Sunday , 16 August 2026

Valencia CF vs Celtic FC, Europe 2018-19 ROUND OF 32

UEFA Europa League · 2018-19
Valencia CF
1 – 0
Full Time
Celtic FC
Thu 21 Feb 2019 · 17:55 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 24' Scott Brown
Y 26' Jeremy Toljan
R 37' Jeremy Toljan
Mouctar Diakhaby 53' Y
Y 59' Jonny Hayes

Overview

Match Preview

Valencia CF vs Celtic FC — Europe .

Match Details

  • Referee Christian Gittelmann
  • Referee Deniz Aytekin
  • Referee Eduard Beitinger
  • Referee Rafael Foltyn
  • Referee Benjamin Cortus
  • Referee Christian Dingert

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21
2 Aston Villa FC 8 21
3 FC Midtjylland 8 19
4 Real Betis Balompié 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 Ferencvárosi TC 8 15
13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14
14 FC Viktoria Plzeň 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 Fenerbahçe 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

2
Valencia CF 2 games · Avg 1.5 goals Celtic FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-02-21 Valencia CF 1–0 Celtic FC 2019-02-14 Celtic FC 0–2 Valencia CF

Recent Form

Valencia CF
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Feb Celtic FC H 1–0 W
17 Feb RCD Espanyol de Barcelona H 0–0 D
14 Feb Celtic FC A 2–0 W
10 Feb Real Sociedad de Fútbol H 0–0 D
02 Feb FC Barcelona A 2–2 D
26 Jan Villarreal CF H 3–0 W
Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Feb Valencia CF A 0–1 L
17 Feb Kilmarnock FC A 1–0 W
14 Feb Valencia CF H 0–2 L
06 Feb Hibernian FC H 2–0 W
03 Feb St. Johnstone FC A 2–0 W
30 Jan St. Johnstone FC H 2–0 W

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
10% Clean Sheets
Celtic FC this season

Top Scorers (This Season)

Celtic FC
Benjamin Nygren 4 G 1 A
Reo Hatate 3 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Valencia CF gets underway.
  • 5' Celtic FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 10' Toni Lato has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 15' Ferran Torres is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Valencia CF so far.
  • 20' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Marcelino will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 23' The Valencia CF manager makes a substitution. Ezequiel Garay departs to be replaced by Francis Coquelin.
  • 24' Poor challenge from Scott Brown. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 26' That is a Yellow card for Celtic FC. Jeremy Toljan will be fuming at that decision.
  • 31' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 36' Dani Parejo, a Spain , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 37' Jeremy Toljan picks up a Red card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 42' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 47' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 52' Valencia CF have won 398 goals from 422 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 53' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Mouctar Diakhaby.
  • 58' Lee Kangin has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 59' Poor challenge from Jonny Hayes. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 63' Celtic FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Odsonne Edouard is hanging James Forrest on the field on 63 minute.
  • 68' Another substitution for Valencia CF to replace Ruben Sobrino by Kevin Gameiro on 68 minute.
  • 70' Magnificent from Kevin Gameiro! That is 52 goals in 422 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 73' Oliver Burke makes way for Michael Johnston at the 73 minute mark. A tactical switch from Celtic FC.
  • 76' Lee Kangin is ready to make an impact after coming on for Daniel Wass at the 76 minute mark.
  • 81' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Celtic FC that had 410 games and scored 790 goals.
  • 86' Valencia CF are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Celtic FC's shape.
  • Celtic FC will have plenty to reflect on. Valencia CF were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Valencia CF Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marcelino

Celtic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brendan Rodgers

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.14 Valencia CF xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.66 Celtic FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 73% + Under — clean sheet likely 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Valencia CF50% Draw31% Celtic FC19%
Actual: Valencia CF win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes34% 0% No66%
Avg goals/match: 1.8
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 81%
19%
± 1.5 54%
46%
± 2.5 27%
73%
± 3.5 12%
88%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

Valencia CF or Draw
81%
Draw or Celtic FC
50%
Valencia CF or Celtic FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Valencia CF29% Draw57% Celtic FC14%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
19%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
13.3%
2 – 0
10.3%
0 – 1
9.4%
2 – 1
7%
1 – 2
4%
3 – 0
3.9%
0 – 2
3.3%
3 – 1
2.8%
2 – 2
2.4%
4 – 0
1.1%

Asian Handicap — Valencia CF

Handicap Valencia CF covers Push Celtic FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 13% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 26% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 14% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Valencia CF keeps clean sheet
52% ✓
Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓

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