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

UEFA Europa League · 2018-19
FC Red Bull Salzburg
3 – 1
Full Time
Celtic FC
Thu 4 Oct 2018 · 16:55 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 39' Callum McGregor
Y 45' Jack Hendry
Munas Dabbur 51' Y
Y 57' Youssouf Mulumbu
R 73' James Forrest

Overview

Match Preview

FC Red Bull Salzburg vs Celtic FC — Europe .

Match Details

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

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
FC Red Bull Salzburg 2 games · Avg 3.5 goals Celtic FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-10-04 FC Red Bull Salzburg 3–1 Celtic FC

Recent Form

FC Red Bull Salzburg
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
Celtic FC
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).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: FC Red Bull Salzburg gets underway.
  • 2' Goal! Odsonne Edouard scores his 98 goal in 410 matches.
  • 7' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 7 minutes.
  • 12' FC Red Bull Salzburg 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.
  • 17' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Youssouf Mulumbu suffering a number of foals already.
  • 22' FC Red Bull Salzburg is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 27' 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.
  • 32' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 37' It looks like no one’s ball. Celtic FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 39' The referee shows Celtic FC player a Yellow card on 39.
  • 44' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Leigh Griffiths made 410 appearances and scored 25 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 45' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jack Hendry on 45.
  • 50' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Red Bull Salzburg needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 51' FC Red Bull Salzburg player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 56' What an equalizer from Munas Dabbur!
  • 57' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Youssouf Mulumbu.
  • 60' The Celtic FC manager makes a substitution. Leigh Griffiths departs to be replaced by Scott Sinclair.
  • 61' What a strike from Takumi Minamino! The score is 2-1.
  • 66' Supporters expect more eagerness from Craig Gordon, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 71' The whistle greets Takumi Minamino as he departs to be replaced by Zlatko Junuzovic.
  • 73' Munas Dabbur with the second goal in the match!
  • 73' James Forrest was booked on 73.
  • 78' The whistle greets Youssouf Mulumbu as he departs to be replaced by Ryan Christie.
  • 82' Lewis Morgan is replacing Odsonne Edouard for the Celtic FC side.
  • 85' Reinhold Yabo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Munas Dabbur on 85 minute.
  • 90' 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.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-1.

Lineups

FC Red Bull Salzburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marco Rose

Celtic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brendan Rodgers

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Munas Dabbur 3
Munas Dabbur 2
Takumi Minamino 1
Odsonne Edouard 1
Takumi Minamino 1
Jules Ntcham 1
Fredrik Gulbrandsen 1
Odsonne Edouard 1

Head to Head

2018-10-04 FC Red Bull Salzburg 3–1 Celtic FC

FC Red Bull Salzburg Form

2018-10-04 FC Red Bull Salzburg 3–1 Celtic FC W 2018-09-20 RB Leipzig 2–3 FC Red Bull Salzburg W 2018-08-29 FC Red Bull Salzburg 2–2 FK Crvena Zvezda D 2018-08-21 FK Crvena Zvezda 0–0 FC Red Bull Salzburg D 2018-08-14 KF Shkendija 79 0–1 FC Red Bull Salzburg W 2018-08-08 FC Red Bull Salzburg 3–0 KF Shkendija 79 W

Celtic FC Form

2018-10-04 FC Red Bull Salzburg 3–1 Celtic FC L 2018-09-29 Celtic FC 1–0 Aberdeen FC W 2018-09-23 Kilmarnock FC 2–1 Celtic FC L 2018-09-20 Celtic FC 1–0 Rosenborg BK W 2018-09-14 St. Mirren FC 0–0 Celtic FC D 2018-09-02 Celtic FC 1–0 Rangers FC W

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.