Thursday , 2 July 2026

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 Atletico 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 Qarabag Agdam FK 8 10
23 FK Bodø/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 København 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' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Celtic FC and PAE AEK.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' 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.
  • 14' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Viktor Klonaridis.
  • 17' What a strike from Callum McGregor! The score is 1-0.
  • 22' 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.
  • 27' Supporters expect more eagerness from Craig Gordon, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 32' The travelling PAE AEK supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 37' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 37 minutes.
  • 42' Celtic FC 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.
  • 44' What an equalizer from Viktor Klonaridis!
  • 49' It’s a booking for Celtic FC player. Kristoffer Ajer gets a Yellow card.
  • 50' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Kostas Galanopoulos.
  • 55' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 57' It’s a booking for PAE AEK player. Kostas Galanopoulos gets a Red card.
  • 58' That looks like a foul for a Red card for Kostas Galanopoulos.
  • 63' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. James Forrest made 410 appearances and scored 53 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 64' It is a substitution in Celtic FC team. Tom Rogic is replaced by Leigh Griffiths on 64 minute.
  • 66' Time for substitution for PAE AEK. Tasos Bakasetas is replaced by Alef.
  • 68' Marios Oikonomou is having his name booked by the referee on 68.
  • 73' 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 Tom Rogic suffering a number of foals already.
  • 77' The Celtic FC manager makes a substitution. Mikael Lustig departs to be replaced by Scott Sinclair.
  • 80' Rodrigo Galo is replacing Viktor Klonaridis for the PAE AEK side.
  • 85' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 90' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering PAE AEK that had 127 games and scored 46 goals.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.

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.