Sunday , 16 August 2026

Celtic FC vs RB Leipzig, Europe 2018-19 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Europa League · 2018-19
Celtic FC
2 – 1
Full Time
RB Leipzig
Thu 8 Nov 2018 · 20:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 17' Jean-Kevin Augustin
Filip Benkovic 35' Y
Y 44' Marcel Halstenberg
Kieran Tierney 52' Y
Y 55' Konrad Laimer
Y 63' Marcel Sabitzer
Y 64' Marcel Sabitzer

Overview

Match Preview

Celtic FC vs RB Leipzig — Europe .

Match Details

  • Referee Teodoro Sobrino
  • Referee Jose Luis Munuera
  • Referee Juan Carlos Yuste
  • Referee Javier Estrada
  • Referee Javier Rodriguez
  • Referee Jose Martinez

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21
2 Aston Villa FC 8 21
3 FC Midtjylland 8 19
4 Real Betis Balompié 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 Ferencvárosi TC 8 15
13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14
14 FC Viktoria Plzeň 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 Fenerbahçe 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

2
3
Celtic FC 5 games · Avg 3.0 goals RB Leipzig
Last 5 meetings
2018-11-08 Celtic FC 2–1 RB Leipzig 2018-10-25 RB Leipzig 2–0 Celtic FC

Recent Form

Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Nov RB Leipzig H 2–1 W
03 Nov Heart of Midlothian FC H 5–0 W
31 Oct Dundee FC A 5–0 W
25 Oct RB Leipzig A 0–2 L
20 Oct Hibernian FC H 4–2 W
07 Oct St. Johnstone FC A 6–0 W
RB Leipzig
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Nov Celtic FC A 1–2 L
03 Nov Hertha BSC A 3–0 W
31 Oct TSG 1899 Hoffenheim H 2–0 W
28 Oct FC Schalke 04 H 0–0 D
25 Oct Celtic FC H 2–0 W
20 Oct FC Augsburg A 0–0 D

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
10% Clean Sheets
Celtic FC this season

Top Scorers (This Season)

Celtic FC
Benjamin Nygren 4 G 1 A
Reo Hatate 3 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Celtic FC and RB Leipzig get this one started.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Craig Gordon has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 11' The deadlock is broken! Kieran Tierney gets on the scoresheet on 11 minutes.
  • 16' Time for substitution for RB Leipzig. Marcelo Saracchi is replaced by Marcel Halstenberg.
  • 17' Jean-Kevin Augustin was booked on 17.
  • 22' Yvon Mvogo has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 27' 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.
  • 32' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 35' Filip Benkovic catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 35.
  • 40' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 44' The referee has no hesitation. Marcel Halstenberg is booked for RB Leipzig — Yellow card on 44.
  • 46' The RB Leipzig bench stirs into life. Stefan Ilsanker is withdrawn and Kevin Kampl gets his opportunity.
  • 51' With 0 assists to his name this season, Marcelo Saracchi is clearly more than just a goal scorer for RB Leipzig.
  • 52' Celtic FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 55' Konrad Laimer has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 55.
  • 60' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Celtic FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 63' Marcel Sabitzer has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 63.
  • 64' The referee calls foul for Marcel Sabitzer. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 69' RB Leipzig 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.
  • 70' It is a substitution in RB Leipzig team. Nordi Mukiele is replaced by Diego Demme on 70 minute.
  • 75' Bruma is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Celtic FC tonight.
  • 78' What composure from Jean-Kevin Augustin! The France international strokes it home. 1-1.
  • 79' Odsonne Edouard doubles the advantage! 2-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 83' The Celtic FC manager makes a substitution. James Forrest departs to be replaced by Youssouf Mulumbu.
  • 88' The home supporters are growing impatient. Celtic FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 90' Kristoffer Ajer is ready to make an impact after coming on for Scott Sinclair at the 90 minute mark.
  • RB Leipzig will have plenty to reflect on. Celtic FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Celtic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brendan Rodgers

RB Leipzig Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ralf Rangnick

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.55 Celtic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.21 RB Leipzig xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC46% Draw26% RB Leipzig28%
Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.76
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Celtic FC or Draw
73%
Draw or RB Leipzig
54%
Celtic FC or RB Leipzig
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Celtic FC32% Draw46% RB Leipzig22%
Actual: Celtic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.8%
1 – 0
8.9%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
8.2%
2 – 0
7.4%
1 – 2
6.9%
0 – 1
6.7%
2 – 2
5.4%
3 – 1
4.6%
0 – 2
4.6%
3 – 0
3.8%
3 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Celtic FC

Handicap Celtic FC covers Push RB Leipzig covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 21% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 16% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
RB Leipzig keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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