Sunday , 16 August 2026

Celtic FC vs SS Lazio, Champions League 2023-24 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Champions League · 2023-24
Celtic FC
1 – 2
Full Time
SS Lazio
Wed 4 Oct 2023 · 19:00 UTC Celtic Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Kyogo Furuhashi 12' 1–0
1–1 29' Matias Vecino
1–2 90+5' Pedro
Nathaniel Phillips 45' Y
Y 61' Luis Alberto
Y 74' Valentin Castellanos
Luis Palma 82' Y
Y 90' Matias Vecino

Overview

Match Preview

Celtic FC vs SS Lazio — Champions League at Celtic Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Donatas Rumsas
  • Assistant 1 Aleksandras Radiusas
  • Assistant 2 Dovydas Suziedelis
6 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 3.8 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 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

2
2
Celtic FC 4 games · Avg 2.8 goals SS Lazio
Last 5 meetings
2023-10-04 Celtic FC 1–2 SS Lazio 2019-11-07 SS Lazio 1–2 Celtic FC 2019-10-24 Celtic FC 2–1 SS Lazio

Recent Form

Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Oct SS Lazio H 1–2 L
30 Sep Motherwell FC A 2–1 W
23 Sep Livingston FC A 3–0 W
19 Sep Feyenoord Rotterdam A 0–2 L
16 Sep Dundee FC H 3–0 W
03 Sep Rangers FC A 1–0 W
SS Lazio
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Oct Celtic FC A 2–1 W
30 Sep AC Milan A 0–2 L
27 Sep Torino FC H 2–0 W
23 Sep AC Monza H 1–1 D
19 Sep Club Atlético de Madrid H 1–1 D
16 Sep Juventus FC A 1–3 L

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Celtic FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Patric needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Celtic FC and SS Lazio are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 12' GOAL! Kyogo Furuhashi fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 17' Daizen Maeda, a Japan , has 20 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 22' SS Lazio started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 22.
  • 27' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 29' Matias Vecino has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 29 minutes.
  • 34' named a 4-3-3 earlier, and opted for a 4-3-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 39' A quiet spell here at Celtic Park. SS Lazio seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 44' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 45' Nathaniel Phillips picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 50' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Celtic FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 55' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Celtic FC and SS Lazio are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 60' Over 60 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 61' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Luis Alberto.
  • 62' Celtic FC make a change. Hyun-jun Yang trudges off to be replaced by Luis Palma on 62 minutes.
  • 67' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Maurizio Sarri will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 68' A change in the SS Lazio ranks — Felipe Anderson exits the field as Gustav Isaksen enters on 68.
  • 72' A tactical swap from SS Lazio — Valentin Castellanos on, Ciro Immobile off on 72 minutes.
  • 74' SS Lazio player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 79' Joe Hart has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 81' Luis Palma adds to his 0 season tally! Celtic FC lead 2-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 82' A meaty challenge results in booking for Luis Palma on 82.
  • 84' Pedro is replacing Mattia Zaccagni for the SS Lazio side.
  • 86' Hyun-Gyu Oh is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kyogo Furuhashi at the 86 minute mark.
  • 90' Matias Vecino was booked on 90.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-2.

Lineups

Celtic FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brendan Rodgers

SS Lazio Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Maurizio Sarri

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ciro Immobile 3
Christopher Jullien 1
Ryan Christie 1
Manuel Lazzari 1
James Forrest 1
Jules Ntcham 1
Kyogo Furuhashi 1
Pedro 1

Head to Head

2023-10-04 Celtic FC 1–2 SS Lazio 2019-11-07 SS Lazio 1–2 Celtic FC 2019-10-24 Celtic FC 2–1 SS Lazio

Celtic FC Form

2023-10-04 Celtic FC 1–2 SS Lazio L 2023-09-30 Motherwell FC 1–2 Celtic FC W 2023-09-23 Livingston FC 0–3 Celtic FC W 2023-09-19 Feyenoord Rotterdam 2–0 Celtic FC L 2023-09-16 Celtic FC 3–0 Dundee FC W 2023-09-03 Rangers FC 0–1 Celtic FC W

SS Lazio Form

2023-10-04 Celtic FC 1–2 SS Lazio W 2023-09-30 AC Milan 2–0 SS Lazio L 2023-09-27 SS Lazio 2–0 Torino FC W 2023-09-23 SS Lazio 1–1 AC Monza D 2023-09-19 SS Lazio 1–1 Club Atlético de Madrid D 2023-09-16 Juventus FC 3–1 SS Lazio L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.54 Celtic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.17 SS Lazio xG
I would bet for: Celtic FC or SS Lazio 73%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Celtic FC45% Draw27% SS Lazio28%
Actual: SS Lazio win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.71
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Celtic FC or Draw
72%
Draw or SS Lazio
55%
Celtic FC or SS Lazio
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC32% Draw47% SS Lazio21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.9%
1 – 0
9.3%
2 – 1
8.9%
0 – 0
8.6%
2 – 0
7.7%
0 – 1
6.8%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 2
5.2%
3 – 1
4.6%
0 – 2
4.5%
3 – 0
3.9%
3 – 2
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Celtic FC

Handicap Celtic FC covers Push SS Lazio covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 14% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 21% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 16% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
SS Lazio keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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