Celtic FC vs Valencia CF, Europe 2018-19 ROUND OF 32
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Overview
Match Preview
Celtic FC vs Valencia CF — Europe .
- Celtic FC 8 games · 11 pts (2025/26)
- Valencia CF 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Radu Petrescu
- Referee Adrian Ghinguleac
- Referee Ovidiu Hategan
- Referee Octavian Sovre
- Referee Sebastian Gheorghe
- Referee Constantin Coltescu
4 games this season 🟨 1.3/game ⚽ 3.0 goals/game 🟥 1 totalStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21 2 Aston Villa FC 8 21 3 FC Midtjylland 8 19 4 Real Betis Balompie 8 17 5 FC Porto 8 17 6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17 7 SC Freiburg 8 17 8 AS Roma 8 16 9 KRC Genk 8 16 10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15 11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15 12 Ferencvarosi TC 8 15 13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14 14 FC Viktoria Plzen 8 14 15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14 16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13 17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12 18 Lille OSC 8 12 19 Fenerbahce SK 8 12 20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12 21 Celtic FC 8 11 22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10 23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10 24 SK Brann 8 9 25 BSC Young Boys 8 9 26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7 27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7 28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7 29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6 30 FC Basel 1893 8 6 31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6 32 Rangers FC 8 4 33 OGC Nice 8 3 34 FC Utrecht 8 1 35 Malmo FF 8 1 36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 14 Feb Valencia CF H 0–2 L 06 Feb Hibernian FC H 2–0 W 03 Feb St. Johnstone FC A 2–0 W 30 Jan St. Johnstone FC H 2–0 W 26 Jan Hamilton Academical FC H 3–0 W 23 Jan St. Mirren FC H 4–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 14 Feb Celtic FC A 2–0 W 10 Feb Real Sociedad de Fútbol H 0–0 D 02 Feb FC Barcelona A 2–2 D 26 Jan Villarreal CF H 3–0 W 19 Jan RC Celta de Vigo A 2–1 W 12 Jan Real Valladolid CF H 1–1 D Key Stats
0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history10% Clean Sheets
Celtic FC this season -
Events
Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Celtic FC and Valencia CF is underway.
- 5' Ruben Sobrino needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 10' Valencia CF 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' The travelling Valencia CF supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 25' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 30' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Valencia CF that had 422 games and scored 398 goals.
- 35' Supporters expect more eagerness from Scott Sinclair, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 40' It looks surprising Celtic FC does not make any changes. Ryan Christie has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 42' Goal! Denis Cheryshev scores his 17 goal in 422 matches.
- 46' Time for substitution for Valencia CF. Dani Parejo is replaced by Francis Coquelin.
- 49' What a strike from Ruben Sobrino! The score is 0-2.
- 54' Toni Lato has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 37 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 59' Another change for Celtic FC made on 59 minute. Ryan Christie leaves to be changed by Odsonne Edouard.
- 63' The supporters are chanting for Goncalo Guedes. He replaces Denis Cheryshev on 63 minute.
- 68' 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.
- 73' 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.
- 78' The Valencia CF manager makes a substitution. Cristiano Piccini departs to be replaced by Kevin Gameiro.
- 82' A meaty challenge results in booking for Geoffrey Kondogbia on 82.
- 87' It looks like no one’s ball. Celtic FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 88' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jeremy Toljan.
- That’s it! Another goalless match for Celtic FC and Valencia CF (для сухой ничьи).
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Lineups
Celtic FC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 20
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11
Scott Sinclair ↓ Tim Weah 59'
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- 49
- 5
- 3
- 42
- 29
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17
Ryan Christie ↓ Odsonne Edouard 59'
Bench
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30
Tim Weah ↑ 59'
- 23
- 1
- 15
- 35
- 73
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22
Odsonne Edouard ↑ 59'
Coach Brendan RodgersValencia CF Lineups
Starting XI
- 23
- 10
- 13
- 11
- 12
- 18
- 21
- 15
- 24
- 8
- 6
Bench
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9
Kevin Gameiro ↑ 78'
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7
Goncalo Guedes ↑ 63'
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17
Francis Coquelin ↑ 46'
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- 20
- 32
- 16
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Ruben Sobrino 1 Denis Cheryshev 1 Kevin Gameiro 1 Head to Head
Celtic FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.09 Celtic FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.34 Valencia CF xGI would bet for: Celtic FC or Valencia CF 70% + Under 2.5 goals 57%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Valencia CF winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.43Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 89% 11% ± 1.5 70% 30% ± 2.5 43% 57% ± 3.5 23% 77% ± 4.5 11% 89% Double Chance
Celtic FC or Draw 61%Draw or Valencia CF 69%Celtic FC or Valencia CF 70%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Valencia CF win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13.8%0 – 0 11%0 – 1 10.7%1 – 0 8.5%1 – 2 8.3%0 – 2 Actual2 – 1 6.7%2 – 0 5.1%2 – 2 4.6%1 – 3 3.7%0 – 3 3.4%3 – 1 2.5%Asian Handicap — Celtic FC
Handicap Celtic FC covers Push Valencia CF covers -2.5 4% — 96% -2 4% 8% 88% -1.5 12% — 88% -1 12% 17% 71% -0.5 29% — 71% +0.5 59% — 41% +1 59% 22% 19% +1.5 81% — 19% +2 81% 12% 7% +2.5 93% — 7% Clean Sheet
Celtic FC keeps clean sheet 27% ✓Valencia CF keeps clean sheet 34% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.