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.)
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?
Across the last 1 meetings: 1 Celtic win(s), 0 draw(s), 0 Spartak Moscow win(s).
| 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.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Celtic | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 12 |
How does Footlab 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. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy