Celtic vs FC Astana: result 5-0 and analysis
UEFA Champions LeaguePlay-offsKick-off on August 16, 2017 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Celtic Park, Glasgow
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What was the result of Celtic vs FC Astana?
Celtic won 5-0 on August 16, 2017.
Goalscorers
- 32′Evgeny PostnikovCeltic (o.g.)
- 42′S. SinclairCeltic
- 60′S. SinclairCeltic
- 79′J. ForrestCeltic
- 88′Igor ShitovCeltic (o.g.)
Official lineup for Celtic vs FC Astana
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Celtic
4-2-3-1- 9Leigh Griffiths
- 21O. Ntcham
- 18T. Rogić
- 49J. Forrest
- 6N. Bitton
- 11S. Sinclair
- 8Scott Brown
- 63K. Tierney
- 5Jozo Šimunović
- 23M. Lustig
- 1C. Gordon
FC Astana
4-4-1-1- 23P. Twumasi
- 30J. Kabananga
- 6L. Kleinheisler
- 7S. Muzhikov
- 18I. Maevskiy
- 14M. Tomasov
- 44Evgeny Postnikov
- 77D. Shomko
- 4Igor Shitov
- 27Yuriy Logvinenko
- 35Alexandr Mokin
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Celtic have 12 wins, 3 draws and 0 defeats; FC Astana have 12, 1 and 2.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2017 | Partick(away) | 1-0 | Premiership |
| Aug 8, 2017 | Kilmarnock(home) | 5-0 | League Cup |
| Aug 5, 2017 | Heart Of Midlothian(home) | 4-1 | Premiership |
| Aug 2, 2017 | Rosenborg(away) | 1-0 | UEFA Champions League |
| Jul 26, 2017 | Rosenborg(home) | 0-0 | UEFA Champions League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2017 | Aktobe(away) | 3-0 | Premier League |
| Aug 7, 2017 | Ordabasy(home) | 1-0 | Premier League |
| Aug 2, 2017 | Legia Warszawa(away) | 0-1 | UEFA Champions League |
| Jul 26, 2017 | Legia Warszawa(home) | 3-1 | UEFA Champions League |
| Jul 22, 2017 | FK Tobol Kostanay(home) | 2-0 | Premier League |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 2 meetings: 1 Celtic win, 1 draw, 0 FC Astana wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 2016 | Celtic 2-1 FC Astana | UEFA Champions League |
| Jul 27, 2016 | FC Astana 1-1 Celtic | UEFA Champions League |
How many goals should we expect?
Celtic score 2.8 and concede 0.5 goals per match over their last 15; FC Astana score 2.1 and concede 0.6.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celtic | 2.8 | 0.5 | 8 | 7/15 | 9/15 |
| FC Astana | 2.1 | 0.6 | 9 | 4/15 | 7/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
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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