FK Sarajevo vs Celtic FC, Europe 2020-21 PLAY OFF ROUND
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Overview
Match Preview
FK Sarajevo vs Celtic FC — Europe at Stadion Bilino Polje.
- FK Sarajevo 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Celtic FC 8 games · 11 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Benoit Bastien
- Referee Hicham Zakrani
- Referee Frederic Haquette
- Referee Benoit Millot
26 games this season 🟨 1.2/game ⚽ 8.3 goals/gameStandings
# 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 01 Oct Celtic FC H 0–1 L 24 Sep FK Buducnost Podgorica H 2–1 W 15 Aug FK BATE Barysau A 0–0 D 08 Aug FK BATE Barysau H 1–2 L 17 Jul Celtic FC A 1–2 L 09 Jul Celtic FC H 1–3 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 01 Oct FK Sarajevo A 1–0 W 27 Sep Hibernian FC H 3–0 W 24 Sep Riga FC A 1–0 W 19 Sep Livingston FC H 3–2 W 16 Sep St. Mirren FC A 2–1 W 12 Sep Ross County FC A 5–0 W Key Stats
67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history10% Clean Sheets
Celtic FC this season -
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Stadion Bilino Polje that hosts another battle between FK Sarajevo and Celtic FC.
- 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Mohamed Elyounoussi made 336 appearances and scored 27 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 10' Hatem Abd Elhamed has so much to prove this time. He replaces Nir Bitton on 10 minute.
- 15' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 20' 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.
- 25' It looks surprising Celtic FC does not make any changes. Mersudin Ahmetovic has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 30' It’s high time Neil Lennon made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 35' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 40' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FK Sarajevo needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 42' FK Sarajevo player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 43' A meaty challenge results in booking for Amer Dupovac on 43.
- 48' 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.
- 53' Supporters expect more eagerness from Hatem Abd Elhamed, as he is very good at scoring at Stadion Bilino Polje with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 58' 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.
- 63' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 68' Haris Handzic is replacing Mersudin Ahmetovic for the FK Sarajevo side.
- 70' Celtic FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Odsonne Edouard on 70.
- 75' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Celtic FC that had 406 games and scored 762 goals.
- 79' The whistle greets Odsonne Edouard as he departs to be replaced by Patryk Klimala.
- 84' It looks like no one’s ball. Celtic FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 85' The supporters are chanting for Ivan Jukic. He replaces Andrej Dokanovic on 85 minute.
- 86' The whistle greets Ryan Christie as he departs to be replaced by Jules Ntcham.
- 89' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Jeremie Frimpong.
- 90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Patryk Klimala.
- With this win, Celtic FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
FK Sarajevo Lineups
Starting XI
- 31
- 9
- 32
- 13
- 29
- 3
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24
Andrej Dokanovic ↓ Ivan Jukic 85'
- 6
- 21
- 15
- 38
Bench
- 25
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28
Haris Handzic ↑ 68'
- 2
- 7
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11
Krste Velkoski ↑ 85'
- 16
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22
Ivan Jukic ↑ 85'
Coach Vinko MarinovicCeltic FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 27
- 4
- 8
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6
Nir Bitton ↓ Hatem Abd Elhamed 10'
- 42
- 35
- 22
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17
Ryan Christie ↓ Jules Ntcham 86'
- 1
- 3
- 30
Bench
- 2
- 9
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21
Jules Ntcham ↑ 86'
- 29
- 14
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44
Hatem Abd Elhamed ↑ 10'
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11
Patryk Klimala ↑ 79'
Coach Neil Lennon -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Odsonne Edouard 2 Michael Johnston 1 Krste Velkoski 1 Mirko Oremus 1 Callum McGregor 1 Ryan Christie 1 Benjamin Tatar 1 Scott Sinclair 1 Head to Head
FK Sarajevo Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 40.97 FK Sarajevo xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.47 Celtic FC xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 56%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Celtic FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.44Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 89% 11% ± 1.5 70% 30% ± 2.5 44% 56% ± 3.5 23% 77% ± 4.5 11% 89% Double Chance
FK Sarajevo or Draw 51%Draw or Celtic FC 77%FK Sarajevo or Celtic FC 73%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13.3%0 – 1 Actual0 – 0 10.8%0 – 2 9.2%1 – 2 8.8%1 – 0 7.3%2 – 1 5.8%0 – 3 4.4%1 – 3 4.4%2 – 2 4.3%2 – 0 3.9%2 – 3 2.2%Asian Handicap — FK Sarajevo
Handicap FK Sarajevo covers Push Celtic FC covers -2.5 2% — 98% -2 2% 6% 91% -1.5 9% — 91% -1 9% 15% 77% -0.5 23% — 77% +0.5 53% — 47% +1 53% 23% 24% +1.5 76% — 24% +2 76% 15% 10% +2.5 90% — 10% Clean Sheet
FK Sarajevo keeps clean sheet 24% ✓Celtic FC keeps clean sheet 39% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.