Thursday , 2 July 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 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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Celtic FC gets underway.
  • 5' Goncalo Guedes has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 37 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' Valencia CF started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
  • 20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 23' The whistle greets Ezequiel Garay as he departs to be replaced by Francis Coquelin.
  • 24' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Scott Brown.
  • 26' Celtic FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 26.
  • 31' 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.
  • 36' 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.
  • 37' It’s gonna be a Red card for Jeremy Toljan.
  • 42' Valencia CF 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.
  • 47' Carlos Soler needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 52' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 53' The referee shows Valencia CF player a Yellow card on 53.
  • 58' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Scott Bain made 410 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 59' Celtic FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 63' It is a substitution in Celtic FC team. James Forrest is replaced by Odsonne Edouard on 63 minute.
  • 68' Kevin Gameiro is replacing Ruben Sobrino for the Valencia CF side.
  • 70' Valencia CF is taking the lead after the goal scored by Kevin Gameiro on 70.
  • 73' The supporters are chanting for Michael Johnston. He replaces Oliver Burke on 73 minute.
  • 76' Another substitution for Valencia CF to replace Daniel Wass by Lee Kangin on 76 minute.
  • 81' 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.
  • 86' It’s high time Brendan Rodgers made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Valencia CF players.

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.