Aston VillaAston Villa vs Celtic — UEFA Champions League
4-2
CelticVilla Park, Birmingham
Going into the match, Aston Villa had won 4, drawn 3, lost 3 in their previous 10, scoring 1.3 goals a game; Celtic had won 7, drawn 2, lost 1 in 10, scoring 2.5.
Match report
Home form going in: Aston Villa
Last 10 completed: won 4, drawn 3, lost 3 (D L D W W). 1.3 scored per game, 1.4 conceded, 70% over 2.5 goals, 70% both teams scored, 10% clean sheets.
- D 1-1 vs West Ham · 26 Jan 2025
- L 1-0 at Monaco · 21 Jan 2025
- D 2-2 at Arsenal · 18 Jan 2025
- W 0-1 at Everton · 15 Jan 2025
- W 2-1 vs West Ham · 10 Jan 2025
- W 2-1 vs Leicester · 4 Jan 2025
Away form going in: Celtic
Last 10 completed: won 7, drawn 2, lost 1 (W D D W W). 2.5 scored per game, 1.1 conceded, 70% over 2.5 goals, 40% both teams scored, 50% clean sheets.
- W 1-0 vs BSC Young Boys · 22 Jan 2025
- D 3-3 at Dundee · 14 Jan 2025
- D 3-3 at Dundee · 14 Jan 2025
- W 1-4 at Ross County · 11 Jan 2025
- W 1-4 at Ross County · 11 Jan 2025
- W 2-0 vs Dundee United · 8 Jan 2025
How it unfolded
- 3' Normal Goal — M. Rogers (Aston Villa)
- 5' Normal Goal — M. Rogers (Aston Villa)
- 36' Normal Goal — A. Idah (Celtic)
- 38' Normal Goal — A. Idah (Celtic)
- 60' Normal Goal — O. Watkins (Aston Villa)
- 67' Missed Penalty — Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa)
- 91' Normal Goal — M. Rogers (Aston Villa)
Match statistics
| Aston Villa | Metric | Celtic |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Goals | 2 |
| 58 | Ball possession | 42 |
| 3.79 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.82 |
| 20 | Total shots | 6 |
| 8 | Shots on target | 4 |
| 7 | Shots off target | 2 |
| 5 | Blocked shots | 0 |
| 18 | Attempts inside box | 4 |
| 2 | Attempts outside box | 2 |
| 4 | Corner kicks | 4 |
| 3 | Offsides | 2 |
| 507 | Total passes | 359 |
| 450 | Accurate passes | 311 |
| 89 | Pass accuracy | 87 |
| 15 | Key passes | 3 |
| 65 | Duels | 65 |
UEFA Champions League table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Real Betis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Borussia Dortmund | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Real Madrid | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | AEK Athens FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Arsenal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Atletico Madrid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Barcelona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Bayern München | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Bodo/Glimt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Como | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Fenerbahçe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Feyenoord | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Galatasaray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | RB Leipzig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Lens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Liverpool | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Manchester United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Napoli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Paris Saint-Germain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | PSV Eindhoven | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | AS Roma | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Slovan Bratislava | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Sabah FA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Slavia Praha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Sporting CP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | VfB Stuttgart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Viking | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Villarreal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 32 | Club Brugge KV | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 33 | Lille | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 34 | Inter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 35 | Lask Linz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 36 | FC Porto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |