CelticCeltic vs Sturm Graz — UEFA Europa League
2-1
Sturm GrazCeltic Park, Glasgow
Going into the match, Celtic had won 3, drawn 5, lost 2 in their previous 10, scoring 0.9 goals a game; Sturm Graz had won 7, drawn 0, lost 3 in 10, scoring 1.6. Celtic are 28th in the UEFA Europa League on 0 points; Sturm Graz are 20th on 1.
Match report
Home form going in: Celtic
Last 10 completed: won 3, drawn 5, lost 2 (L W L D D). 0.9 scored per game, 0.8 conceded, 30% over 2.5 goals, 30% both teams scored, 50% clean sheets.
- L 2-0 at Dundee · 19 Oct 2025
- W 3-2 vs Motherwell · 5 Oct 2025
- L 0-2 vs SC Braga · 2 Oct 2025
- D 0-0 vs Hibernian · 27 Sept 2025
- D 1-1 at FK Crvena Zvezda · 24 Sept 2025
- W 1-2 at Kilmarnock · 14 Sept 2025
Away form going in: Sturm Graz
Last 10 completed: won 7, drawn 0, lost 3 (W W W W L). 1.6 scored per game, 1.3 conceded, 50% over 2.5 goals, 30% both teams scored, 40% clean sheets.
- W 3-4 at FC BW Linz · 19 Oct 2025
- W 0-2 at SCR Altach · 5 Oct 2025
- W 2-1 vs Rangers · 2 Oct 2025
- W 1-0 vs TSV Hartberg · 28 Sept 2025
- L 2-0 at FC Midtjylland · 24 Sept 2025
- W 0-2 at Red Bull Salzburg · 20 Sept 2025
How it unfolded
- 15' Normal Goal — T. Horvat (Sturm Graz)
- 61' Normal Goal — L. Scales (Celtic)
- 64' Normal Goal — B. Nygren (Celtic)
Match statistics
| Celtic | Metric | Sturm Graz |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Goals | 1 |
| 66 | Ball possession | 34 |
| 4.02 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.46 |
| 20 | Total shots | 8 |
| 7 | Shots on target | 1 |
| 8 | Shots off target | 7 |
| 5 | Blocked shots | 0 |
| 18 | Attempts inside box | 3 |
| 2 | Attempts outside box | 5 |
| 9 | Corner kicks | 2 |
| 1 | Offsides | 7 |
| 603 | Total passes | 311 |
| 520 | Accurate passes | 220 |
| 86 | Pass accuracy | 71 |
| 17 | Key passes | 6 |
| 107 | Duels | 107 |
UEFA Europa League table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juventus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 2 | Crystal Palace | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 3 | Sparta Praha | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Beşiktaş | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Union St. Gilloise | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Ferencvarosi TC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Benfica | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Bayer Leverkusen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | OFI | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Bournemouth | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Lyon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Torreense | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Olympiakos Piraeus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | Red Bull Salzburg | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | Omonia Nicosia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 17 | Dinamo Zagreb | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Hapoel Beer Sheva | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Rennes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Sturm Graz | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Jagiellonia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 22 | Anderlecht | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 23 | Lillestrom | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 24 | Real Sociedad | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 25 | AZ Alkmaar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 26 | Celta Vigo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 27 | Levski Sofia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 28 | Celtic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 29 | Celje | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 30 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 31 | AC Milan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 32 | Marseille | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 |
| 33 | Ararat-Armenia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 |
| 34 | Plzen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 |
| 35 | Lech Poznan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 |
| 36 | NEC Nijmegen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 0 |