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Europa League · League phase, matchday 3 Match report

Celtic 1-2 Celta Vigo: Result, Match Stats and Our Prediction

Celtic crest Celtic
1-2Full time
Celta Vigo crest Celta Vigo
Celtic Park, Glasgow

Our picks against the result

5 of 12 right

  • Result Celtic win40% 1-2
  • Double chance Celtic or Celta Vigo (12)73% 1-2
  • Goals over/under 2.5 Over 2.556% 3 goals
  • More corners Celtic60% Celta Vigo (2-6)
  • Yellow cards Around average 4 yellow cards · league 3.6
  • Yellow cards 4 yellow cards 3.5 Under53% 4.5 Under72% 5.5 Under85%
  • Corners Around average 8 corners · league 9.8
  • Corners 8 corners 8.5 Over61% 9.5 Over50% 10.5 Under60%

Match stats

Celtic Celta Vigo
  • 1 Goals 2
  • 4 Yellow cards 0
  • 0 Red cards 0
  • 2 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

Celtic Park stages Celtic vs Celta Vigo on Thursday 22 October 2026 in the Europa League league phase, matchday 3, and our model goes for a home win, with Celtic or Celta Vigo to win — no draw — as the double chance.

Why this pick?

Our model goes with a Celtic win, and it begins with the venue: playing at Celtic Park is a moderate edge in their favour. The clearest argument against is that Celta Vigo rate higher on our strength rating, which is built on long-run expected goals, and they sit above the Europa League average. Celtic's recent attacking play does not swing it back much either, with shots below the league average over their last five, though they spend plenty of time in the opposition box. Neither point decides it alone; the model's overall view does, weighing the home setting against the gap in quality. It is a narrow call.

Form guide

Celtic

  • W 7-1 vs Heart of Midlothian (H) Premiership · 18 Oct
  • L 1-4 at Benfica (A) Europa League · 15 Oct
  • 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

Celta Vigo

  • W 2-1 vs Deportivo Alavés (H) LaLiga · 18 Oct
  • L 1-2 vs Juventus (H) Europa League · 15 Oct
  • D 0-0 at Elche (A) LaLiga · 11 Oct
  • W 5-0 vs Racing Santander (H) LaLiga · 19 Sep
  • L 0-1 at Omonia Nicosia (A) Europa League · 16 Sep

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

Attack and defence ratings

CelticCelta Vigo
Attack 57 66 1.0 goals per match this season0.5 goals per match this season
Defence 43 71 3.5 conceded per match this season1.5 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

Celtic and Celta Vigo have not met in our records since 2010.

Europa League so far

#Team PWDLGoalsGDPts
29 Celta Vigo 2 002 1:3 -2 0
33 Celtic 2 002 2:7 -5 0

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

Match facts

Competition
Europa League, League phase, matchday 3
Kick-off
Venue
Celtic Park, Glasgow

Questions and answers

What was the score of Celtic vs Celta Vigo?

Celtic 1-2 Celta Vigo in the Europa League (League phase, matchday 3) on Thursday 22 October 2026.

Was the OptimaGoal prediction for Celtic vs Celta Vigo right?

No: our result pick was Celtic win, and the score after 90 minutes was 1-2. 5 of our 12 picks and markets for this match were right.

How many cards and corners were there in Celtic vs Celta Vigo?

4 yellow cards (Celtic 4, Celta Vigo 0), no red cards and 8 corners (Celtic 2, Celta Vigo 6).

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