Thursday , 2 July 2026

VfB Stuttgart vs Celtic FC, Europe 2025-26 PLAYOFFS

UEFA Europa League · 2025-26
VfB Stuttgart
0 – 1
Full Time
Celtic FC
Thu 26 Feb 2026 · 17:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

VfB Stuttgart vs Celtic FC — Europe .

Match Details

  • Referee Irfan Peljto
6 games this season 🟨 0.2/game ⚽ 2.7 goals/game

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
1
VfB Stuttgart 2 games · Avg 3.0 goals Celtic FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-02-26 VfB Stuttgart 0–1 Celtic FC 2026-02-19 Celtic FC 1–4 VfB Stuttgart

Recent Form

VfB Stuttgart
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Feb Celtic FC H 0–1 L
22 Feb 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 A 3–3 D
19 Feb Celtic FC A 4–1 W
14 Feb 1. FC Koln H 3–1 W
07 Feb FC St. Pauli 1910 A 1–2 L
04 Feb Holstein Kiel A 3–0 W
Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Feb VfB Stuttgart A 1–0 W
22 Feb Hibernian FC H 1–2 L
19 Feb VfB Stuttgart H 1–4 L
15 Feb Kilmarnock FC A 3–2 W
11 Feb Livingston FC H 2–1 W
01 Feb Falkirk FC H 2–0 W

Season Stats

VfB Stuttgart Celtic FC
#11 Position #21
15 Points 11
8 Played 8
5 / 0 / 3 W / D / L 3 / 2 / 3
15 Scored 13
9 Conceded 15
+6 GD -2
1.88 PPG 1.38
63% Win % 38%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
17% Clean Sheets
VfB Stuttgart this season
10% Clean Sheets
Celtic FC this season

VfB Stuttgart are 11th (15 pts). Celtic FC are 21st (11 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against VfB Stuttgart and Celtic FC has kicked off!
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for VfB Stuttgart.

Lineups

VfB Stuttgart Lineups

Celtic FC Lineups

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
2.22 VfB Stuttgart xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.3 Celtic FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 67% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
VfB Stuttgart53% Draw23% Celtic FC24%
Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.52
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 67%
33%
± 3.5 46%
54%
± 4.5 28%
72%

Double Chance

VfB Stuttgart or Draw
77%
Draw or Celtic FC
47%
VfB Stuttgart or Celtic FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
VfB Stuttgart42% Draw39% Celtic FC19%
Actual: Celtic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.4%
2 – 1
9.2%
2 – 0
7.3%
3 – 1
6.7%
1 – 0
6.1%
2 – 2
5.9%
1 – 2
5.4%
3 – 0
5.3%
3 – 2
4.4%
0 – 0
4.3%
4 – 1
3.8%
0 – 1
Actual

Asian Handicap — VfB Stuttgart

Handicap VfB Stuttgart covers Push Celtic FC covers
-2.5 19% — 81%
-2 19% 17% 64%
-1.5 36% — 64%
-1 36% 21% 43%
-0.5 57% — 43%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 12% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

VfB Stuttgart keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
12% ✗

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