CelticCeltic vs Utrecht — UEFA Europa League
4-2
UtrechtCeltic Park, Glasgow
Going into the match, Celtic had won 4, drawn 3, lost 3 in their previous 10, scoring 1.8 goals a game; Utrecht had won 1, drawn 3, lost 6 in 10, scoring 1.0.
Match report
Home form going in: Celtic
Last 10 completed: won 4, drawn 3, lost 3 (D D D W W). 1.8 scored per game, 1.4 conceded, 70% over 2.5 goals, 50% both teams scored, 40% clean sheets.
- D 2-2 at Heart Of Midlothian · 25 Jan 2026
- D 2-2 at Hearts · 25 Jan 2026
- D 2-2 at Bologna · 22 Jan 2026
- W 0-1 at Falkirk · 14 Jan 2026
- W 0-1 at Falkirk · 14 Jan 2026
- W 4-0 vs Dundee United · 10 Jan 2026
Away form going in: Utrecht
Last 10 completed: won 1, drawn 3, lost 6 (L L L L L). 1.0 scored per game, 1.5 conceded, 50% over 2.5 goals, 70% both teams scored, 10% clean sheets.
- L 0-1 vs Sparta Rotterdam · 25 Jan 2026
- L 0-2 vs Genk · 22 Jan 2026
- L 2-1 at Volendam · 18 Jan 2026
- L 1-2 vs Twente · 13 Jan 2026
- L 1-2 vs PSV Eindhoven · 21 Dec 2025
- W 0-2 at FC OSS · 17 Dec 2025
How it unfolded
- 6' Normal Goal — B. Nygren (Celtic)
- 10' Own Goal — N. Viergever (Celtic)
- 19' Penalty — A. Engels (Celtic)
- 44' Normal Goal — D. de Wit (Utrecht)
- 62' Normal Goal — A. Blake (Utrecht)
- 66' Normal Goal — A. Trusty (Celtic)
Match statistics
| Celtic | Metric | Utrecht |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Goals | 2 |
| 52 | Ball possession | 48 |
| 2.66 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.41 |
| 10 | Total shots | 6 |
| 5 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 2 | Shots off target | 2 |
| 3 | Blocked shots | 1 |
| 9 | Attempts inside box | 4 |
| 1 | Attempts outside box | 2 |
| 9 | Corner kicks | 5 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 492 | Total passes | 459 |
| 425 | Accurate passes | 388 |
| 86 | Pass accuracy | 85 |
| 7 | Key passes | 4 |
| 78 | Duels | 78 |
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 |