Real Madrid CF vs Celtic FC, Champions League 2022-23 GROUP STAGE
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Overview
Match Preview
Real Madrid CF vs Celtic FC — Champions League at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu.
- Real Madrid CF 8 games · 15 pts (2025/26)
- Celtic FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Massimiliano Irrati
- Referee Benoit Millot
- Referee Johan Hamel
- Referee Mikael Berchebru
- Referee Benjamin Pages
- Referee Stephanie Frappart
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 Atletico 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 Qarabag Agdam FK 8 10 23 FK Bodø/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 København 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 02 Nov Celtic FC H 5–1 W 30 Oct Girona FC H 1–1 D 25 Oct RB Leipzig A 2–3 L 22 Oct Sevilla FC H 3–1 W 19 Oct Elche CF A 3–0 W 16 Oct FC Barcelona H 3–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 02 Nov Real Madrid CF A 1–5 L 30 Oct Livingston FC A 3–0 W 25 Oct FK Shakhtar Donetsk H 1–1 D 22 Oct Heart of Midlothian FC A 4–3 W 15 Oct Hibernian FC H 6–1 W 11 Oct RB Leipzig H 0–2 L Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history29% Clean Sheets
Real Madrid CF this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Real Madrid CF0-151/116-301/–31-451/246-60–/161-751/–76+–/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Estadio Santiago Bernabeu will turn into a battlefield for Real Madrid CF and Celtic FC.
- 5' Sead Haksabanovic needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 6' What a strike from Luka Modric! The score is 1-0.
- 11' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 16' Real Madrid CF started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 16.
- 20' The referee calls foul for Matt O'Riley. He receives a Yellow card.
- 21' What a strike from Rodrygo! The score is 2-0.
- 26' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Celtic FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 31' Real Madrid CF is showing some good football. However, Real Madrid CF are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 36' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kyogo Furuhashi, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 41' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 46' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Eder Militao suffering a number of foals already.
- 47' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Kyogo Furuhashi.
- 51' What a strike from Marco Asensio! The score is 3-0.
- 56' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. David Alaba made 540 appearances and scored 14 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 61' Goal! Vinicius Junior scores his 116 goal in 545 matches.
- 62' Goal! Vinicius Junior scores his 116 goal in 545 matches.
- 62' The supporters are chanting for Sead Haksabanovic. He replaces Daizen Maeda on 62 minute.
- 63' Giorgos Giakoumakis is replacing Kyogo Furuhashi for the Celtic FC side.
- 64' Another substitution for Real Madrid CF to replace Vinicius Junior by Karim Benzema on 64 minute.
- 66' Another change for Real Madrid CF made on 66 minute. Luka Modric leaves to be changed by Dani Ceballos.
- 71' What a strike from Federico Valverde! The score is 6-0.
- 73' Time for substitution for Real Madrid CF. Eder Militao is replaced by Jesus Vallejo.
- 78' The travelling Celtic FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 82' Time for substitution for Celtic FC. Reo Hatate is replaced by Oliver Abildgaard.
- 84' Goal! Jota scores his 32 goal in 467 matches.
- 89' It’s high time Carlo Ancelotti made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Real Madrid CF players.
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Lineups
Real Madrid CF Lineups
Starting XI
- 23
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4
David Alaba ↓ Nacho 66'
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10
Luka Modric ↓ Dani Ceballos 66'
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- 11
- 15
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20
Vinicius Junior ↓ Karim Benzema 63'
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2
Dani Carvajal ↓ Lucas Vazquez 63'
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3
Eder Militao ↓ Jesus Vallejo 73'
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Bench
- 22
- 13
- 16
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17
Lucas Vazquez ↑ 63'
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5
Jesus Vallejo ↑ 73'
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9
Karim Benzema ↑ 63'
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Nacho ↑ 66'
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Dani Ceballos ↑ 66'
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Coach Carlo AncelottiCeltic FC Lineups
Starting XI
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13
Aaron Mooy ↓ David Turnbull 62'
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- 33
- 8
- 3
- 88
- 38
- 4
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41
Reo Hatate ↓ Oliver Abildgaard 82'
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11
Liel Abada ↓ Jota 62'
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Bench
- 16
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9
Sead Haksabanovic ↑ 62'
- 49
- 29
- 56
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7
Giorgos Giakoumakis ↑ 63'
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14
David Turnbull ↑ 62'
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Jota ↑ 62'
- 57
- 31
- 25
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28
Oliver Abildgaard ↑ 82'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Vinicius Junior 4 Luka Modric 2 Federico Valverde 1 Rodrygo 1 Eden Hazard 1 Jota 1 Marco Asensio 1 Real Madrid CF Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 42.39 Real Madrid CF xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.18 Celtic FC xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Both teams to score 63%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Real Madrid CF winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.57Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 96% 4% ± 1.5 87% 13% ± 2.5 68% 32% ± 3.5 47% 53% ± 4.5 29% 71% Double Chance
Real Madrid CF or Draw 82%Draw or Celtic FC 39%Real Madrid CF or Celtic FC 79%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Real Madrid CF win at HTCorrect Score
✗ 5–1 not predicted5 – 1Actual2 – 1 9.2%1 – 1 8.8%2 – 0 8.1%3 – 1 7.2%1 – 0 6.4%3 – 0 6.2%2 – 2 5.4%1 – 2 4.6%4 – 1 4.4%3 – 2 4.3%0 – 0 4.1%4 – 0 3.7%Asian Handicap — Real Madrid CF
Handicap Real Madrid CF covers Push Celtic FC covers -2.5 23% — 77% -2 23% 19% 58% -1.5 42% — 58% -1 42% 21% 37% -0.5 63% — 37% +0.5 83% — 17% +1 83% 10% 7% +1.5 93% — 7% +2 93% 5% 2% +2.5 98% — 2% Clean Sheet
Real Madrid CF keeps clean sheet 31% ✓Celtic FC keeps clean sheet 10% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.