Celtic FC vs RB Leipzig, Champions League 2022-23 GROUP STAGE
Overview
Match Preview
Celtic FC vs RB Leipzig — Champions League at Celtic Park.
- Celtic FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
- RB Leipzig 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Arda Kardesler
- Referee Paolo Valeri
- Referee Massimiliano Irrati
- Referee Cevdet Komurcuoglu
- Referee Mustafa Eyisoy (Turkey)
- Referee Halil Meler (Turkey)
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 | 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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Oct | RB Leipzig | H | 0–2 | L |
| 08 Oct | St. Johnstone FC | A | 2–1 | W |
| 05 Oct | RB Leipzig | A | 1–3 | L |
| 01 Oct | Motherwell FC | H | 2–1 | W |
| 18 Sep | St. Mirren FC | A | 0–2 | L |
| 14 Sep | FK Shakhtar Donetsk | A | 1–1 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Oct | Celtic FC | A | 2–0 | W |
| 08 Oct | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | A | 1–1 | D |
| 05 Oct | Celtic FC | H | 3–1 | W |
| 01 Oct | VfL Bochum 1848 | H | 4–0 | W |
| 17 Sep | Borussia Mönchengladbach | A | 0–3 | L |
| 14 Sep | Real Madrid CF | A | 0–2 | L |
Key Stats
60%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
H2H (5 games)
60%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
0%
Clean Sheets
RB Leipzig this season
RB Leipzig this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
RB Leipzig
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/–
76+
–/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Celtic Park. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' Sead Haksabanovic needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 2 Yellow cards this season.
- 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 15' RB Leipzig are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- 20' Abdou Diallo has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 25' Andre Silva is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for RB Leipzig so far.
- 30' 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.
- 35' Reo Hatate picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 40' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. RB Leipzig needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 42' Celtic FC make a change. Liel Abada trudges off to be replaced by James Forrest on 42 minutes.
- 47' 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.
- 52' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ange Postecoglou will be considering his options from the bench.
- 57' It looks surprising Celtic FC does not make any changes. Josko Gvardiol has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 62' A quiet spell here at Celtic Park. RB Leipzig seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 66' The crowd applauds Kyogo Furuhashi as he leaves the pitch. Giorgos Giakoumakis steps in for Celtic FC.
- 71' 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.
- 75' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Timo Werner makes it 0-1.
- 76' The whistle greets Andre Silva as he departs to be replaced by Yussuf Poulsen.
- 80' Daizen Maeda makes way for Alexandro Bernabei at the 80 minute mark. A tactical switch from Celtic FC.
- 83' Amadou Haidara makes way for Abdou Diallo at the 83 minute mark. A tactical switch from RB Leipzig.
- 84' GOAL! Emil Forsberg scores on 84. Assisted by Timo Werner
- 84' It is a substitution in RB Leipzig team. Amadou Haidara is replaced by Abdou Diallo on 84 minute.
- 88' The crowd applauds Christopher Nkunku as he leaves the pitch. Hugo Novoa steps in for RB Leipzig.
- 90' Josip Juranovic catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
- Game over. The scoreline of 0-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.
Lineups
Celtic FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 1
- 20
- 33
- 9
- 8
- 3
- 88
- 38
-
41
Reo Hatate ↓ Aaron Mooy 66'
-
11
Liel Abada ↓ James Forrest 42'
- 6
Bench
-
13
Aaron Mooy ↑ 66'
- 16
-
49
James Forrest ↑ 42'
- 29
- 56
-
7
Giorgos Giakoumakis ↑ 66'
-
14
David Turnbull ↑ 66'
- 57
- 31
-
25
Alexandro Bernabei ↑ 80'
- 35
- 28
Coach
Ange Postecoglou
RB Leipzig Lineups
Starting XI
- 21
-
18
Christopher Nkunku ↓ Hugo Novoa 88'
- 11
- 4
- 22
-
19
Andre Silva ↓ Yussuf Poulsen 76'
-
8
Amadou Haidara ↓ Abdou Diallo 83'
- 24
- 17
- 2
- 32
Bench
-
39
Benjamin Henrichs ↑ 76'
-
37
Abdou Diallo ↑ 83'
-
9
Yussuf Poulsen ↑ 76'
-
10
Emil Forsberg ↑ 76'
- 44
-
38
Hugo Novoa ↑ 88'
- 34
- 25
Coach
Marco Rose
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Nicolas Kuhn | 2 |
| Christopher Nkunku | 2 |
| Andre Silva | 2 |
| Dominik Szoboszlai | 1 |
| Timo Werner | 1 |
| Emil Forsberg | 1 |
| Bruma | 1 |
| Reo Hatate | 1 |
Head to Head
Celtic FC Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.11
Celtic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.34
RB Leipzig xG
I would bet for:
Celtic FC or RB Leipzig 70% + Under 2.5 goals 56%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: RB Leipzig win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.45
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 89% |
|
11% |
| ± 1.5 | 71% |
|
29% |
| ± 2.5 | 44% |
|
56% |
| ± 3.5 | 24% |
|
76% |
| ± 4.5 | 11% |
|
89% |
Double Chance
Celtic FC or Draw
60%
Draw or RB Leipzig
70%
Celtic FC or RB Leipzig
70%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.7%
0 – 0
10.7%
0 – 1
10.4%
1 – 0
8.4%
1 – 2
8.3%
0 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
6.9%
2 – 0
5.1%
2 – 2
4.7%
1 – 3
3.8%
0 – 3
3.3%
3 – 1
2.6%
Asian Handicap — Celtic FC
| Handicap | Celtic FC covers | Push | RB Leipzig covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 4% | — | 96% |
| -2 | 4% | 8% | 88% |
| -1.5 | 12% | — | 88% |
| -1 | 12% | 17% | 71% |
| -0.5 | 29% | — | 71% |
| +0.5 | 60% | — | 40% |
| +1 | 60% | 21% | 19% |
| +1.5 | 81% | — | 19% |
| +2 | 81% | 12% | 7% |
| +2.5 | 93% | — | 7% |
Clean Sheet
Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
27%
✓
RB Leipzig keeps clean sheet
33%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.