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FC Red Bull Salzburg vs Celtic FC, Europe 2018-19 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Europa League · 2018-19
Thu 4 Oct 2018 · 16:55 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

FC Red Bull Salzburg vs Celtic FCEurope .

Match Details

  • Referee Mykola Balakin
  • Referee Oleksandr Derdo
  • Referee Semen Shlonchak
  • Referee Serhiy Boiko
  • Referee Volodymyr Volodin

Head-to-Head

2
FC Red Bull Salzburg 2 games · Avg 3.5 goals Celtic FC

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Oct Celtic FC H 3–1 W
20 Sep RB Leipzig A 3–2 W
29 Aug FK Crvena Zvezda H 2–2 D
21 Aug FK Crvena Zvezda A 0–0 D
14 Aug KF Shkendija 79 A 1–0 W
08 Aug KF Shkendija 79 H 3–0 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Oct FC Red Bull Salzburg A 1–3 L
29 Sep Aberdeen FC H 1–0 W
23 Sep Kilmarnock FC A 1–2 L
20 Sep Rosenborg BK H 1–0 W
14 Sep St. Mirren FC A 0–0 D
02 Sep Rangers FC H 1–0 W

Season Stats

FC Red Bull Salzburg Celtic FC
#31 Position #21
6 Points 11
8 Played 8
2 / 0 / 6 W / D / L 3 / 2 / 3
10 Scored 13
15 Conceded 15
-5 GD -2
0.75 PPG 1.38
25% Win % 38%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
FC Red Bull Salzburg this season
10% Clean Sheets
Celtic FC this season

FC Red Bull Salzburg are 31st (6 pts). Celtic FC are 21st (11 pts).

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Red Bull Salzburg
Yorbe Vertessen 3 G
Celtic FC
Benjamin Nygren 4 G 1 A
Reo Hatate 3 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at !
  • 2' What a strike from Odsonne Edouard! The score is 0-1.
  • 7' It looks surprising FC Red Bull Salzburg does not make any changes. Munas Dabbur has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 12' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 17' 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.
  • 22' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 27' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 32' With 0 assists to his name this season, Takumi Minamino is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Red Bull Salzburg.
  • 37' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 39' Poor challenge from Callum McGregor. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 44' Dedryck Boyata has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 45' Jack Hendry catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 45.
  • 50' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Marco Rose will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 51' A meaty challenge results in booking for Munas Dabbur on 51.
  • 56' What an equalizer from Munas Dabbur!
  • 57' It’s a booking for Celtic FC player. Youssouf Mulumbu gets a Yellow card.
  • 60' A tactical swap from Celtic FCScott Sinclair on, Leigh Griffiths off on 60 minutes.
  • 61' Takumi Minamino puts FC Red Bull Salzburg on the lead.
  • 66' Celtic FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 71' FC Red Bull Salzburg make a change. Takumi Minamino trudges off to be replaced by Zlatko Junuzovic on 71 minutes.
  • 73' Munas Dabbur doubles the advantage! 3-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 73' The referee has no hesitation. James Forrest is booked for Celtic FC — Red card on 73.
  • 78' A change in the Celtic FC ranks — Youssouf Mulumbu exits the field as Ryan Christie enters on 78.
  • 82' Celtic FC make a change. Odsonne Edouard trudges off to be replaced by Lewis Morgan on 82 minutes.
  • 85' A tactical swap from FC Red Bull SalzburgReinhold Yabo on, Munas Dabbur off on 85 minutes.
  • 90' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 90 minutes.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 3-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.35 FC Red Bull Salzburg xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.59 Celtic FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 74% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Red Bull Salzburg55% Draw21% Celtic FC24%
Actual: FC Red Bull Salzburg win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes71% 0% No29%
Avg goals/match: 3.94
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 74%
26%
± 3.5 54%
46%
± 4.5 36%
64%

Double Chance

FC Red Bull Salzburg or Draw
76%
Draw or Celtic FC
45%
FC Red Bull Salzburg or Celtic FC
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Red Bull Salzburg41% Draw37% Celtic FC22%
Actual: Celtic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
8.3%
1 – 1
8.1%
2 – 2
6.5%
3 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
5.7%
2 – 0
5.5%
3 – 2
5.1%
1 – 0
4.2%
3 – 0
4.2%
4 – 1
3.8%
2 – 3
3.5%
0 – 0
3.1%

Asian Handicap — FC Red Bull Salzburg

Handicap FC Red Bull Salzburg covers Push Celtic FC covers
-2.5 18% 82%
-2 18% 16% 66%
-1.5 34% 66%
-1 34% 20% 47%
-0.5 53% 47%
+0.5 75% 25%
+1 75% 13% 12%
+1.5 88% 12%
+2 88% 7% 5%
+2.5 95% 5%

Clean Sheet

FC Red Bull Salzburg keeps clean sheet
21%
Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
10%

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