MATCH PREVIEW

Celtic and Celta Vigo meet with zero points after two Europa League games

What is at stake, with the data behind it

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Both clubs have lost their first 2 league-stage matches and sit on 0 points, with Celtic’s home scoring record and Celta Vigo’s away attack providing the clearest pre-match question.

Before kickoff

A zero-point meeting in Glasgow

Celtic and Celta Vigo meet at Celtic Park on Thursday with both sides on 0 points from 2 UEFA Europa League games. The pre-match league-stage standings place Celta Vigo #28 and Celtic #33, while Juventus leads with 6 points. Both teams therefore trail the leader by 6 points.

The recent evidence offers no separation: Celtic’s form is Loss, Loss across 2 matches, and Celta Vigo’s form is also Loss, Loss across 2 matches. Celtic’s goal difference is -5, compared with -2 for Celta Vigo, making defensive recovery a central question without establishing how either coach will approach the game.

Home and away records leave room for a response

Celtic have 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss in their home games this season, scoring 1 goal and conceding 3. Celta Vigo have 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss in their away games, scoring 0 goals and conceding 1. Neither side has kept a clean sheet in that respective venue-based sample.

Availability could shape selection

Celtic are without A. Johnston, S. Mheuka and J. van den Berg. C. Carter-Vickers is questionable with health problems, while Yang Hyun-Jun is questionable with a hamstring injury. Celta Vigo are missing J. El Abdellaoui, B. Iglesias, A. Nunez, M. Roman and C. Starfelt.

Can Celtic improve on 1 goal in their home game while Celta Vigo seek their first away goal of the league stage?

Explore match and season data

Thu, Oct 22

Celtic Park

Celtic

33rd in league

0W - 0D - 2L

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Celta Vigo

28th in league

0W - 0D - 2L

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Goals/Game

1.0

0.5

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Conceded/Game

3.5

1.5

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Form Points

League Context

Standings source snapshot

These are the saved source standings. They may predate this match; they are not a live or recalculated post-match table.

33rd0 pts

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28th0 pts


1	Juventus	WW	2	2	0	0	7	1	6
2	Bayer Leverkusen	WW	2	2	0	0	6	0	6
3	Benfica	WW	2	2	0	0	6	1	6
4	Beşiktaş	WW	2	2	0	0	7	3	6
5	Bournemouth	WW	2	2	0	0	5	1	6
6	Omonia Nicosia	WW	2	2	0	0	4	0	6
7	Ferencvarosi TC	WW	2	2	0	0	5	2	6
8	Lyon	WW	2	2	0	0	5	3	6
9	Sunderland	WW	2	2	0	0	3	1	6
10	Olympiakos Piraeus	WW	2	2	0	0	3	1	6
11	Sparta Praha	DW	2	1	1	0	5	2	4
12	Union St. Gilloise	DW	2	1	1	0	4	1	4
13	Rennes	WD	2	1	1	0	2	1	4
14	Dinamo Zagreb	WD	2	1	1	0	1	0	4
15	Crystal Palace	LW	2	1	0	1	6	3	3
16	AC Milan	WL	2	1	0	1	4	2	3
17	Jagiellonia	WL	2	1	0	1	4	3	3
18	OFI	LW	2	1	0	1	3	2	3
19	Torreense	LW	2	1	0	1	3	3	3
20	AZ Alkmaar	WL	2	1	0	1	2	2	3
21	Red Bull Salzburg	LW	2	1	0	1	1	4	3
22	Real Sociedad	DL	2	0	1	1	2	3	1
23	Lillestrom	DL	2	0	1	1	2	3	1
24	Levski Sofia	DL	2	0	1	1	1	2	1
25	Hapoel Beer Sheva	LD	2	0	1	1	1	2	1
26	Sturm Graz	LD	2	0	1	1	0	3	1
27	NEC Nijmegen	DL	2	0	1	1	1	6	1
28	Celta Vigo	LL	2	0	0	2	1	3	0
29	Anderlecht	LL	2	0	0	2	1	3	0
30	1899 Hoffenheim	LL	2	0	0	2	2	5	0
31	Plzen	LL	2	0	0	2	1	5	0
32	Marseille	LL	2	0	0	2	1	5	0
33	Celtic	LL	2	0	0	2	2	7	0
34	Ararat-Armenia	LL	2	0	0	2	2	7	0
35	Celje	LL	2	0	0	2	0	5	0
36	Lech Poznan	LL	2	0	0	2	0	8	0