Celtic vs Spartak Moscow: result 2-1 and analysis
UEFA Champions LeagueGroup stage - 6Kick-off on December 5, 2012 at 07:45 PM (UTC)Celtic Park, Glasgow
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What was the result of Celtic vs Spartak Moscow?
Celtic won 2-1 on December 5, 2012.
Goalscorers
- 21′Gary HooperCeltic
- 39′AriSpartak Moscow
- 81′Kris CommonsCeltic (pen.)
Official lineup for Celtic vs Spartak Moscow
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Celtic
- 9Georgios Samaras
- 88Gary Hooper
- 8Scott Brown
- 15Kris Commons
- 33B. Kayal
- 3Emilio Arturo Izaguirre Girón
- 4E. Ambrose
- 6K. Wilson
- 21C. Mulgrew
- 23M. Lustig
- 1F. Forster
Spartak Moscow
- 9Ari
- 10A. Dzyuba
- 29Emmanuel Emenike
- 6Rafael Carioca
- 7K. Kombarov
- 19José Jurado
- 21K. Källström
- 23D. Kombarov
- 2J. Insaurralde
- 17M. Suchý
- 30S. Pesjakov
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; Spartak Moscow have 2, 1 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 28, 2012 | Heart Of Midlothian(away) | 4-0 | Premiership |
| Nov 24, 2012 | Inverness CT(home) | 0-1 | Premiership |
| Nov 20, 2012 | Benfica(away) | 1-2 | UEFA Champions League |
| Nov 17, 2012 | Aberdeen(away) | 2-0 | Premiership |
| Nov 11, 2012 | ST Johnstone(home) | 1-1 | Premiership |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 20, 2012 | Barcelona(home) | 0-3 | UEFA Champions League |
| Nov 7, 2012 | Benfica(away) | 0-2 | UEFA Champions League |
| Oct 23, 2012 | Benfica(home) | 2-1 | UEFA Champions League |
| Oct 2, 2012 | Celtic(home) | 2-3 | UEFA Champions League |
| Sep 19, 2012 | Barcelona(away) | 2-3 | UEFA Champions League |
What does the head-to-head say?
In the last meeting: 1 Celtic win, 0 draws, 0 Spartak Moscow wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2012 | Spartak Moscow 2-3 Celtic | UEFA Champions League |
Last archived meeting: Spartak Moscow vs Celtic on Oct 2, 2012
How many goals should we expect?
Celtic score 1.7 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Spartak Moscow score 1.3 and concede 2.0.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celtic | 1.7 | 0.9 | 7 | 6/15 | 7/15 |
| Spartak Moscow | 1.3 | 2.0 | 0 | 5/7 | 5/7 |
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