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Celtic FC vs PAE AEK, 2018-19 3RD QUALIFYING ROUND

UEFA Champions League · 2018-19
Celtic FC
1 – 1
Full Time
PAE AEK
Wed 8 Aug 2018 · 18:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 14' Viktor Klonaridis
Kristoffer Ajer 49' Y
Y 50' Kostas Galanopoulos
R 57' Kostas Galanopoulos
R 58' Kostas Galanopoulos
Y 68' Marios Oikonomou

Overview

Match Preview

Celtic FC vs PAE AEK — Champions League .

Match Details

  • Referee Alessandro Costanzo
  • Referee Luca Banti
  • Referee Filippo Valeriani
  • Referee Michael Fabbri

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Arsenal FC 8 24
2 FC Bayern München 8 21
3 Liverpool FC 8 18
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 17
5 FC Barcelona 8 16
6 Chelsea FC 8 16
7 Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 16
8 Manchester City FC 8 16
9 Real Madrid CF 8 15
10 FC Internazionale Milano 8 15
11 Paris Saint-Germain FC 8 14
12 Newcastle United FC 8 14
13 Juventus FC 8 13
14 Club Atlético de Madrid 8 13
15 Atalanta BC 8 13
16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 12
17 Borussia Dortmund 8 11
18 PAE Olympiakos SFP 8 11
19 Club Brugge KV 8 10
20 Galatasaray SK 8 10
21 AS Monaco FC 8 10
22 Qarabağ Ağdam FK 8 10
23 FK Bodo/Glimt 8 9
24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 9
25 Olympique de Marseille 8 9
26 Paphos FC 8 9
27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 8 9
28 PSV 8 8
29 Athletic Club 8 8
30 SSC Napoli 8 8
31 FC Kobenhavn 8 8
32 AFC Ajax 8 6
33 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 4
34 SK Slavia Praha 8 3
35 Villarreal CF 8 1
36 FK Kairat 8 1

Head-to-Head

1
1
Celtic FC 2 games · Avg 2.5 goals PAE AEK
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-08 Celtic FC 1–1 PAE AEK

Recent Form

Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Aug PAE AEK H 1–1 D
04 Aug Livingston FC H 3–1 W
01 Aug Rosenborg BK A 0–0 D
25 Jul Rosenborg BK H 3–1 W
18 Jul FC Alashkert H 3–0 W
10 Jul FC Alashkert A 3–0 W
PAE AEK
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Aug Celtic FC A 1–1 D
06 May FC Midtjylland A 0–3 L
28 Apr Sport Lisboa e Benfica H 0–0 D
21 Apr FC Internazionale Milano A 4–0 W
15 Apr SK Slavia Praha H 2–0 W
11 Apr FC CFR 1907 Cluj H 2–0 W

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Celtic FC and PAE AEK get this one started.
  • 5' Celtic FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 10' Both keepers have barely been tested. Celtic FC and PAE AEK are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 14' PAE AEK receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 14.
  • 17' Brilliant from the ! Callum McGregor makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 17.
  • 22' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 27' PAE AEK seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 32' 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.
  • 37' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Celtic FC and PAE AEK are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 42' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 42 minutes.
  • 44' What an equalizer from Viktor Klonaridis!
  • 49' The referee has no hesitation. Kristoffer Ajer is booked for Celtic FC — Yellow card on 49.
  • 50' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Kostas Galanopoulos.
  • 55' Celtic FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined PAE AEK backline.
  • 57' Kostas Galanopoulos is having his name booked by the referee on 57.
  • 58' The referee has no hesitation. Kostas Galanopoulos is booked for PAE AEK — Red card on 58.
  • 63' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 64' The supporters are chanting for Leigh Griffiths. He replaces Tom Rogic on 64 minute.
  • 66' Another substitution for PAE AEK to replace Tasos Bakasetas by Alef on 66 minute.
  • 68' Marios Oikonomou is having his name booked by the referee on 68.
  • 73' PAE AEK come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 77' Scott Sinclair is ready to make an impact after coming on for Mikael Lustig at the 77 minute mark.
  • 80' The supporters are chanting for Rodrigo Galo. He replaces Viktor Klonaridis on 80 minute.
  • 85' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Celtic FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 90' PAE AEK fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Celtic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brendan Rodgers

PAE AEK Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marinos Ouzounidis

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.45 Celtic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.09 PAE AEK xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Celtic FC45% Draw28% PAE AEK27%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.54
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Celtic FC or Draw
73%
Draw or PAE AEK
55%
Celtic FC or PAE AEK
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC31% Draw48% PAE AEK21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
10.4%
0 – 0
10%
2 – 1
8.7%
2 – 0
8.1%
0 – 1
7.5%
1 – 2
6.5%
2 – 2
4.8%
0 – 2
4.5%
3 – 1
4.3%
3 – 0
3.9%
3 – 2
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Celtic FC

Handicap Celtic FC covers Push PAE AEK covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 22% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 16% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
PAE AEK keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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