AEK Athens FC vs Celtic: result 2-1 and analysis
UEFA Champions League3rd Qualifying RoundKick-off on August 14, 2018 at 06:00 PM (UTC)OPAP Arena, Athens
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What was the result of AEK Athens FC vs Celtic?
AEK Athens FC won 2-1 on August 14, 2018.
Goalscorers
- 6′Rodrigo Galo BritoAEK Athens FC
- 50′M. LivajaAEK Athens FC
- 78′S. SinclairCeltic
Official lineup for AEK Athens FC vs Celtic
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
AEK Athens FC
4-4-1-1- 17V. Klonaridis
- 14A. Bakasetas
- 10M. Livaja
- 95Alef
- 8André Simões
- 2M. Bakakis
- 4M. Oikonomou
- 5V. Lampropoulos
- 12Rodrigo Galo Brito
- 23N. Hult
- 1V. Barkas
Celtic
3-5-2- 9Leigh Griffiths
- 21O. Ntcham
- 18T. Rogić
- 42C. McGregor
- 49J. Forrest
- 8Scott Brown
- 4J. Hendry
- 63K. Tierney
- 5Jozo Šimunović
- 23M. Lustig
- 1C. Gordon
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, AEK Athens FC have 7 wins, 6 draws and 2 defeats; Celtic have 8, 4 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 2018 | Celtic(away) | 1-1 | UEFA Champions League |
| May 12, 2018 | PAOK(home) | 0-2 | Cup |
| May 5, 2018 | Apollon Smirnis(away) | 1-0 | Super League 1 |
| Apr 29, 2018 | AOK Kerkyra(away) | 0-0 | Super League 1 |
| Apr 22, 2018 | Levadiakos(home) | 2-0 | Super League 1 |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2018 | Heart Of Midlothian(away) | 0-1 | Premiership |
| Aug 8, 2018 | AEK Athens FC(home) | 1-1 | UEFA Champions League |
| Aug 4, 2018 | Livingston(home) | 3-1 | Premiership |
| Aug 1, 2018 | Rosenborg(away) | 0-0 | UEFA Champions League |
| Jul 25, 2018 | Rosenborg(home) | 3-1 | UEFA Champions League |
What does the head-to-head say?
In the last meeting: 0 AEK Athens FC wins, 1 draw, 0 Celtic wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 2018 | Celtic 1-1 AEK Athens FC | UEFA Champions League |
Last archived meeting: Celtic vs AEK Athens FC on Aug 8, 2018
How many goals should we expect?
AEK Athens FC score 1.1 and concede 0.5 goals per match over their last 15; Celtic score 1.8 and concede 0.6.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEK Athens FC | 1.1 | 0.5 | 10 | 4/15 | 3/15 |
| Celtic | 1.8 | 0.6 | 7 | 6/15 | 9/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | AEK Athens FC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 3 |
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