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Europe 26/27 UEFA Europa League · Matchday 2

Celtic

Recent matches

Date	Season	Match
2026-09-16	26/27	Milan0–2Benfica
2026-08-27	26/27	AGF Aarhus1–3Benfica
2026-08-20	26/27	Benfica3–1AGF Aarhus
2026-08-13	26/27	Hearts1–1Benfica
2026-08-06	26/27	Benfica6–1Hearts
2026-07-30	26/27	Benfica5–0St. Gallen
2026-07-23	26/27	St. Gallen2–1Benfica

Celtic

Date	Season	Match
2026-09-17	26/27	Celtic1–3Ferencvaros

Benfica Celtic

Wins

71%

0%

Over 2.5 goals

71%

100%

Both teams scored

71%

100%

Clean sheets

29%

0%

Home & away results

This season · 26/27

Benfica

Home · UEFA Europa League

Home			Away		1st goal
3	Benfica		Ferencvaros	1
3	Benfica		Besiktas	2
3 · Benfica
3	Benfica		Anderlecht	4
3	Benfica		Salzburgo	5
3	Benfica		CSKA Sofia	6
3	Benfica		Lech	7
3	Benfica		Jagiellonia	8
3	Benfica		Omonia	9
3	Benfica		OFI Crete	10
3	Benfica		Maccabi Tel Aviv	11
3	Benfica		Qarabağ	12
3	Benfica		PAOK	13
3	Benfica		Hajduk Split	14
3	Benfica		Hradec Králové	15
3	Benfica		Egnatia Rrogozhinë	16
3	Benfica		Univ. Craiova	17
3	Benfica		Pafos FC	18
3	Benfica		Ararat-Armenia	19
3	Benfica		Thun	20
3	Benfica		Sheriff	21
3	Benfica		Juventus	22
3	Benfica		Crystal Palace	23
3	Benfica		Sparta Praga	24
3	Benfica		Saint-Gilloise	25
3	Benfica		Leverkusen	26
3	Benfica		Bournemouth	27
3	Benfica		Lyon	28
3	Benfica		Olympiakos	29
3	Benfica		Torreense	30
3	Benfica		Sunderland	31
3	Benfica		Crvena Zvezda	32
3	Benfica		St Truiden	33
3	Benfica		Žilina	34
3	Benfica		Shamrock Rovers	35
3	Benfica		Víkingur Reykjavík	36
3	Benfica		FK Kauno Žalgiris	37
3	Benfica		Viktoria Plzeň	38
3	Benfica	5–0	St. Gallen	39	11′ Home
3	Benfica		Larne	40
3	Benfica		Universitatea Cluj	41
3	Benfica		Lillestrøm	42
3	Benfica		Dynamo Kyiv	43
3	Benfica		FC Iberia 1999	44
3	Benfica		Dinamo Zagreb	45
3	Benfica		H Be'er Sheva	46
3	Benfica		Rennes	47
3	Benfica		Sturm Graz	48
3	Benfica		FC Twente	49
3	Benfica		KuPS	50
3	Benfica		Rangers	51
3	Benfica		Górnik Zabrze	52
3	Benfica		Lincoln Red Imps	53
3	Benfica		Aluminij	54
3	Benfica		Hammarby	55
3	Benfica	6–1	Hearts	56	3′ Home
3	Benfica		Real Sociedad	57
3	Benfica		AZ Alkmaar	58
3	Benfica		Celta Vigo	59
3	Benfica		Levski	60
3	Benfica		Derry City	61
3	Benfica		Celtic	62
3	Benfica		Celje	63
3	Benfica		Hoffenheim	64
3	Benfica		Milan	65
3	Benfica		Marselha	66
3	Benfica		Tromsø	67
3	Benfica		FC Midtjylland	68
3	Benfica	3–1	AGF Aarhus	69	2′ Home
3	Benfica		Vojvodina	70
3	Benfica		Mjällby AIF	71
3	Benfica		Nijmegen	72
3	Benfica		Trabzonspor	73
3	Benfica		FC Kairat Almaty	74
3	Benfica		KÍ	75
3	Benfica		Vestri	76

