Celtic FC vs Real Madrid CF, Champions League 2022-23 GROUP STAGE
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Overview
Match Preview
Celtic FC vs Real Madrid CF — Champions League at Celtic Park.
- Celtic FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Real Madrid CF 8 games · 15 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Fedayi San
- Referee Tomasz Kwiatkowski
- Referee Sandro Scharer
- Referee Bekim Zogaj
- Referee Jonas Erni
- Referee Lukas Faehndrich (Switzerland)
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
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 06 Sep Real Madrid CF H 0–3 L 03 Sep Rangers FC H 4–0 W 28 Aug Dundee United FC A 9–0 W 21 Aug Heart of Midlothian FC H 2–0 W 14 Aug Kilmarnock FC A 5–0 W 06 Aug Ross County FC A 3–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 06 Sep Celtic FC A 3–0 W 03 Sep Real Betis Balompie H 2–1 W 28 Aug RCD Espanyol de Barcelona A 3–1 W 20 Aug RC Celta de Vigo A 4–1 W 14 Aug UD Almeria A 2–1 W 28 May Liverpool FC A 1–0 W Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history29% Clean Sheets
Real Madrid CF this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Real Madrid CF0-151/116-301/–31-451/246-60–/161-751/–76+–/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Celtic FC and Real Madrid CF is underway.
- 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 10' Real Madrid CF player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 15' It’s high time Ange Postecoglou made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 20' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 30' The Real Madrid CF manager makes a substitution. Karim Benzema departs to be replaced by Eden Hazard.
- 35' Real Madrid CF started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 35.
- 40' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 40 minutes.
- 45' Supporters expect more eagerness from Eden Hazard, as he is very good at scoring at Celtic Park with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
- 46' Celtic FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Daizen Maeda is hanging Liel Abada on the field on 46 minute.
- 51' 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.
- 56' GOAL! Vinicius Junior scores on 56. Assisted by Federico Valverde
- 57' Vinicius Junior with the second goal in the match!
- 60' Goal! Luka Modric scores his 37 goal in 545 matches.
- 64' The referee shows Celtic FC player a Yellow card on 64.
- 69' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Greg Taylor made 260 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 71' Real Madrid CF manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Eduardo Camavinga is hanging Aurelien Tchouameni on the field on 71 minute.
- 72' The Celtic FC manager makes a substitution. Matt O'Riley departs to be replaced by Aaron Mooy.
- 77' GOAL! Eden Hazard scores on 77. Assisted by Dani Carvajal
- 80' It is a substitution in Real Madrid CF team. Vinicius Junior is replaced by Rodrygo on 80 minute.
- 82' Another substitution for Celtic FC to replace Jota by Sead Haksabanovic on 82 minute.
- 87' It looks surprising Celtic FC does not make any changes. David Alaba has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- With this win, Real Madrid CF is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
Celtic FC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 20
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33
Matt O'Riley ↓ Aaron Mooy 72'
- 42
- 7
- 3
- 88
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17
Jota ↓ Sead Haksabanovic 82'
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41
Reo Hatate ↓ David Turnbull 72'
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11
Liel Abada ↓ Daizen Maeda 46'
- 6
Bench
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13
Aaron Mooy ↑ 72'
- 16
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9
Sead Haksabanovic ↑ 82'
- 49
- 29
- 56
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8
Kyogo Furuhashi ↑ 72'
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14
David Turnbull ↑ 72'
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38
Daizen Maeda ↑ 46'
- 57
- 31
- 25
Coach Ange PostecoglouReal Madrid CF Lineups
Starting XI
- 23
- 18
- 4
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10
Luka Modric ↓ Marco Asensio 80'
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9
Karim Benzema ↓ Eden Hazard 30'
- 15
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20
Vinicius Junior ↓ Rodrygo 80'
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- 1
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3
Eder Militao ↓ Antonio Rudiger 46'
Bench
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22
Antonio Rudiger ↑ 46'
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7
Eden Hazard ↑ 30'
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- 17
- 6
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11
Marco Asensio ↑ 80'
- 19
- 24
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21
Rodrygo ↑ 80'
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12
Eduardo Camavinga ↑ 71'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Vinicius Junior 4 Luka Modric 2 Jota 1 Marco Asensio 1 Federico Valverde 1 Rodrygo 1 Eden Hazard 1 Head to Head
Celtic FC Form
Real Madrid CF Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.04 Celtic FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.76 Real Madrid CF xGI would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Real Madrid CF winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.8Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 92% 8% ± 1.5 77% 23% ± 2.5 52% 48% ± 3.5 31% 69% ± 4.5 16% 84% Double Chance
Celtic FC or Draw 52%Draw or Real Madrid CF 75%Celtic FC or Real Madrid CF 73%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12%0 – 1 9.9%1 – 2 9.4%0 – 2 9.2%0 – 0 7.9%2 – 1 5.6%1 – 3 5.6%1 – 0 5.4%0 – 3 Actual2 – 2 4.9%2 – 0 3.2%2 – 3 3%Asian Handicap — Celtic FC
Handicap Celtic FC covers Push Real Madrid CF covers -2.5 2% — 98% -2 2% 6% 92% -1.5 8% — 92% -1 8% 13% 79% -0.5 21% — 79% +0.5 47% — 53% +1 47% 23% 30% +1.5 70% — 30% +2 70% 16% 14% +2.5 86% — 14% Clean Sheet
Celtic FC keeps clean sheet 18% ✓Real Madrid CF keeps clean sheet 36% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.