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PAE AEK vs Celtic FC, 2018-19 3RD QUALIFYING ROUND

UEFA Champions League · 2018-19
PAE AEK
2 – 1
Full Time
Celtic FC
Tue 14 Aug 2018 · 18:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Marko Livaja 42' Y
Rodrigo Galo 53' Y
Y 68' Scott Brown
Y 79' Leigh Griffiths
Petros Mantalos 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

PAE AEK vs Celtic FC — Champions League .

Match Details

  • Referee Vladislav Bezborodov
  • Referee Valery Danchenko
  • Referee Maksim Gavrilin
  • Referee Sergey Ivanov

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Arsenal FC 8 24
2 FC Bayern München 8 21
3 Liverpool FC 8 18
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 17
5 FC Barcelona 8 16
6 Chelsea FC 8 16
7 Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 16
8 Manchester City FC 8 16
9 Real Madrid CF 8 15
10 FC Internazionale Milano 8 15
11 Paris Saint-Germain FC 8 14
12 Newcastle United FC 8 14
13 Juventus FC 8 13
14 Club Atlético de Madrid 8 13
15 Atalanta BC 8 13
16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 12
17 Borussia Dortmund 8 11
18 PAE Olympiakos SFP 8 11
19 Club Brugge KV 8 10
20 Galatasaray SK 8 10
21 AS Monaco FC 8 10
22 Qarabağ Ağdam FK 8 10
23 FK Bodo/Glimt 8 9
24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 9
25 Olympique de Marseille 8 9
26 Paphos FC 8 9
27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 8 9
28 PSV 8 8
29 Athletic Club 8 8
30 SSC Napoli 8 8
31 FC Kobenhavn 8 8
32 AFC Ajax 8 6
33 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 4
34 SK Slavia Praha 8 3
35 Villarreal CF 8 1
36 FK Kairat 8 1

Head-to-Head

1
1
PAE AEK 2 games · Avg 2.5 goals Celtic FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-14 PAE AEK 2–1 Celtic FC 2018-08-08 Celtic FC 1–1 PAE AEK

Recent Form

PAE AEK
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Aug Celtic FC H 2–1 W
08 Aug Celtic FC A 1–1 D
06 May FC Midtjylland A 0–3 L
28 Apr Sport Lisboa e Benfica H 0–0 D
21 Apr FC Internazionale Milano A 4–0 W
15 Apr SK Slavia Praha H 2–0 W
Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Aug PAE AEK A 1–2 L
11 Aug Heart of Midlothian FC A 0–1 L
08 Aug PAE AEK H 1–1 D
04 Aug Livingston FC H 3–1 W
01 Aug Rosenborg BK A 0–0 D
25 Jul Rosenborg BK H 3–1 W

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. PAE AEK host Celtic FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' PAE AEK is showing some good football. However, PAE AEK are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 6' GOAL! Rodrigo Galo fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 11' 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.
  • 16' It is a cagey affair so far. PAE AEK in their trying to find a way past Celtic FC's compact .
  • 21' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 26' 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.
  • 31' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 36' Celtic FC have won 790 goals from 410 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 41' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 42' Marko Livaja is having his name booked by the referee on 42.
  • 47' PAE AEK started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 47.
  • 50' The deadlock is broken! Marko Livaja gets on the scoresheet on 50 minutes.
  • 53' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Rodrigo Galo.
  • 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.
  • 60' The Celtic FC bench stirs into life. Mikael Lustig is withdrawn and Moussa Dembele gets his opportunity.
  • 65' Australia international Tom Rogic has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 68' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Scott Brown on 68 minutes.
  • 73' The PAE AEK bench stirs into life. Viktor Klonaridis is withdrawn and Petros Mantalos gets his opportunity.
  • 76' Scott Sinclair gets the nod from Celtic FC. He replaces Tom Rogic and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 78' A stunning finish from Scott Sinclair — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 79' The referee calls foul for Leigh Griffiths. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 82' Christos Almpanis is replacing Rodrigo Galo for the PAE AEK side.
  • 87' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Petros Mantalos. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 90' Time for substitution for PAE AEK. Tasos Bakasetas is replaced by Uros Cosic.
  • The final score is 2-1.

Lineups

PAE AEK Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marinos Ouzounidis

Celtic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brendan Rodgers

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.36 PAE AEK xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.87 Celtic FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 62% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
PAE AEK50% Draw28% Celtic FC22%
Actual: PAE AEK win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.23
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 65%
35%
± 2.5 38%
62%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

PAE AEK or Draw
78%
Draw or Celtic FC
50%
PAE AEK or Celtic FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
PAE AEK32% Draw51% Celtic FC17%
Actual: PAE AEK win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.6%
1 – 0
13.5%
0 – 0
13%
2 – 0
9.6%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
8.1%
1 – 2
5.3%
3 – 0
4.3%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 1
3.9%
2 – 2
3.8%
3 – 2
1.8%

Asian Handicap — PAE AEK

Handicap PAE AEK covers Push Celtic FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 14% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 24% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 15% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

PAE AEK keeps clean sheet
42% ✓
Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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