Celtic

Away · UEFA Europa League

Home		Away
1	Ferencvaros	Celtic	62
2	Besiktas	Celtic	62
3	Benfica	Celtic	62
4	Anderlecht	Celtic	62
5	Salzburgo	Celtic	62
6	CSKA Sofia	Celtic	62
7	Lech	Celtic	62
8	Jagiellonia	Celtic	62
9	Omonia	Celtic	62
10	OFI Crete	Celtic	62
11	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Celtic	62
12	Qarabağ	Celtic	62
13	PAOK	Celtic	62
14	Hajduk Split	Celtic	62
15	Hradec Králové	Celtic	62
16	Egnatia Rrogozhinë	Celtic	62
17	Univ. Craiova	Celtic	62
18	Pafos FC	Celtic	62
19	Ararat-Armenia	Celtic	62
20	Thun	Celtic	62
21	Sheriff	Celtic	62
22	Juventus	Celtic	62
23	Crystal Palace	Celtic	62
24	Sparta Praga	Celtic	62
25	Saint-Gilloise	Celtic	62
26	Leverkusen	Celtic	62
27	Bournemouth	Celtic	62
28	Lyon	Celtic	62
29	Olympiakos	Celtic	62
30	Torreense	Celtic	62
31	Sunderland	Celtic	62
32	Crvena Zvezda	Celtic	62
33	St Truiden	Celtic	62
34	Žilina	Celtic	62
35	Shamrock Rovers	Celtic	62
36	Víkingur Reykjavík	Celtic	62
37	FK Kauno Žalgiris	Celtic	62
38	Viktoria Plzeň	Celtic	62
39	St. Gallen	Celtic	62
40	Larne	Celtic	62
41	Universitatea Cluj	Celtic	62
42	Lillestrøm	Celtic	62
43	Dynamo Kyiv	Celtic	62
44	FC Iberia 1999	Celtic	62
45	Dinamo Zagreb	Celtic	62
46	H Be'er Sheva	Celtic	62
47	Rennes	Celtic	62
48	Sturm Graz	Celtic	62
49	FC Twente	Celtic	62
50	KuPS	Celtic	62
51	Rangers	Celtic	62
52	Górnik Zabrze	Celtic	62
53	Lincoln Red Imps	Celtic	62
54	Aluminij	Celtic	62
55	Hammarby	Celtic	62
56	Hearts	Celtic	62
57	Real Sociedad	Celtic	62
58	AZ Alkmaar	Celtic	62
59	Celta Vigo	Celtic	62
60	Levski	Celtic	62
61	Derry City	Celtic	62
62 · Celtic
63	Celje	Celtic	62
64	Hoffenheim	Celtic	62
65	Milan	Celtic	62
66	Marselha	Celtic	62
67	Tromsø	Celtic	62
68	FC Midtjylland	Celtic	62
69	AGF Aarhus	Celtic	62
70	Vojvodina	Celtic	62
71	Mjällby AIF	Celtic	62
72	Nijmegen	Celtic	62
73	Trabzonspor	Celtic	62
74	FC Kairat Almaty	Celtic	62
75	KÍ	Celtic	62
76	Vestri	Celtic	62

Benfica Home Celtic Away

Wins

100%

—

Over 1.5

100%

—

Over 2.5

100%

—

Over 3.5

100%

—

Both teams scored

67%

—

Clean sheets

33%

—

Scores first

100%

—

Season analysis

Home, away & overall

UEFA Europa League · 26/27 · Completed league matches only.

Benfica

7 matches

Goals & results	Home3 matches	Away4 matches	Overall7 matches
Points / match	3.00	1.75	2.29
Draws	0.0%	25.0%	14.3%
Goals scored / match	4.67	1.75	3.00
Goals conceded / match	0.67	1.00	0.86
Total goals / match	5.33	2.75	3.86
Failed to score	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Under 2.5 goals	0.0%	50.0%	28.6%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time	3 of 3	100%
Scores first → wins	3 of 3	100%
Concedes first → wins	0 of 0	—

Scoring order known: 3/3 home. Percentages are shown only when the required data is complete.

Goal timing

Home matches

Minutes	Scored	Conceded
0–15	3	0
16–30	1	0
31–45	3	1
46–60	2	0
61–75	2	1
76–90	3	0

Goal-minute data is not available. “—” means unavailable, not zero. The 31–45 and 76–90 intervals include stoppage time.

