Sunday , 16 August 2026

Celtic FC vs SK Slovan Bratislava, Champions League 2024-25 LEAGUE STAGE

UEFA Champions League · 2024-25
Celtic FC
5 – 1
Full Time
SK Slovan Bratislava
Wed 18 Sep 2024 · 19:00 UTC Celtic Park 56,826 HT 45' · FT 45'
Liam Scales 17' 1–0
Kyogo Furuhashi 47' 2–0
Arne Engels pen 56' 3–0
3–1 61' Kevin Wimmer
Daizen Maeda 70' 4–1
Adam Idah 87' 5–1
Y 18' Vladimir Weiss
Y 22' Kevin Wimmer
Alistair Johnston 22' Y
Y 26' Marko Tolic
Cameron Carter-Vickers 80' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Celtic FC vs SK Slovan Bratislava — Champions League at Celtic Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Danny Makkelie
  • Assistant 1 Hessel Steegstra
  • Assistant 2 Jan de Vries
18 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 8.6 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

1
Celtic FC 1 games · Avg 6.0 goals SK Slovan Bratislava
Last 5 meetings
2024-09-18 Celtic FC 5–1 SK Slovan Bratislava

Recent Form

Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Sep SK Slovan Bratislava H 5–1 W
14 Sep Heart of Midlothian FC H 2–0 W
01 Sep Rangers FC H 3–0 W
25 Aug St. Mirren FC A 3–0 W
11 Aug Hibernian FC A 2–0 W
04 Aug Kilmarnock FC H 4–0 W
SK Slovan Bratislava
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Sep Celtic FC A 1–5 L
28 Aug FC Midtjylland H 3–2 W
21 Aug FC Midtjylland A 1–1 D
13 Aug APOEL FC A 0–0 D
07 Aug APOEL FC H 2–0 W
30 Jul NK Celje H 5–0 W

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Celtic FC host SK Slovan Bratislava — let the battle begin!
  • 5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 10' A quiet spell here at Celtic Park. SK Slovan Bratislava seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Alistair Johnston made 213 appearances and scored 11 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 17' What composure from Liam Scales! The Ireland international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 18' That looks like a foul for a card for Vladimir Weiss.
  • 22' The referee has no hesitation. Kevin Wimmer is booked for SK Slovan Bratislava — card on 22.
  • 26' Marko Tolic has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 26.
  • 31' It is a cagey affair so far. Celtic FC in their 4-3-3 trying to find a way past SK Slovan Bratislava's compact 4-2-3-1.
  • 36' Over 36 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 41' The home supporters are growing impatient. Celtic FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 46' Danylo Ignatenko is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Celtic FC tonight.
  • 47' What composure from Kyogo Furuhashi! The Japan international strokes it home. 2-0.
  • 52' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 56' GOAL! Arne Engels fires home to make it 3-0!
  • 61' Kevin Wimmer makes no mistake. The score reads 3-1 and SK Slovan Bratislava are in front.
  • 66' 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.
  • 70' Goal! Daizen Maeda scores his 84 goal in 34 matches.
  • 71' James Forrest gets the nod from Celtic FC. He replaces Nicolas Kuhn and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 76' SK Slovan Bratislava ring the changes. Vladimir Weiss has done his job and it is now time for Robert Mak to step up.
  • 77' Celtic FC make a change. Reo Hatate trudges off to be replaced by Paulo Bernardo on 77 minutes.
  • 80' That is a card for Celtic FC. Cameron Carter-Vickers will be fuming at that decision.
  • 84' Fresh legs for Celtic FC! Auston Trusty comes on to replace Cameron Carter-Vickers.
  • 85' Another change for SK Slovan Bratislava made on 85 minute. David Strelec leaves to be changed by Idjessi Metsoko.
  • 87' Adam Idah has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 87 minutes.
  • With this win, Celtic FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Celtic FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

SK Slovan Bratislava Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.6 Celtic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.9 SK Slovan Bratislava xG
I would bet for: Celtic FC to win 68% + Over 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC68% Draw19% SK Slovan Bratislava13%
Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 3.5
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 45%
55%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

Celtic FC or Draw
87%
Draw or SK Slovan Bratislava
32%
Celtic FC or SK Slovan Bratislava
81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC53% Draw36% SK Slovan Bratislava11%
Actual: Celtic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–1 not predicted
5 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
10.3%
2 – 1
8.9%
3 – 0
8.6%
1 – 1
7.8%
1 – 0
7.7%
3 – 1
7.6%
4 – 0
5.6%
4 – 1
5%
0 – 0
4.3%
2 – 2
4%
3 – 2
3.5%
1 – 2
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Celtic FC

Handicap Celtic FC covers Push SK Slovan Bratislava covers
-2.5 31% — 69%
-2 31% 21% 48%
-1.5 52% — 48%
-1 52% 21% 28%
-0.5 72% — 28%
+0.5 90% — 10%
+1 90% 7% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
41% ✓
SK Slovan Bratislava keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

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