Coach
Brendan Rodgers
FK Suduva Marijampole Lineups
Starting XI
- 94
- 11
- 15
- 12
- 82
- 21
- 19
- 3
- 20
- 92
- 9
Bench
-
22
Ovidijus Verbickas ↑ 79'
-
6
Povilas Leimonas ↑ 56'
- 17
-
7
Julius Kasparavicius ↑ 73'
- 32
- 26
- 2
Coach
Vladimir Cheburin
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Leigh Griffiths | 1 |
| Callum McGregor | 1 |
| Kristoffer Ajer | 1 |
| Jules Ntcham | 1 |
| Ovidijus Verbickas | 1 |
| Jules Ntcham | 1 |
| Ovidijus Verbickas | 1 |
| Leigh Griffiths | 1 |
Head to Head
Celtic FC Form
FK Suduva Marijampole Form
2018-08-30
Celtic FC
3–0
FK Suduva Marijampole
L
2018-08-23
FK Suduva Marijampole
1–1
Celtic FC
D
2018-08-16
FK Suduva Marijampole
0–0
FK Spartaks Jurmala
D
2018-08-09
FK Spartaks Jurmala
0–1
FK Suduva Marijampole
W
2018-08-01
FK Suduva Marijampole
0–2
FK Crvena Zvezda
L
2018-07-24
FK Crvena Zvezda
3–0
FK Suduva Marijampole
L
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.68
Celtic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.71
FK Suduva Marijampole xG
I would bet for:
Celtic FC to win 59% + Under — clean sheet likely 58%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Celtic FC win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.39
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 89% |
|
11% |
| ± 1.5 | 69% |
|
31% |
| ± 2.5 | 42% |
|
58% |
| ± 3.5 | 22% |
|
78% |
| ± 4.5 | 10% |
|
90% |
Double Chance
Celtic FC or Draw
84%
Draw or FK Suduva Marijampole
41%
Celtic FC or FK Suduva Marijampole
75%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Celtic FC win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 0
14.6%
2 – 0
12.6%
1 – 1
11.7%
0 – 0
11.2%
2 – 1
8.9%
3 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
5.5%
3 – 1
5.1%
1 – 2
3.7%
2 – 2
3.2%
4 – 0
2.9%
4 – 1
2.2%
Asian Handicap — Celtic FC
| Handicap | Celtic FC covers | Push | FK Suduva Marijampole covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 15% | — | 85% |
| -2 | 15% | 19% | 66% |
| -1.5 | 34% | — | 66% |
| -1 | 34% | 26% | 41% |
| -0.5 | 59% | — | 41% |
| +0.5 | 86% | — | 14% |
| +1 | 86% | 10% | 4% |
| +1.5 | 96% | — | 4% |
| +2 | 96% | 3% | 1% |
| +2.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
Clean Sheet
Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
50%
✗
FK Suduva Marijampole keeps clean sheet
20%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.