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Celtic vs Manchester City: result 3-3 and analysis

UEFA Champions LeagueGroup Stage - 2Kick-off on September 28, 2016 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Celtic Park, Glasgow

Celtic
3-3
Manchester City

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What was the result of Celtic vs Manchester City?

Celtic and Manchester City drew 3-3 on September 28, 2016.

Goalscorers

  • 3′M. DembéléCeltic
  • 11′FernandinhoManchester City
  • 20′R. SterlingCeltic (o.g.)
  • 28′R. SterlingManchester City
  • 47′M. DembéléCeltic
  • 55′NolitoManchester City

Official lineup for Celtic vs Manchester City

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Celtic

4-2-3-1
  1. 10M. Dembélé
  1. 11S. Sinclair
  2. 18T. Rogić
  3. 49J. Forrest
  1. 6N. Bitton
  2. 8Scott Brown
  1. 63K. Tierney
  2. 28E. Sviatchenko
  3. 23M. Lustig
  4. 2Kolo Habib Touré
  1. 1C. Gordon

Manchester City

4-1-4-1
  1. 9Nolito
  1. 10S. Agüero
  2. 7R. Sterling
  3. 8İ. Gündoğan
  4. 25Fernandinho
  1. 21David Silva
  1. 30N. Otamendi
  2. 11A. Kolarov
  3. 5P. Zabaleta
  4. 22G. Clichy
  1. 1C. Bravo
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Celtic have 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats; Manchester City have 10, 3 and 2.

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

Celtic
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 24, 2016Kilmarnock(home)6-1Premiership
Sep 18, 2016Inverness CT(away)2-2Premiership
Sep 13, 2016Barcelona(away)0-7UEFA Champions League
Sep 10, 2016Rangers(home)5-1Premiership
Aug 27, 2016Aberdeen(home)4-1Premiership
Manchester City
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 24, 2016Swansea(away)3-1Premier League
Sep 21, 2016Swansea(away)2-1League Cup
Sep 17, 2016Bournemouth(home)4-0Premier League
Sep 14, 2016Borussia Mönchengladbach(home)4-0UEFA Champions League
Sep 10, 2016Manchester United(away)2-1Premier League

How many goals should we expect?

Celtic score 2.4 and concede 1.8 goals per match over their last 15; Manchester City score 2.4 and concede 1.0.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Celtic2.41.8111/1511/15
Manchester City2.41.0410/1511/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
17Manchester City2101443

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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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