Celtic vs FC Astana: result 2-1 and analysis
UEFA Champions League3rd Qualifying RoundKick-off on August 3, 2016 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Celtic Park, Glasgow
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What was the result of Celtic vs FC Astana?
Celtic won 2-1 on August 3, 2016.
Goalscorers
- 45′Leigh GriffithsCeltic (pen.)
- 62′Agim IbraimiFC Astana
- 90′M. DembéléCeltic (pen.)
Official lineup for Celtic vs FC Astana
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Celtic
- 9Leigh Griffiths
- 27P. Roberts
- 8Scott Brown
- 14S. Armstrong
- 42C. McGregor
- 49J. Forrest
- 22S. Janko
- 23M. Lustig
- 34E. O'Connell
- 63K. Tierney
- 1C. Gordon
FC Astana
- 30J. Kabananga
- 7S. Muzhikov
- 13Azat Nurgaliyev
- 15A. Beisebekov
- 23P. Twumasi
- 88R. Cañas
- 5M. Aničić
- 14Igor Shitov
- 27Yuriy Logvinenko
- 77D. Shomko
- 1Nenad Erić
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; FC Astana have 10, 3 and 2.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 2016 | Barcelona(away) | 1-3 | International Champions Cup |
| Jul 27, 2016 | FC Astana(away) | 1-1 | UEFA Champions League |
| Jul 23, 2016 | Leicester(home) | 1-1 | International Champions Cup |
| Jul 20, 2016 | Lincoln Red Imps FC(home) | 3-0 | UEFA Champions League |
| Jul 12, 2016 | Lincoln Red Imps FC(away) | 0-1 | UEFA Champions League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 2016 | Celtic(home) | 1-1 | UEFA Champions League |
| Jul 20, 2016 | FK Zalgiris Vilnius(home) | 2-1 | UEFA Champions League |
| Jul 16, 2016 | Atyrau(home) | 2-1 | Premier League |
| Jul 13, 2016 | FK Zalgiris Vilnius(away) | 0-0 | UEFA Champions League |
| Jul 8, 2016 | Akzhayik(away) | 5-1 | Premier League |
What does the head-to-head say?
In the last meeting: 0 Celtic wins, 1 draw, 0 FC Astana wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 2016 | FC Astana 1-1 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; FC Astana score 1.5 and concede 0.6.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celtic | 1.9 | 1.0 | 4 | 10/15 | 9/15 |
| FC Astana | 1.5 | 0.6 | 6 | 7/15 | 5/15 |
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