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Manchester City vs Celtic: result 1-1 and analysis

UEFA Champions LeagueGroup Stage - 6Kick-off on December 6, 2016 at 07:45 PM (UTC)Etihad Stadium, Manchester

Manchester City
1-1
Celtic

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What was the result of Manchester City vs Celtic?

Manchester City and Celtic drew 1-1 on December 6, 2016.

Goalscorers

  • 4′P. RobertsCeltic
  • 8′K. ỊheanachọManchester City

Official lineup for Manchester City vs Celtic

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Manchester City

3-5-2
  1. 72K. Ịheanachọ
  2. 9Nolito
  1. 19L. Sané
  2. 8İ. Gündoğan
  3. 6Fernando
  4. 53T. Adarabioyo
  5. 50Pablo Maffeo
  1. 5P. Zabaleta
  2. 22G. Clichy
  3. 3B. Sagna
  1. 13W. Caballero

Celtic

4-1-4-1
  1. 10M. Dembélé
  1. 27P. Roberts
  2. 18T. Rogić
  3. 14S. Armstrong
  4. 49J. Forrest
  1. 8Scott Brown
  1. 5Jozo Šimunović
  2. 28E. Sviatchenko
  3. 23M. Lustig
  4. 3Emilio Arturo Izaguirre Girón
  1. 1C. Gordon
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Manchester City have 6 wins, 5 draws and 4 defeats; Celtic have 9, 3 and 3.

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

Manchester City
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 3, 2016Chelsea(home)1-3Premier League
Nov 26, 2016Burnley(away)2-1Premier League
Nov 23, 2016Borussia Mönchengladbach(away)1-1UEFA Champions League
Nov 19, 2016Crystal Palace(away)2-1Premier League
Nov 5, 2016Middlesbrough(home)1-1Premier League
Celtic
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 3, 2016Motherwell(away)4-3Premiership
Nov 23, 2016Barcelona(home)0-2UEFA Champions League
Nov 18, 2016Kilmarnock(away)1-0Premiership
Nov 5, 2016Inverness CT(home)3-0Premiership
Nov 1, 2016Borussia Mönchengladbach(away)1-1UEFA Champions League

What does the head-to-head say?

In the last meeting: 0 Manchester City wins, 1 draw, 0 Celtic wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Sep 28, 2016Celtic 3-3 Manchester CityUEFA Champions League

Last archived meeting: Celtic vs Manchester City on Sep 28, 2016

How many goals should we expect?

Manchester City score 1.6 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Celtic score 2.2 and concede 1.5.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Manchester City1.61.5111/159/15
Celtic2.21.566/158/15

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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