Saturday , 14 November 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 🟨 3.2/game ⚽ 11.3 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 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

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
0% Clean Sheets
SK Slovan Bratislava this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

SK Slovan Bratislava
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/5
31-45
–/4
46-60
1/5
61-75
–/–
76+
–/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

SK Slovan Bratislava
Suleiman Camara Sanneh 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Celtic FC gets underway.
  • 5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 10' SK Slovan Bratislava fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 15' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Kyriakos Savvidis suffering a number of foals already.
  • 17' A stunning finish from Liam Scales — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 18' Vladimir Weiss picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 22' The referee has no hesitation. Kevin Wimmer is booked for SK Slovan Bratislava — card on 22.
  • 26' That is a card for SK Slovan Bratislava. Marko Tolic will be fuming at that decision.
  • 31' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 36' SK Slovan Bratislava are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 41' Over 41 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 46' named a 4-3-3 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 47' What a strike from Kyogo Furuhashi! The score is 2-0.
  • 52' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. SK Slovan Bratislava needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 56' GOAL! Arne Engels fires home to make it 3-0!
  • 61' A stunning finish from Kevin Wimmer — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 66' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kenan Bajric, as he is very good at scoring at Celtic Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 70' Brilliant from the forward! Daizen Maeda makes it 4-1 with a superb finish on 70.
  • 71' Time for substitution for Celtic FC. Nicolas Kuhn is replaced by James Forrest.
  • 76' The SK Slovan Bratislava bench stirs into life. Vladimir Weiss is withdrawn and Robert Mak gets his opportunity.
  • 77' The crowd applauds Reo Hatate as he leaves the pitch. Paulo Bernardo steps in for Celtic FC.
  • 80' Poor challenge from Cameron Carter-Vickers. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 84' The Celtic FC manager makes a substitution. Cameron Carter-Vickers departs to be replaced by Auston Trusty.
  • 85' It is a substitution in SK Slovan Bratislava team. David Strelec is replaced by Idjessi Metsoko on 85 minute.
  • 87' What a moment for Adam Idah! That strike on 87 puts his side firmly in control.
  • Another three points for Celtic FC.

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.