Sunday , 16 August 2026

FK Kairat vs Celtic FC, Champions League Q 2025 PLAYOFFS

Champions League Qualification · 2025
FK Kairat
0 – 0
Full Time
Celtic FC
Tue 26 Aug 2025 · 16:45 UTC Tsentralniy HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

FK Kairat vs Celtic FC — Champions League Q at Tsentralniy.

Head-to-Head

2
FK Kairat 2 games · Avg 0.0 goals Celtic FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-08-26 FK Kairat 0–0 Celtic FC 2025-08-20 Celtic FC 0–0 FK Kairat

Recent Form

FK Kairat
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Aug Celtic FC H 0–0 D
20 Aug Celtic FC A 0–0 D
12 Aug SK Slovan Bratislava A 4–4 D
06 Aug SK Slovan Bratislava H 1–0 W
29 Jul Kuopion PS H 3–0 W
22 Jul Kuopion PS A 0–2 L
Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Aug FK Kairat A 0–0 D
23 Aug Livingston FC H 3–0 W
20 Aug FK Kairat H 0–0 D
10 Aug Aberdeen FC A 2–0 W
03 Aug St. Mirren FC H 1–0 W
17 May St. Mirren FC H 1–1 D

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
67% Clean Sheets
FK Kairat this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

FK Kairat
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
1/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — FK Kairat and Celtic FC get this one started.
  • 5' FK Kairat 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.
  • 10' FK Kairat are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Celtic FC backline.
  • 15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FK Kairat side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 20' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 25' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 30' Ofri Arad has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 36 appearances.
  • 35' Temirlan Anarbekov needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 40' Anthony Ralston has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 45' It looks surprising Celtic FC does not make any changes. Daizen Maeda has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 50' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 55' 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.
  • 60' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 63' Damir Kasabulat gets the nod from FK Kairat. He replaces Dan Glazer and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 68' Ireland international Adam Idah has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 70' The supporters are chanting for Arne Engels. He replaces James Forrest on 70 minute.
  • 75' A tactical swap from Celtic FC — Dane Murray on, Kieran Tierney off on 75 minutes.
  • 80' The FK Kairat manager makes a substitution. Ricardinho departs to be replaced by Ramazan Bagdat.
  • 85' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 90' Supporters expect more eagerness from Liam Scales, as he is very good at scoring at Tsentralniy with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-0.

Lineups

FK Kairat Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ilya Yurov

Celtic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.82 FK Kairat xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.65 Celtic FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 81% + FK Kairat or Draw 74%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FK Kairat38% Draw37% Celtic FC25%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes29% 0% No71%
Avg goals/match: 1.47
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 74%
26%
± 1.5 44%
56%
± 2.5 19%
81%
± 3.5 7%
93%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

FK Kairat or Draw
74%
Draw or Celtic FC
62%
FK Kairat or Celtic FC
63%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FK Kairat21% Draw63% Celtic FC16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
17.2%
0 – 1
13.4%
1 – 1
13.3%
2 – 0
7.1%
2 – 1
5.1%
0 – 2
4.5%
1 – 2
4%
3 – 0
1.9%
2 – 2
1.8%
3 – 1
1.4%
0 – 3
1%

Asian Handicap — FK Kairat

Handicap FK Kairat covers Push Celtic FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 9% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 23% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 18% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

FK Kairat keeps clean sheet
52% ✓
Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
45% ✗

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