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Aston Villa vs Celtic: result 4-2 and analysis

UEFA Champions LeagueLeague Stage - 8Kick-off on January 29, 2025 at 08:00 PM (UTC)Villa Park, Birmingham

Aston Villa
4-2
Celtic

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What was the result of Aston Villa vs Celtic?

Aston Villa won 4-2 on January 29, 2025.

Goalscorers

  • 3′M. RogersAston Villa
  • 5′M. RogersAston Villa
  • 36′A. IdahCeltic
  • 38′A. IdahCeltic
  • 60′O. WatkinsAston Villa
  • 90′M. RogersAston Villa

Official lineup for Aston Villa vs Celtic

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Aston Villa

4-2-3-1
  1. 11O. Watkins
  1. 41J. Ramsey
  2. 27M. Rogers
  3. 31L. Bailey
  1. 8Y. Tielemans
  2. 26L. Bogarde
  1. 12L. Digne
  2. 44B. Kamara
  3. 4E. Konsa
  4. 2M. Cash
  1. 23E. Martínez

Celtic

4-3-3
  1. 13Yang Hyun-Jun
  2. 9A. Idah
  3. 10N. Kühn
  1. 41R. Hatate
  2. 42C. McGregor
  3. 27A. Engels
  1. 3G. Taylor
  2. 5L. Scales
  3. 6A. Trusty
  4. 2A. Johnston
  1. 1K. Schmeichel
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Aston Villa have 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats; Celtic have 10, 4 and 1.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Aston Villa
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jan 26, 2025West Ham(home)1-1Premier League
Jan 21, 2025Monaco(away)0-1UEFA Champions League
Jan 18, 2025Arsenal(away)2-2Premier League
Jan 15, 2025Everton(away)1-0Premier League
Jan 10, 2025West Ham(home)2-1FA Cup
Celtic
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jan 22, 2025BSC Young Boys(home)1-0UEFA Champions League
Jan 18, 2025Kilmarnock(home)2-1FA Cup
Jan 14, 2025Dundee(away)3-3Premiership
Jan 11, 2025Ross County(away)4-1Premiership
Jan 8, 2025Dundee Utd(home)2-0Premiership

How many goals should we expect?

Aston Villa score 1.3 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Celtic score 2.3 and concede 0.7.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Aston Villa1.31.339/1510/15
Celtic2.30.7104/1510/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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