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RB Leipzig vs Celtic FC, Europe 2018-19 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Europa League · 2018-19
RB Leipzig
2 – 0
Full Time
Celtic FC
Thu 25 Oct 2018 · 16:55 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Stefan Ilsanker 65' Y
Y 86' Dedryck Boyata
Konrad Laimer 89' Y

Overview

Match Preview

RB Leipzig vs Celtic FC — Europe .

Match Details

  • Referee Pavel Kralovec
  • Referee Ivo Nadvornik
  • Referee Kamil Hajek
  • Referee Karel Hrubes
  • Referee Petr Ardeleanu
  • Referee Jakub Hrabovsky

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

3
2
RB Leipzig 5 games · Avg 3.0 goals Celtic FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-10-25 RB Leipzig 2–0 Celtic FC

Recent Form

RB Leipzig
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Oct Celtic FC H 2–0 W
20 Oct FC Augsburg A 0–0 D
07 Oct 1. FC Nurnberg H 6–0 W
04 Oct Rosenborg BK A 3–1 W
29 Sep TSG 1899 Hoffenheim A 2–1 W
26 Sep VfB Stuttgart H 2–0 W
Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Oct RB Leipzig A 0–2 L
20 Oct Hibernian FC H 4–2 W
07 Oct St. Johnstone FC A 6–0 W
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

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
10% Clean Sheets
Celtic FC this season

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at as RB Leipzig face off against Celtic FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' Lewis Morgan has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both RB Leipzig and Celtic FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Callum McGregor, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 20' Celtic FC is showing some good football. However, Celtic FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 25' RB Leipzig currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 30' Celtic FC have won 790 goals from 410 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 31' Matheus Cunha does the damage! The net is bulging and RB Leipzig surge ahead!
  • 35' Bruma adds to his 0 season tally! RB Leipzig lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 40' Dayot Upamecano needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 45' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His RB Leipzig side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 46' Mikael Lustig is replacing Cristian Gamboa for the Celtic FC side.
  • 51' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 56' Celtic FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 56.
  • 61' Stefan Ilsanker is ready to make an impact after coming on for Marcel Sabitzer at the 61 minute mark.
  • 65' RB Leipzig player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 70' The home supporters are growing impatient. RB Leipzig must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 71' The Celtic FC manager makes a substitution. Lewis Morgan departs to be replaced by Scott Sinclair.
  • 75' Jozo Simunovic makes way for Jack Hendry at the 75 minute mark. A tactical switch from Celtic FC.
  • 80' 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.
  • 84' The RB Leipzig manager makes a substitution. Kevin Kampl departs to be replaced by Erik Majetschak.
  • 86' Celtic FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 89' Controversy at the stadium! Konrad Laimer argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 90' RB Leipzig make a change. Jean-Kevin Augustin trudges off to be replaced by Yussuf Poulsen on 90 minutes.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-0.

Lineups

RB Leipzig Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ralf Rangnick

Celtic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brendan Rodgers

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.85 RB Leipzig xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.84 Celtic FC xG
I would bet for: RB Leipzig to win 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
RB Leipzig60% Draw24% Celtic FC16%
Actual: RB Leipzig win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.69
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

RB Leipzig or Draw
83%
Draw or Celtic FC
40%
RB Leipzig or Celtic FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
RB Leipzig42% Draw45% Celtic FC13%
Actual: RB Leipzig win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
11.8%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
11.3%
2 – 1
9.4%
0 – 0
8.6%
3 – 0
6.9%
3 – 1
5.9%
0 – 1
4.8%
1 – 2
4.2%
2 – 2
4%
4 – 0
3.2%
4 – 1
2.8%

Asian Handicap — RB Leipzig

Handicap RB Leipzig covers Push Celtic FC covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 19% 64%
-1.5 36% — 64%
-1 36% 24% 40%
-0.5 60% — 40%
+0.5 85% — 15%
+1 85% 10% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

RB Leipzig keeps clean sheet
44% ✗
Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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