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Celtic logo
Europa League | Group Stage
Dec 9, 2021 at 8pm UK
Celtic Park
Real Betis logo

Celtic
3 - 2
Real Betis

Welsh (3'), Henderson (72'), Turnbull (78' pen.)
Soro (24'), Shaw (33')
FT(HT: 1-0)
Bain (69' og.), Iglesias (75')
Lainez (24'), Pezzella (49'), Ruibal (55')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's Europa League clash between Celtic and Real Betis, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

We said: Celtic 1-2 Real Betis

An entertaining encounter with plenty of goalmouth action could be on the cards once again, with both Celtic and Real Betis knowing that the pressure is off as their fate in the Europa League has already been confirmed. Both sides are expected to rotate their starting lineups, but we feel that the visitors may just edge this contest and claim their sixth successive win across all competitions. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Celtic win with a probability of 54.29%. A win for Real Betis had a probability of 23.6% and a draw had a probability of 22.1%.

The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.76%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.4%) and 2-0 (8.11%). The likeliest Real Betis win was 1-2 (6.09%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.11%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 3.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Celtic would win this match.

Result
CelticDrawReal Betis
54.29%22.11%23.6%
Both teams to score 59.85%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
60.62%39.38%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
38.28%61.72%
Celtic Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
85.48%14.51%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
57.47%42.52%
Real Betis Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
70%29.99%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
33.89%66.11%
Score Analysis
    Celtic 54.29%
    Real Betis 23.6%
    Draw 22.1%
CelticDrawReal Betis
2-1 @ 9.76%
1-0 @ 8.4%
2-0 @ 8.11%
3-1 @ 6.28%
3-0 @ 5.22%
3-2 @ 3.78%
4-1 @ 3.03%
4-0 @ 2.52%
4-2 @ 1.83%
5-1 @ 1.17%
5-0 @ 0.97%
Other @ 3.22%
Total : 54.29%
1-1 @ 10.11%
2-2 @ 5.88%
0-0 @ 4.35%
3-3 @ 1.52%
Other @ 0.24%
Total : 22.1%
1-2 @ 6.09%
0-1 @ 5.24%
0-2 @ 3.16%
1-3 @ 2.45%
2-3 @ 2.36%
0-3 @ 1.27%
Other @ 3.04%
Total : 23.6%

How you voted: Celtic vs Real Betis

Celtic
34.4%
Draw
18.5%
Real Betis
47.1%
157
Head to Head
Sep 16, 2021 5.45pm
Group Stage
Betis
4-3
Celtic
Miranda (32'), Juanmi (35', 53'), Iglesias (51')
Guardado (20'), Fekir (33'), Ruibal (63'), Moreno (90+4')
Ajeti (15'), Juranovic (27' pen.), Ralston (87')
Soro (9'), Carter-Vickers (39')
rhs 2.0
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