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FC CFR 1907 Cluj vs Celtic FC, Europe 2019-20 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Europa League · 2019-20
FC CFR 1907 Cluj
2 – 0
Full Time
Celtic FC
Thu 12 Dec 2019 · 17:55 UTC Stadionul Dr. Constantin Radulescu HT 45' · FT 45'
Camora 68' Y
Y 71' Leigh Griffiths

Overview

Match Preview

FC CFR 1907 Cluj vs Celtic FC — Europe at Stadionul Dr. Constantin Radulescu.

Match Details

  • Referee Alper Ulusoy
  • Referee Ekrem Kan
  • Referee Ceyhun Sesiguzel
  • Referee Halis Ozkahya

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

2
1
1
FC CFR 1907 Cluj 4 games · Avg 3.3 goals Celtic FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-12-12 FC CFR 1907 Cluj 2–0 Celtic FC 2019-10-03 Celtic FC 2–0 FC CFR 1907 Cluj 2019-08-13 Celtic FC 3–4 FC CFR 1907 Cluj 2019-08-07 FC CFR 1907 Cluj 1–1 Celtic FC

Recent Form

FC CFR 1907 Cluj
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Dec Celtic FC H 2–0 W
28 Nov SS Lazio A 0–1 L
07 Nov Stade Rennais FC 1901 H 1–0 W
24 Oct Stade Rennais FC 1901 A 1–0 W
03 Oct Celtic FC A 0–2 L
19 Sep SS Lazio H 2–1 W
Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Dec FC CFR 1907 Cluj A 0–2 L
04 Dec Hamilton Academical FC H 2–1 W
01 Dec Ross County FC A 4–1 W
28 Nov Stade Rennais FC 1901 H 3–1 W
23 Nov Livingston FC H 4–0 W
10 Nov Motherwell FC H 2–0 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
10% Clean Sheets
Celtic FC this season

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: FC CFR 1907 Cluj gets underway.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC CFR 1907 Cluj that had 133 games and scored 68 goals.
  • 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
  • 20' Celtic FC is showing some good football. However, Celtic FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 25' It looks like no one’s ball. Celtic FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 30' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 35' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kristoffer Ajer made 410 appearances and scored 10 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 40' FC CFR 1907 Cluj started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 40.
  • 45' It’s high time Dan Petrescu made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 46' Time for substitution for Celtic FC. Christopher Jullien is replaced by Kristoffer Ajer.
  • 48' GOAL! Andrei Burca scores on 48. Assisted by Ciprian Deac
  • 53' Scott Sinclair needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 58' It looks surprising Celtic FC does not make any changes. Lacina Traore has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 63' 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.
  • 67' Another change for Celtic FC made on 67 minute. Lewis Morgan leaves to be changed by Vakoun Issouf Bayo.
  • 68' FC CFR 1907 Cluj player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 70' GOAL! Damjan Dokovic scores on 70. Assisted by Ciprian Deac
  • 71' Celtic FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 71.
  • 72' Celtic FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Karamoko Dembele is hanging Michael Johnston on the field on 72 minute.
  • 74' The FC CFR 1907 Cluj manager makes a substitution. Billel Omrani departs to be replaced by Catalin Golofca.
  • 79' Camora has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 83' FC CFR 1907 Cluj manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Luis Aurelio is hanging Damjan Dokovic on the field on 83 minute.
  • 85' Ovidiu Hoban has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ciprian Deac on 85 minute.
  • 90' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • Full Time. FC CFR 1907 Cluj beats Celtic FC

Lineups

FC CFR 1907 Cluj Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dan Petrescu

Celtic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Neil Lennon

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Billel Omrani 3
James Forrest 2
Odsonne Edouard 2
Ciprian Deac 1
George Tucudean 1
Mohamed Elyounoussi 1
Damjan Dokovic 1
Andrei Burca 1

Head to Head

2019-12-12 FC CFR 1907 Cluj 2–0 Celtic FC 2019-10-03 Celtic FC 2–0 FC CFR 1907 Cluj 2019-08-13 Celtic FC 3–4 FC CFR 1907 Cluj 2019-08-07 FC CFR 1907 Cluj 1–1 Celtic FC

FC CFR 1907 Cluj Form

2019-12-12 FC CFR 1907 Cluj 2–0 Celtic FC W 2019-11-28 SS Lazio 1–0 FC CFR 1907 Cluj L 2019-11-07 FC CFR 1907 Cluj 1–0 Stade Rennais FC 1901 W 2019-10-24 Stade Rennais FC 1901 0–1 FC CFR 1907 Cluj W 2019-10-03 Celtic FC 2–0 FC CFR 1907 Cluj L 2019-09-19 FC CFR 1907 Cluj 2–1 SS Lazio W

Celtic FC Form

2019-12-12 FC CFR 1907 Cluj 2–0 Celtic FC L 2019-12-04 Celtic FC 2–1 Hamilton Academical FC W 2019-12-01 Ross County FC 1–4 Celtic FC W 2019-11-28 Celtic FC 3–1 Stade Rennais FC 1901 W 2019-11-23 Celtic FC 4–0 Livingston FC W 2019-11-10 Celtic FC 2–0 Motherwell FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.52 FC CFR 1907 Cluj xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.13 Celtic FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC CFR 1907 Cluj47% Draw27% Celtic FC26%
Actual: FC CFR 1907 Cluj win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.65
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

FC CFR 1907 Cluj or Draw
74%
Draw or Celtic FC
53%
FC CFR 1907 Cluj or Celtic FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC CFR 1907 Cluj32% Draw47% Celtic FC21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.1%
1 – 0
9.7%
0 – 0
9%
2 – 1
8.9%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
7%
1 – 2
6.6%
2 – 2
5.1%
3 – 1
4.5%
0 – 2
4.4%
3 – 0
3.9%
3 – 2
2.7%

Asian Handicap — FC CFR 1907 Cluj

Handicap FC CFR 1907 Cluj covers Push Celtic FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 14% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 22% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 16% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

FC CFR 1907 Cluj keeps clean sheet
33% ✗
Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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