Wednesday , 30 September 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
12 games this season 🟨 3.7/game ⚽ 11.9 goals/game

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
–/2
31-45
–/1
46-60
1/2
61-75
–/–
76+
–/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

SK Slovan Bratislava
Suleiman Camara Sanneh 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at Celtic Park as Celtic FC face off against SK Slovan Bratislava in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
  • 15' 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.
  • 17' What a strike from Liam Scales! The score is 1-0.
  • 18' It’s a booking for SK Slovan Bratislava player. Vladimir Weiss gets a card.
  • 22' That is a card for SK Slovan Bratislava. Kevin Wimmer will be fuming at that decision.
  • 26' Marko Tolic catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 26.
  • 31' Daizen Maeda is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for SK Slovan Bratislava so far.
  • 36' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 41' Nino Marcelli needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 46' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 47' What a strike from Kyogo Furuhashi! The score is 2-0.
  • 52' 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 Cesar Blackman suffering a number of foals already.
  • 56' Arne Engels makes no mistake. The score reads 3-0 and Celtic FC are in front.
  • 61' Goal! Kevin Wimmer scores his 3 goal in 298 matches.
  • 66' The home supporters are growing impatient. Celtic FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 70' Daizen Maeda adds to his 1 season tally! Celtic FC lead 4-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 71' Fresh legs for Celtic FC! James Forrest comes on to replace Nicolas Kuhn.
  • 76' The supporters are chanting for Robert Mak. He replaces Vladimir Weiss on 76 minute.
  • 77' A change in the Celtic FC ranks — Reo Hatate exits the field as Paulo Bernardo enters on 77.
  • 80' Controversy at the stadium! Cameron Carter-Vickers argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 84' Another change for Celtic FC made on 84 minute. Cameron Carter-Vickers leaves to be changed by Auston Trusty.
  • 85' A tactical swap from SK Slovan Bratislava — Idjessi Metsoko on, David Strelec off on 85 minutes.
  • 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.