Thursday , 2 July 2026

Real Betis Balompie vs Celtic FC, Europe 2021-22 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Europa League · 2021-22
Real Betis Balompie
4 – 3
Full Time
Celtic FC
Thu 16 Sep 2021 · 16:45 UTC Estadio Benito Villamarin HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 9' Ismaila Soro
Andres Guardado 20' Y
Nabil Fekir 33' Y
Y 39' Cameron Carter-Vickers
Aitor Ruibal 63' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Real Betis Balompie vs Celtic FC — Europe at Estadio Benito Villamarin.

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

1
Real Betis Balompie 1 games · Avg 7.0 goals Celtic FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-09-16 Real Betis Balompie 4–3 Celtic FC

Recent Form

Real Betis Balompie
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Sep Celtic FC H 4–3 W
13 Sep Granada CF A 2–1 W
28 Aug Real Madrid CF H 0–1 L
20 Aug Cadiz CF H 1–1 D
14 Aug RCD Mallorca A 1–1 D
22 May RC Celta de Vigo A 3–2 W
Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Sep Real Betis Balompie A 3–4 L
11 Sep Ross County FC H 3–0 W
29 Aug Rangers FC A 0–1 L
26 Aug AZ A 1–2 L
21 Aug St. Mirren FC H 6–0 W
18 Aug AZ H 2–0 W

Season Stats

Real Betis Balompie Celtic FC
#4 Position #21
17 Points 11
8 Played 8
5 / 2 / 1 W / D / L 3 / 2 / 3
13 Scored 13
7 Conceded 15
+6 GD -2
2.13 PPG 1.38
63% Win % 38%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
Real Betis Balompie this season
10% Clean Sheets
Celtic FC this season

Real Betis Balompie are 4th (17 pts). Celtic FC are 21st (11 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Real Betis Balompie
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/2
61-75
1/1
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Real Betis Balompie to score. At the same time, Celtic FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Cameron Carter-Vickers made 383 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 9' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Ismaila Soro.
  • 14' It’s high time Ange Postecoglou made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 15' GOAL! Albian Ajeti scores on 15.
  • 20' Andres Guardado was booked on 20.
  • 25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 27' GOAL! Josip Juranovic scores on 27.
  • 32' What a strike from Juan Miranda! The score is 1-2.
  • 33' The referee calls foul for Nabil Fekir. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 35' Goal! Juanmi scores his 37 goal in 348 matches.
  • 39' Cameron Carter-Vickers was booked on 39.
  • 44' 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.
  • 49' Real Betis Balompie started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 49.
  • 51' What a strike from Borja Iglesias! The score is 3-2.
  • 53' Goal! Juanmi scores his 37 goal in 348 matches.
  • 54' It is a substitution in Real Betis Balompie team. Joaquin is replaced by Aitor Ruibal on 54 minute.
  • 56' Another substitution for Celtic FC to replace Ismaila Soro by James McCarthy on 56 minute.
  • 61' 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.
  • 63' A meaty challenge results in booking for Aitor Ruibal on 63.
  • 68' Supporters expect more eagerness from Adam Montgomery, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio Benito Villamarin with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 69' Another change for Real Betis Balompie made on 69 minute. Andres Guardado leaves to be changed by William Carvalho.
  • 70' The supporters are chanting for Guido Rodriguez. He replaces Nabil Fekir on 70 minute.
  • 73' Time for substitution for Real Betis Balompie. Juan Miranda is replaced by Alex Moreno.
  • 78' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 81' Roberto Gonzalez is replacing Canales for the Real Betis Balompie side.
  • 86' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 87' Goal! Anthony Ralston scores his 7 goal in 410 matches.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 4-3.

Lineups

Real Betis Balompie Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Manuel Pellegrini

Celtic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ange Postecoglou

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.83 Real Betis Balompie xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.65 Celtic FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 81% + Both teams to score 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Betis Balompie60% Draw19% Celtic FC21%
Actual: Real Betis Balompie win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes75% 0% No25%
Avg goals/match: 4.48
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 93%
7%
± 2.5 81%
19%
± 3.5 64%
36%
± 4.5 45%
55%

Double Chance

Real Betis Balompie or Draw
79%
Draw or Celtic FC
40%
Real Betis Balompie or Celtic FC
81%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Real Betis Balompie47% Draw34% Celtic FC19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–3 not predicted
4 – 3
Actual
2 – 1
7.4%
3 – 1
6.8%
1 – 1
6.1%
2 – 2
6%
3 – 2
5.6%
4 – 1
4.8%
2 – 0
4.7%
1 – 2
4.4%
3 – 0
4.3%
4 – 2
4%
2 – 3
3.3%
3 – 3
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Real Betis Balompie

Handicap Real Betis Balompie covers Push Celtic FC covers
-2.5 25% — 75%
-2 25% 17% 58%
-1.5 42% — 58%
-1 42% 19% 39%
-0.5 61% — 39%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 11% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 6% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Real Betis Balompie keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
7% ✓

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