Thursday , 2 July 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 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 7.6 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 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

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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Celtic FC to score. At the same time, SK Slovan Bratislava does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Celtic FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' Celtic FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 17' Celtic FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Liam Scales on 17.
  • 18' SK Slovan Bratislava receives a card for a hard tackle on 18.
  • 22' It’s gonna be a card for Kevin Wimmer.
  • 26' Marko Tolic was booked on 26.
  • 31' 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.
  • 36' 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.
  • 41' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Guram Kashia made 279 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 46' Juraj Kucka has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 47' GOAL! Kyogo Furuhashi scores on 47. Assisted by Nicolas Kuhn
  • 52' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 56' What a strike from Arne Engels! The score is 3-0.
  • 61' What a strike from Kevin Wimmer! The score is 3-1.
  • 66' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 66 minutes.
  • 70' Goal! Daizen Maeda scores his 83 goal in 34 matches.
  • 71' James Forrest is replacing Nicolas Kuhn for the Celtic FC side.
  • 76' Time for substitution for SK Slovan Bratislava. Vladimir Weiss is replaced by Robert Mak.
  • 77' Another change for Celtic FC made on 77 minute. Reo Hatate leaves to be changed by Paulo Bernardo.
  • 80' Cameron Carter-Vickers is having his name booked by the referee on 80.
  • 84' The whistle greets Cameron Carter-Vickers as he 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' Goal! Adam Idah scores his 40 goal in 368 matches.
  • 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.