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Celtic vs AZ Alkmaar: result 2-0 and analysis

UEFA Europa LeaguePlay-offsKick-off on August 18, 2021 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Celtic Park, Glasgow

Celtic
2-0
AZ Alkmaar

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What was the result of Celtic vs AZ Alkmaar?

Celtic won 2-0 on August 18, 2021.

Goalscorers

  • 11′K. FuruhashiCeltic
  • 61′T. LetschertCeltic (o.g.)

Official lineup for Celtic vs AZ Alkmaar

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Celtic

4-3-3
  1. 11L. Abada
  2. 8K. Furuhashi
  3. 14D. Turnbull
  1. 18T. Rogić
  2. 42C. McGregor
  3. 49J. Forrest
  1. 57S. Welsh
  2. 3G. Taylor
  3. 56A. Ralston
  4. 4C. Starfelt
  1. 15J. Hart

AZ Alkmaar

4-3-3
  1. 25T. Oosting
  2. 17Z. Aboukhlal
  3. 21V. Pavlidis
  1. 8T. Koopmeiners
  2. 10D. de Wit
  3. 28A. Guðmundsson
  1. 6F. Midtsjø
  2. 2Y. Sugawara
  3. 22T. Letschert
  4. 4B. Martins Indi
  1. 12H. Verhulst
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Celtic have 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats; AZ Alkmaar have 10, 2 and 3.

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

Celtic
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 15, 2021Heart Of Midlothian(home)3-2League Cup
Aug 12, 2021FK Jablonec(home)3-0UEFA Europa League
Aug 8, 2021Dundee(home)6-0Premiership
Aug 5, 2021FK Jablonec(away)4-2UEFA Europa League
Jul 31, 2021Heart Of Midlothian(away)1-2Premiership
AZ Alkmaar
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 14, 2021Waalwijk(away)0-1Eredivisie
Aug 8, 2021Torino(home)2-1Friendlies Clubs
Jul 31, 2021Real Sociedad(home)1-0Friendlies Clubs
Jul 28, 2021OFI(home)2-0Friendlies Clubs
Jul 25, 2021Panathinaikos(home)3-0Friendlies Clubs

How many goals should we expect?

Celtic score 2.1 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; AZ Alkmaar score 1.8 and concede 0.5.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Celtic2.11.559/1511/15
AZ Alkmaar1.80.584/156/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Celtic sit 28th in UEFA Europa League (0 points from 1 match) and AZ Alkmaar sit 25th (0 points from 1 match).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
25AZ Alkmaar1001010
28Celtic1001130

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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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