Thursday , 2 July 2026

Celtic FC vs VfB Stuttgart, Europe 2025-26 PLAYOFFS

UEFA Europa League · 2025-26
Celtic FC
1 – 4
Full Time
VfB Stuttgart
Thu 19 Feb 2026 · 20:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Celtic FC vs VfB Stuttgart — Europe .

Match Details

  • Referee Erik Lambrechts
7 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 3.1 goals/game

Standings

# 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

1
1
Celtic FC 2 games · Avg 3.0 goals VfB Stuttgart
Last 5 meetings
2026-02-19 Celtic FC 1–4 VfB Stuttgart

Recent Form

Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Feb VfB Stuttgart H 1–4 L
15 Feb Kilmarnock FC A 3–2 W
11 Feb Livingston FC H 2–1 W
01 Feb Falkirk FC H 2–0 W
29 Jan FC Utrecht H 4–2 W
25 Jan Heart of Midlothian FC A 2–2 D
VfB Stuttgart
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Feb Celtic FC A 4–1 W
14 Feb 1. FC Koln H 3–1 W
07 Feb FC St. Pauli 1910 A 1–2 L
04 Feb Holstein Kiel A 3–0 W
01 Feb SC Freiburg H 1–0 W
29 Jan BSC Young Boys H 3–2 W

Season Stats

Celtic FC VfB Stuttgart
#21 Position #11
11 Points 15
8 Played 8
3 / 2 / 3 W / D / L 5 / 0 / 3
13 Scored 15
15 Conceded 9
-2 GD +6
1.38 PPG 1.88
38% Win % 63%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
10% Clean Sheets
Celtic FC this season
17% Clean Sheets
VfB Stuttgart this season

Celtic FC are 21st (11 pts). VfB Stuttgart are 11th (15 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Celtic FC is hosting VfB Stuttgart for another epic battle.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-4.

Lineups

Celtic FC Lineups

VfB Stuttgart Lineups

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.48 Celtic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.83 VfB Stuttgart xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 79% + Both teams to score 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC23% Draw22% VfB Stuttgart55%
Actual: VfB Stuttgart win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes72% 0% No28%
Avg goals/match: 4.31
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 92%
8%
± 2.5 79%
21%
± 3.5 61%
39%
± 4.5 42%
58%

Double Chance

Celtic FC or Draw
45%
Draw or VfB Stuttgart
77%
Celtic FC or VfB Stuttgart
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC17% Draw34% VfB Stuttgart49%
Actual: VfB Stuttgart win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 2
7.9%
1 – 3
7.2%
1 – 1
6.4%
2 – 2
5.7%
0 – 2
5.6%
2 – 3
5.3%
1 – 4
Actual
0 – 3
5.1%
2 – 1
4.2%
2 – 4
3.8%
0 – 1
3.6%
0 – 4
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Celtic FC

Handicap Celtic FC covers Push VfB Stuttgart covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 5% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 10% 82%
-0.5 18% — 82%
+0.5 36% — 64%
+1 36% 19% 45%
+1.5 55% — 45%
+2 55% 18% 27%
+2.5 73% — 27%

Clean Sheet

Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
7% ✓
VfB Stuttgart keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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