Celtic FC vs Real Madrid CF, Champions League 2022-23 GROUP STAGE
Overview
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Celtic FC vs Real Madrid CF — Champions League at Celtic Park.
- Celtic FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
- Real Madrid CF 8 games · 15 pts (2026/27)
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 | 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 meetings
Recent 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 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 Almeria | A | 2–1 | W |
| 28 May | Liverpool FC | A | 1–0 | W |
Key Stats
50%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
H2H (2 games)
100%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
0%
Clean Sheets
Real Madrid CF this season
Real Madrid CF this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
Real Madrid CF
0-15
1/1
16-30
2/1
31-45
2/–
46-60
1/2
61-75
–/1
76+
7/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Real Madrid CF
| Kylian Mbappe | 4 G | 1 A |
| Federico Valverde | 2 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Temperatures are rising at Celtic Park as Celtic FC face off against Real Madrid CF in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
- 5' Celtic FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Real Madrid CF's shape.
- 10' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ferland Mendy on 10.
- 15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Celtic FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 20' Eden Hazard has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 25' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
- 30' Time for substitution for Real Madrid CF. Karim Benzema is replaced by Eden Hazard.
- 35' Celtic FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 40' Luka Modric, a Croatia , has 46 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 45' The home supporters are growing impatient. Celtic FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 46' Celtic FC ring the changes. Liel Abada has done his job and it is now time for Daizen Maeda to step up.
- 51' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
- 56' Vinicius Junior puts Real Madrid CF on the lead.
- 57' Against the run of play, Vinicius Junior has scored! This game has turned on its head.
- 60' What a moment for Luka Modric! That strike on 60 puts his side firmly in control.
- 64' Daizen Maeda picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 69' 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.
- 71' Eduardo Camavinga is ready to make an impact after coming on for Aurelien Tchouameni at the 71 minute mark.
- 72' Celtic FC make a change. Matt O'Riley trudges off to be replaced by Aaron Mooy on 72 minutes.
- 77' GOAL! Eden Hazard scores on 77. Assisted by Dani Carvajal
- 80' Rodrygo gets the nod from Real Madrid CF. He replaces Vinicius Junior and will look to change the dynamic.
- 82' Sead Haksabanovic is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jota at the 82 minute mark.
- 87' Over 87 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- Real Madrid CF celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.
Lineups
Celtic FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 1
- 20
-
33
Matt O'Riley ↓ Aaron Mooy 72'
- 42
- 7
- 3
- 88
-
17
Jota ↓ Sead Haksabanovic 82'
-
41
Reo Hatate ↓ David Turnbull 72'
-
11
Liel Abada ↓ Daizen Maeda 46'
- 6
Bench
-
13
Aaron Mooy ↑ 72'
- 16
-
9
Sead Haksabanovic ↑ 82'
- 49
- 29
- 56
-
8
Kyogo Furuhashi ↑ 72'
-
14
David Turnbull ↑ 72'
-
38
Daizen Maeda ↑ 46'
- 57
- 31
- 25
Coach
Ange Postecoglou
Real Madrid CF Lineups
Starting XI
- 23
- 18
- 4
-
10
Luka Modric ↓ Marco Asensio 80'
- 8
-
9
Karim Benzema ↓ Eden Hazard 30'
- 15
-
20
Vinicius Junior ↓ Rodrygo 80'
- 2
- 1
-
3
Eder Militao ↓ Antonio Rudiger 46'
Bench
-
22
Antonio Rudiger ↑ 46'
-
7
Eden Hazard ↑ 30'
- 13
- 17
- 6
-
11
Marco Asensio ↑ 80'
- 19
- 24
-
21
Rodrygo ↑ 80'
-
12
Eduardo Camavinga ↑ 71'
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Coach
Carlo Ancelotti
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Vinicius Junior | 4 |
| Luka Modric | 2 |
| Eden Hazard | 1 |
| Jota | 1 |
| Marco Asensio | 1 |
| Federico Valverde | 1 |
| Rodrygo | 1 |
Head to Head
Celtic FC Form
Real Madrid CF Form
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
✓ CorrectActual: Real Madrid CF win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
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
✓ CorrectActual: 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.

