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Celtic

FormWLLLW
91%
Our hit rate on CEL
11
Forecasts settled

Fixture run · next 4

Colour = model difficulty for Celtic
BEN (A)
15 Oct
HEA (H)
18 Oct
CEL (H)
22 Oct
HIB (A)
25 Oct

This season · per game

Bar = vs Scottish Premiership average · 13 matches since 1 Jul 2026
16.9lge avg 13.0
Shots per game
7.4lge avg 4.5
Shots on target per game
1.9lge avg 1.3
Goals scored per game
1.1lge avg 1.4
Goals conceded per game
2.4lge avg 1.4
xG for per game
1.0lge avg 1.5
xG against per game
8.2lge avg 5.6
Corners per game
Next fixture · Thu 15 Oct 20:00
BenficaBenficavsCelticCeltic
Medium confidence · Benfica to win68%
Celtic win13%
Draw19%
Benfica win68%
Most likely score2-0 · 10%
Over 2.5 goals64%
Both teams to scoreYes · 56%
Locked ~17:00 UK, before kickoffFull match preview →
Key players · attacking outputPer 90 · this season
CelticKasper Waarts HøghFWD · 0.89 xG per 900.89
CelticHyun-Jun YangFWD · 0.69 xG per 900.69
CelticBenjamin NygrenMID · 0.66 xG per 900.66
Our record on Celtic · settled in publicFull track record →
11 OctMotherwell v CelticOver 1.5 goals81%WON
20 SeptCeltic v RangersOver 1.5 goals84%LOST
17 SeptCeltic v FerencvarosOver 1.5 goals78%WON
5 SeptSt Mirren v CelticCeltic or draw83%WON
CelticCeltic· continues from the hero above61 competitive matches · friendlies excluded · updated daily

Form · last 6

Newest first · click a tile for the settled forecast
WIN2–0@ Motherwell11 OctLOSS0–1vs Rangers20 SeptLOSS1–3vs Ferencvaros17 Sept
LOSS0–3@ Rangers13 Sept
WIN1–0@ St Johnstone9 Sept
WIN2–1@ St Mirren5 Sept
At home · per gameThey produceThey allow
Goals2.01.1
Shots16.98.9
On target6.23.1
Corners7.83.7
Away · per gameThey produceThey allow
Goals1.71.4
Shots13.814.2
On target5.14.7
Corners5.75.3
At home · per game · 1st halfThey produceThey allow
Goals1.00.6
Shots8.34.5
On target3.21.6
Corners3.82.1
29 of the 30 matches counted carry a half-by-half breakdown.
Away · per game · 1st halfThey produceThey allow
Goals0.90.6
Shots6.76.0
On target2.41.9
Corners3.02.3
28 of the 31 matches counted carry a half-by-half breakdown.
At home · per game · 2nd halfThey produceThey allow
Goals1.00.5
Shots8.64.0
On target3.01.4
Corners4.01.6
29 of the 30 matches counted carry a half-by-half breakdown.
Away · per game · 2nd halfThey produceThey allow
Goals0.90.6
Shots7.87.4
On target2.92.8
Corners2.92.8
28 of the 31 matches counted carry a half-by-half breakdown.

Squad · 29 players

Coach Martin O'Neill · ★ = model's key threats · from FotMob, 8 Oct 2026
Goalkeepers
26Sam Johnstone33 · ENG
31Ross Doohan28 · SCO
Defenders
3Jordan Lotomba28 · SUI
5Liam Scales28 · IRL
6Auston Trusty28 · USA
12Landon Emenalo18 · ENG
+5 more
47Dane Murray23 · SCO
51Colby Donovan20 · SCO
56Anthony Ralston27 · SCO
63Kieran Tierney29 · SCO
Midfielders
8Benjamin Nygren★25 · SWE
14Luke McCowan28 · SCO
18Oliver Sørensen24 · DEN
21Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain33 · ENG
22Mika Baur22 · GER
+2 more
35Joël van den Berg19 · NED
42Callum McGregor33 · SCO
Forwards
7Jota27 · POR
9Kasper Waarts Høgh★25 · DEN
11Camilo Durán24 · COL
13Hyun-Jun Yang★24 · KOR
+4 more
19Callum Osmand20 · WAL
23Haissem Hassan24 · EGY
29Shumaira Mheuka18 · ENG
49James Forrest35 · SCO

Transfer desk · this window

All 26 moves →
OUTFrancis TurleyCM · to DumbartonLoan3 Oct
INJoël van den BergDM · from PSV Eindhoven€3.5m3 Sept
INJordan LotombaRB · from FeyenoordUndisclosed3 Sept
INLandon EmenaloLB · from ChelseaLoan2 Sept
INShumaira MheukaST · from ChelseaLoan2 Sept

Common questions

Who do Celtic play next?

Celtic play Benfica away on Thu 15 Oct 20:00 UK. The published call is Benfica to win, at 68%. Read the full match preview

What is the model's Celtic v Benfica call?

Medium confidence: Benfica to win, at 68%. The forecast is published and locked at about 17:00 UK, usually around two days before kickoff, so it can be graded afterwards. See every market for this fixture

How accurate has Bawler been on Celtic?

10 of 11 settled Celtic forecasts were right (91%). Every one was published before kickoff and graded in public. See the full track record

What are Celtic averaging this season?

16.9 shots and 1.9 goals a game, conceding 1.1, counted over 13 competitive matches (since 1 Jul 2026) with friendlies excluded — every one a counted match result, not a projection. Compare it with the rest of the league

Who have Celtic signed and sold?

26 confirmed moves in the current window. The newest in: Joël van den Berg, Jordan Lotomba, Landon Emenalo, Shumaira Mheuka. The newest out: Francis Turley. 4 of this club's moves have a written report. Follow the transfer desk

Celtic moves we wrote up

4 written up · 22 more confirmed in the windowTransfer desk →
In
Haissem HassanRW · from Real Oviedo€10m12 Aug
Kasper Waarts HøghST · from Bodø/Glimt€13m28 Jul
Out
Arne EngelsCM · to West Ham United€26m16 Aug
Daizen MaedaST · to Ipswich Town€12m25 Jul

The Celtic fixtures after that

Win, draw and loss are Celtic's own chances
DateFixtureWinDrawLossO/U 2.5BTTSStrongest call
Sun 18 Octvs Hearts56%23%21%Over 61%Yes 59%Over 2.5 goals 61%
Thu 22 Octvs Celta Vigo37%27%36%Over 54%Yes 58%Both teams to score 58%
Sun 25 Oct@ Hibernian50%25%25%Over 58%Yes 59%Both teams to score 59%

Head-to-head · the fixtures ahead

Every recorded meeting, oriented to Celtic
OpponentMetWDLLast meetingPreview
Benfica2011Benfica 2-1 Celtic · Nov 2012Match preview →
Hibernian10712Hibernian 1-2 Celtic · May 2026Match preview →

Premiership table

FotMob, 13 Oct 2026
#TeamPWDLGF-GAGDPts
1Celtic870116-4+1221
2Rangers861111-5+619
3Hearts851219-8+1116
4Dundee FC841311-8+313
5St. Johnstone832310-10011
6Dundee United832310-11-111
7St. Mirren83148-14-610
8Aberdeen82247-9-28
9Motherwell82249-13-48
10Hibernian82158-12-47
11Falkirk81347-11-46
12Kilmarnock81257-18-115