Celtic vs Barcelona: result 0-1 and analysis
UEFA Champions LeagueGroup stage - 2Kick-off on October 1, 2013 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Celtic Park, Glasgow
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What was the result of Celtic vs Barcelona?
Barcelona won 0-1 on October 1, 2013.
Goalscorers
- 76′Cesc FàbregasBarcelona
Official lineup for Celtic vs Barcelona
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Celtic
- 9Georgios Samaras
- 10A. Stokes
- 8Scott Brown
- 15Kris Commons
- 2A. Matthews
- 3Emilio Arturo Izaguirre Girón
- 4E. Ambrose
- 5V. van Dijk
- 21C. Mulgrew
- 23M. Lustig
- 1F. Forster
Barcelona
- 7Pedro
- 11Neymar
- 4Cesc Fàbregas
- 6Xavier Hernández Creus
- 8Andrés Iniesta
- 3Piqué
- 15Marc Bartra
- 16Sergio Busquets
- 21Adriano
- 22Dani Alves
- 1Víctor Valdés Arribas
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Celtic have 11 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats; Barcelona have 13, 1 and 1.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 2013 | Kilmarnock(away) | 5-2 | Premiership |
| Sep 21, 2013 | ST Johnstone(home) | 2-1 | Premiership |
| Sep 18, 2013 | AC Milan(away) | 0-2 | UEFA Champions League |
| Sep 14, 2013 | Heart Of Midlothian(away) | 3-1 | Premiership |
| Aug 31, 2013 | Dundee Utd(away) | 1-0 | Premiership |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 2013 | Almeria(away) | 2-0 | La Liga |
| Sep 24, 2013 | Real Sociedad(home) | 4-1 | La Liga |
| Sep 21, 2013 | Rayo Vallecano(away) | 4-0 | La Liga |
| Sep 18, 2013 | Ajax(home) | 4-0 | UEFA Champions League |
| Sep 14, 2013 | Sevilla(home) | 3-2 | La Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 2 meetings: 1 Celtic win, 0 draws, 1 Barcelona win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 7, 2012 | Celtic 2-1 Barcelona | UEFA Champions League |
| Oct 23, 2012 | Barcelona 2-1 Celtic | UEFA Champions League |
How many goals should we expect?
Celtic score 2.0 and concede 0.7 goals per match over their last 15; Barcelona score 2.9 and concede 1.0.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celtic | 2.0 | 0.7 | 8 | 5/15 | 8/15 |
| Barcelona | 2.9 | 1.0 | 6 | 8/15 | 12/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 6 |
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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