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Celtic FC vs Real Madrid CF, Champions League 2022-23 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Champions League · 2022-23
Celtic FC
0 – 3
Full Time
Real Madrid CF
Tue 6 Sep 2022 · 19:00 UTC Celtic Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 10' Ferland Mendy
Daizen Maeda 64' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Celtic FC vs Real Madrid CF — Champions League at Celtic Park.

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 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

2
Celtic FC 2 games · Avg 4.5 goals Real Madrid CF
Last 5 meetings
2022-09-06 Celtic FC 0–3 Real Madrid CF

Recent Form

Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Real Madrid CF
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Sep Celtic FC A 3–0 W
03 Sep Real Betis Balompié 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 Almería 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 history
29% Clean Sheets
Real Madrid CF this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Real Madrid CF
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
1/2
46-60
–/1
61-75
1/–
76+
–/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Real Madrid CF
Kylian Mbappe 15 G 1 A
Vinicius Junior 5 G 6 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Celtic FC to score. At the same time, Real Madrid CF does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' That is a Yellow card for Real Madrid CF. Ferland Mendy will be fuming at that decision.
  • 15' Real Madrid CF come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 20' With 0 assists to his name this season, Eden Hazard is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Celtic FC.
  • 25' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 30' Time for substitution for Real Madrid CF. Karim Benzema is replaced by Eden Hazard.
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' Real Madrid CF have won 775 goals from 545 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 45' It’s high time Ange Postecoglou made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 46' Daizen Maeda is replacing Liel Abada for the Celtic FC side.
  • 51' Celtic FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Real Madrid CF's shape.
  • 56' What a moment for Vinicius Junior! That strike on 56 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 57' Assisted by Federico Valverde with the perfectly-timed delivery and Vinicius Junior makes no mistake. 0-2!
  • 60' Luka Modric is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
  • 64' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Daizen Maeda on 64 minutes.
  • 69' Eder Militao has been relatively quiet despite scoring 20 goals in his last 491 appearances.
  • 71' The crowd applauds Aurelien Tchouameni as he leaves the pitch. Eduardo Camavinga steps in for Real Madrid CF.
  • 72' Time for substitution for Celtic FC. Matt O'Riley is replaced by Aaron Mooy.
  • 77' The deadlock is broken! Eden Hazard gets on the scoresheet on 77 minutes.
  • 80' Rodrygo gets the nod from Real Madrid CF. He replaces Vinicius Junior and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 82' Another substitution for Celtic FC to replace Jota by Sead Haksabanovic on 82 minute.
  • 87' It looks like no one’s ball. Real Madrid CF is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • The final score is 0-3.

Lineups

Celtic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ange Postecoglou

Real Madrid CF Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carlo Ancelotti

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.04 Celtic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.76 Real Madrid CF xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC25% Draw27% Real Madrid CF48%
Actual: Real Madrid CF win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.8
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✓ Correct
Celtic FC17% Draw45% Real Madrid CF38%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 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
Actual
2 – 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.