Celtic

1 matches

Goals & results	Home1 matches	Away0 matches	Overall1 matches
Points / match	0.00	—	0.00
Draws	0.0%	—	0.0%
Goals scored / match	1.00	—	1.00
Goals conceded / match	3.00	—	3.00
Total goals / match	4.00	—	4.00
Failed to score	0.0%	—	0.0%
Under 2.5 goals	0.0%	—	0.0%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time	0 of 0	—
Scores first → wins	0 of 0	—
Concedes first → wins	0 of 0	—

Scoring order known: 0/0 away. Percentages are shown only when the required data is complete.

Goal timing

Away matches

Minutes	Scored	Conceded
0–15	—	—
16–30	—	—
31–45	—	—
46–60	—	—
61–75	—	—
76–90	—	—

Goal-minute data is not available. “—” means unavailable, not zero. The 31–45 and 76–90 intervals include stoppage time.

Two perspectives

What each model says about this match

The strength model considers results adjusted for opponent quality; the goals model uses recent form. Differences between them deserve a closer look.

Model	Benfica	Draw	Celtic	How it works
Strength (Elo)	57.3%	17.5%	25.2%	Historical results adjusted for opponent quality and the league's home advantage
Goals (Poisson)	67.6%	6.3%	3.3%	Each team's recent attack and defence relative to the league average

4.08–0.83 Model expected goals

63.9% Probability of over 2.5 goals

42.5% Both teams to score

4-0 Most likely score, at 8.5%

Most likely scores

Poisson model

4-08.5%

3-08.4%

4-17.1%

5-07.0%

3-16.9%

2-06.2%

Strength and dominance

Team strength and finishing efficiency

Recent results need context. These measures account for opponent quality and the balance of play.

Measure	Benfica	Celtic	How to read it
Strength (Elo)	1568	1485	The league average is 1500. A higher rating indicates stronger results after adjusting for opponent quality.
Change over the last 10	76	0	Rating gained or lost over the last ten matches
Opposition strength	1497	1564	Average opponent rating over the last 20 matches. Above 1500 indicates a tougher schedule.

Goals

When teams score and how matches unfold

Averages hide the distribution. Teams with similar goals per match can have very different patterns of scorelines.

Goals by half

20 matches

Team	1H scored	2H scored	1H conceded	2H conceded
Benfica	1.43	1.57	0.29	0.57
Celtic	1.00	0.00	2.00	1.00

Total goals

40 matches per team

Team	0	1	2	3	4+
Benfica	0%	0%	29%	14%	57%
Celtic	0%	0%	0%	0%	100%

Context

Coming into the match

Home and away performance, rest since the last match, and each team's manager.

3.00 Benfica at home, 3 matches

— Celtic away, 0 matches

29d Days of rest for Benfica

28d Days of rest for Celtic

— Manager of Benfica

— Manager of Celtic

0 Matches for Benfica in the last 14 days

0 Matches for Celtic in the last 14 days

7 Points for Benfica behind the leaders, and 16 above the relegation zone

23 Points for Celtic behind the leaders, and 0 above the relegation zone

2.67 League goals per match

21.4% League draw rate

Statistics

Side-by-side comparison

Averages over each team's last 20 matches. The left bar represents Benfica, the right bar represents Celtic.

On the ball

20 matches

6.0

corners

11.0

10.57

fouls

18.0

1.67

yellow cards

—

Recent form

10 matches

Team	Last 10	PPG	goals	streak
Benfica	WWWDWWL	2.29	3.00–0.86	3W
Celtic	L	0.00	1.00–3.00	1L

At half-time

20 matches

Team	ahead	level	behind	comeback wins	lead lost
Benfica	5	2	0	0	0
Celtic	0	0	1	0	0

Squads

Injuries and suspensions

0 players reported unavailable or doubtful across both teams, with the reason.

Benfica

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Celtic

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Newsroom

News about both teams

Did O'Neill get team selection wrong in Old Firm defeat? BBC Sport 09-13

McInnes delivers togetherness & intensity in Old Firm gobsmacker BBC Sport 09-13

Sportsound reaction as Rangers reach League Cup semis with convincing win over Celtic BBC Sport 09-13

Rangers lay down Old Firm marker to send Celtic packing from Scottish League Cup The Guardian 09-13

Rangers' Shankland blow, Celtic lose Yang & managers already under pressure Sky Sports 09-07

Scottish Premiership: Celtic’s Yang completes fightback to see off St Mirren The Guardian 09-06

How much will Celtic miss Asian Games-bound Yang? BBC Sport 09-06