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Celtic vs Linfield: result 4-0 and analysis

UEFA Champions League2nd Qualifying RoundKick-off on July 19, 2017 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Celtic Park, Glasgow

Celtic
4-0
Linfield

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What was the result of Celtic vs Linfield?

Celtic won 4-0 on July 19, 2017.

Goalscorers

  • 4′S. SinclairCeltic
  • 46′T. RogićCeltic
  • 54′S. SinclairCeltic
  • 90′S. ArmstrongCeltic

Official lineup for Celtic vs Linfield

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Celtic

4-3-3
  1. 10M. Dembélé
  2. 21O. Ntcham
  3. 18T. Rogić
  1. 42C. McGregor
  2. 49J. Forrest
  3. 11S. Sinclair
  1. 8Scott Brown
  2. 63K. Tierney
  3. 5Jozo Šimunović
  4. 23M. Lustig
  1. 1C. Gordon

Linfield

3-5-2
  1. 38P. Smyth
  2. 7Andrew Waterworth
  1. 27A. Mitchell
  2. 8S. Lowry
  3. 22J. Mulgrew
  4. 24R. Garrett
  5. 31N. Quinn
  1. 2M. Stafford
  2. 5M. Haughey
  3. 18C. Casement
  1. 1R. Carroll
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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; Linfield have 4, 4 and 7.

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

Celtic
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jul 14, 2017Linfield(away)2-0UEFA Champions League
May 21, 2017Heart Of Midlothian(home)2-0Premiership
May 18, 2017Partick(away)5-0Premiership
May 12, 2017Aberdeen(away)3-1Premiership
May 6, 2017ST Johnstone(home)4-1Premiership
Linfield
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jul 14, 2017Celtic(home)0-2UEFA Champions League
Jul 4, 2017La Fiorita(away)0-0UEFA Champions League
Jun 28, 2017La Fiorita(home)1-0UEFA Champions League
Jul 7, 2016Cork City(away)1-1UEFA Europa League
Jun 30, 2016Cork City(home)0-1UEFA Europa League

What does the head-to-head say?

In the last meeting: 1 Celtic win, 0 draws, 0 Linfield wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Jul 14, 2017Linfield 0-2 CelticUEFA Champions League

Last archived meeting: Linfield vs Celtic on Jul 14, 2017

How many goals should we expect?

Celtic score 2.9 and concede 0.6 goals per match over their last 15; Linfield score 0.9 and concede 1.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Celtic2.90.678/159/15
Linfield0.91.356/155/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

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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

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