Celtic vs Barcelona: result 2-1 and analysis
UEFA Champions LeagueGroup stage - 4Kick-off on November 7, 2012 at 07:45 PM (UTC)Celtic Park, Glasgow
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What was the result of Celtic vs Barcelona?
Celtic won 2-1 on November 7, 2012.
Goalscorers
- 21′V. WanyamaCeltic
- 83′T. WattCeltic
- 90′L. MessiBarcelona
Official lineup for Celtic vs Barcelona
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Celtic
- 7N. Fedor
- 9Georgios Samaras
- 15Kris Commons
- 16J. Ledley
- 67V. Wanyama
- 2A. Matthews
- 4E. Ambrose
- 6K. Wilson
- 21C. Mulgrew
- 23M. Lustig
- 1F. Forster
Barcelona
- 9A. Sánchez
- 10L. Messi
- 17Pedro
- 6Xavier Hernández Creus
- 8Andrés Iniesta
- 14J. Mascherano
- 25Alexandre Dimitri Song-Billong
- 2Dani Alves
- 15Marc Bartra
- 18Jordi Alba
- 1Víctor Valdés Arribas
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Celtic have 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats; Barcelona have 13, 2 and 0.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 2012 | Dundee Utd(away) | 2-2 | Premiership |
| Oct 27, 2012 | Kilmarnock(home) | 0-2 | Premiership |
| Oct 23, 2012 | Barcelona(away) | 1-2 | UEFA Champions League |
| Oct 20, 2012 | ST Mirren(away) | 5-0 | Premiership |
| Oct 7, 2012 | Heart Of Midlothian(home) | 1-0 | Premiership |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3, 2012 | Celta Vigo(home) | 3-1 | La Liga |
| Oct 27, 2012 | Rayo Vallecano(away) | 5-0 | La Liga |
| Oct 23, 2012 | Celtic(home) | 2-1 | UEFA Champions League |
| Oct 20, 2012 | Deportivo La Coruna(away) | 5-4 | La Liga |
| Oct 7, 2012 | Real Madrid(home) | 2-2 | La Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
In the last meeting: 0 Celtic wins, 0 draws, 1 Barcelona win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23, 2012 | Barcelona 2-1 Celtic | UEFA Champions League |
How many goals should we expect?
Celtic score 1.9 and concede 1.0 goals per match over their last 15; Barcelona score 3.0 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celtic | 1.9 | 1.0 | 7 | 7/15 | 7/15 |
| Barcelona | 3.0 | 1.1 | 5 | 10/15 | 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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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