Thursday , 2 July 2026

Riga FC vs Celtic FC, Europe 2020-21 3RD QUALIFYING ROUND

UEFA Europa League · 2020-21
Riga FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Celtic FC
Thu 24 Sep 2020 · 17:00 UTC Stadions Skonto HT 45+2' · FT 45+4'
Y 40' Scott Brown
Y 41' Scott Brown
Vladimirs Kamess 70' Y
Y 71' Shane Duffy

Overview

Match Preview

Riga FC vs Celtic FC — Europe at Stadions Skonto.

Match Details

  • Referee Jose Luis Campos
  • Referee Fabio Costa
  • Referee Antonio Nobre
  • Referee Pedro Martins

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
Riga FC 1 games · Avg 1.0 goals Celtic FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-09-24 Riga FC 0–1 Celtic FC

Recent Form

Riga FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Sep Celtic FC H 0–1 L
18 Sep SP Tre Fiori H 1–0 W
15 Aug Helsingin JK A 2–2 D
06 Aug Helsingin JK H 1–1 D
17 Jul Dundalk FC H 0–0 D
10 Jul Dundalk FC A 0–0 D
Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
30 Aug Motherwell FC H 3–0 W
22 Aug Dundee United FC A 1–0 W

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
10% Clean Sheets
Celtic FC this season

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Riga FC to score. At the same time, Celtic FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Riga FC that had 10 games and scored 8 goals.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' It looks like no one’s ball. Riga FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 25' It’s high time Neil Lennon made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' Another change for Celtic FC made on 35 minute. Ryan Christie leaves to be changed by Jeremie Frimpong.
  • 40' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Scott Brown.
  • 41' The referee shows Celtic FC player a Yellow card on 41.
  • 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 Elvis Stuglis suffering a number of foals already.
  • 51' Riga FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 56' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 61' Roger needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 66' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 67' Another substitution for Riga FC to replace Roman Debelko by Stefan Milosevic on 67 minute.
  • 70' Riga FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 70.
  • 71' A meaty challenge results in booking for Shane Duffy on 71.
  • 71' Riga FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Felipe Brisola is hanging Wesley Nata on the field on 71 minute.
  • 72' Another change for Celtic FC made on 72 minute. Jules Ntcham leaves to be changed by Albian Ajeti.
  • 77' Celtic FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 77.
  • 82' The whistle greets Odsonne Edouard as he departs to be replaced by Mohamed Elyounoussi.
  • 87' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 87 minutes.
  • 90' The Riga FC manager makes a substitution. Stefan Milosevic departs to be replaced by Michael N'kololo.
  • 90' Celtic FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Mohamed Elyounoussi on 90.
  • The final score is 0-1.

Lineups

Riga FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mihails Konevs

Celtic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Neil Lennon

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.77 Riga FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.16 Celtic FC xG
I would bet for: Celtic FC or Draw 75% + Under 2.5 goals 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Riga FC25% Draw32% Celtic FC43%
Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes38% 0% No62%
Avg goals/match: 1.93
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 83%
17%
± 1.5 58%
42%
± 2.5 30%
70%
± 3.5 14%
86%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

Riga FC or Draw
57%
Draw or Celtic FC
75%
Riga FC or Celtic FC
68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Riga FC16% Draw55% Celtic FC29%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
17%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
13.9%
1 – 0
9.8%
0 – 2
9.3%
1 – 2
7.4%
2 – 1
4.8%
2 – 0
4%
0 – 3
3.6%
2 – 2
3%
1 – 3
2.9%
3 – 1
1.3%

Asian Handicap — Riga FC

Handicap Riga FC covers Push Celtic FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 93%
-1.5 7% — 93%
-1 7% 16% 77%
-0.5 23% — 77%
+0.5 57% — 43%
+1 57% 24% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 13% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Riga FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
47% ✗

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