Celtic vs Celta prediction
Celtic
Thursday, 22 October 2026
1:2Half time 0 : 0UEFA Europa League
Celta
- Baur 47′
- Rodriguez 68′, 71′
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Celtic vs Celta: preview and prediction
Celtic welcome Celta to Celtic Park in Glasgow on Thursday 22 October, with kick-off at 19:00. It's matchday 3 in the UEFA Europa League. Celtic go into it 35th in the table after three games, with Celta 25th, 10 places higher. Last time out Celtic beat Hearts 7-1 at home, and Celta drew 1-1 at home with Tenerife.
Celtic: form and key numbers
So far in the UEFA Europa League, Celtic have won none, drawn none and lost three of three, with 3 goals scored and 9 conceded, good for 35th place and 0 points.
Over the last six matches it has been two wins, no draws and four defeats, averaging 1.8 goals for and 2.0 against. Last time out they beat Hearts 7-1 at home; before that came a 4-1 defeat away at Benfica and a 2-0 win away at Motherwell.
They failed to score in two of those games. At home they've won one of three recently (8 scored, 5 conceded). A. Johnston (leg injury), A. Trusty (inactive) and C. Carter-Vickers (health problems), plus six others, are all unavailable.
- HHearts7-1W
- ABenfica1-4L
- AMotherwell2-0W
- HRangers0-1L
- HFerencvarosi TC1-3L
- ARangers0-3L
Celtic: last 6 results in all competitions, newest first.
Celta: form and key numbers
Celta have won one, drawn none and lost two of their three UEFA Europa League games so far, scoring 3 and letting in 4. That has them 25th on 3 points.
Their last six in all competitions read two wins, two draws and two defeats, at 1.7 goals scored and 1.3 conceded per game. Last time out they drew 1-1 with Tenerife; before that came a 2-1 win at home to Alaves and a 2-1 defeat at home to Juventus.
On the road they've won none of two recently (2 scored, 3 conceded). A. Nunez (groin injury), B. Iglesias (calf injury) and C. Starfelt (muscle injury), plus two others, are all unavailable.
- HTenerife1-1D
- HAlaves2-1W
- HJuventus1-2L
- AElche0-0D
- HSociedad B4-1W
- ASp Gijon2-3L
Celta: last 6 results in all competitions, newest first.
Celtic vs Celta: match analysis
Home and away form points to Celtic: Celtic have won one of their last three at home, Celta none of their last two on the road. Three points separate the two sides in the table. Celta also have the better goal difference over recent weeks.
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Milan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 25 | Celta | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 26 | OFI | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| ··· | |||||||
| 34 | Marseille | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 0 |
| 35 | Celtic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 0 |
| 36 | Ararat-Armenia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -9 | 0 |
We make Celta favourites at 41%, with Celtic on 35% and the draw at 24%. In truth there's very little in it.
- 1.81.7
- 2.01.3
- 2.90.7
On goals, it expects around 3.6 in the game: 2.9 for Celtic and 0.7 for Celta. Over 2.5 goals is 66% and both teams scoring 46%.
- A. JohnstonLeg Injury
- A. TrustyInactive
- C. Carter-VickersHealth problems
- C. OsmandInactive
- JotaOff the roster
- J. van den BergOff the roster
- L. EmenaloOff the roster
- S. MheukaOff the roster
- and 1 more
- A. NunezGroin Injury
- B. IglesiasCalf Injury
- C. StarfeltMuscle Injury
- J. El AbdellaouiKnee Injury
- M. RomanKnee Injury
Their recent games have averaged 3.4 goals.
Every market at a glance
- ResultCelta win41%
- Double chanceEither team wins76%
- GoalsOver 2.566%
- Both teams to scoreNo54%
- Clean sheetCeltic49%
- CornersCeltic 7.9 · Celta 3.311.2 expected
- Cards3.3 yellows expectedRed 8%
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