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Europa League · League phase, matchday 2 Match report

Benfica 4-1 Celtic: Result, Match Stats and Our Prediction

Benfica crest Benfica
4-1Full time
Celtic crest Celtic
Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz), Lisboa

Our picks against the result

10 of 12 right

  • Result Benfica win75% 4-1
  • Double chance Benfica or draw (1X)89% 4-1
  • Goals over/under 2.5 Over 2.569% 5 goals
  • More corners Benfica81% Benfica (8-6)
  • Yellow cards Above average 3 yellow cards · league 3.1
  • Yellow cards 3 yellow cards 3.5 Under53% 4.5 Under72% 5.5 Under85%
  • Corners Around average 14 corners · league 10.6
  • Corners 14 corners 8.5 Over70% 9.5 Over60% 10.5 Over50%

Match stats

Benfica Celtic
  • 4 Goals 1
  • 3 Yellow cards 0
  • 0 Red cards 0
  • 8 Corners 6

Goals, yellow and red cards and corners of each club.

Before kick-off

What this page showed before the match: our reasons, form, ratings and records as they were then.

Match summary

Benfica vs Celtic is the Europa League league-phase tie at the Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz) on Thursday 15 October 2026, and our model goes for a home win, with Benfica win or draw as the double chance.

Why this pick?

Our model picks a Benfica win, and the clearest argument is the gap in strength: Benfica sit clearly above the Europa League average, while Celtic are above it too but some way back. The goal model's reading of the matchup and home advantage for Benfica point the same way. Against that, Celtic arrive with three wins from five and a strength rating that is far from modest. Benfica have won four of their last five, though, and their recent averages put them well ahead of the league for big chances created and touches in the opposition box while conceding little. The call is a clear one.

Form guide

Benfica

  • W 2-0 vs Vitória de Guimarães (H) Liga Portugal · 11 Oct
  • L 1-3 at FC Porto (A) Liga Portugal · 20 Sep
  • W 2-0 at Milan (A) Europa League · 16 Sep
  • W 3-1 vs Gil Vicente (H) Liga Portugal · 13 Sep
  • W 4-0 at Moreirense (A) Liga Portugal · 9 Sep

Celtic

  • W 2-0 at Motherwell (A) Premiership · 11 Oct
  • L 0-1 vs Rangers (H) Premiership · 20 Sep
  • L 1-3 vs Ferencváros (H) Europa League · 17 Sep
  • W 1-0 at St. Johnstone (A) Premiership · 9 Sep
  • W 2-1 at St. Mirren (A) Premiership · 5 Sep

Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

Attack and defence ratings

BenficaCeltic
Attack 97 57 2.0 goals per match this season1.0 goals per match this season
Defence 94 43 0.0 conceded per match this season3.0 conceded per match this season

0 to 100 against this season's Europa League clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.

Head-to-head

1Benfica wins
1draw
0Celtic wins

2 meetings since 2010, results after 90 minutes.

  • 20 Nov 2012 · Champions League Benfica 2-1 Celtic
  • 19 Sep 2012 · Champions League Celtic 0-0 Benfica

Europa League so far

#Team PWDLGoalsGDPts
9 Benfica 1 100 2:0 +2 3
28 Celtic 1 001 1:3 -2 0

Positions in our table of 36 clubs, before kick-off. Full table

Match facts

Competition
Europa League, League phase, matchday 2
Kick-off
Venue
Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz), Lisboa

Questions and answers

What was the score of Benfica vs Celtic?

Benfica 4-1 Celtic in the Europa League (League phase, matchday 2) on Thursday 15 October 2026.

Was the OptimaGoal prediction for Benfica vs Celtic right?

Yes: our result pick was Benfica win, and the score after 90 minutes was 4-1. 10 of our 12 picks and markets for this match were right.

How many cards and corners were there in Benfica vs Celtic?

3 yellow cards (Benfica 3, Celtic 0), no red cards and 14 corners (Benfica 8, Celtic 6).

Other Europa League results that day

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Times are UTC.