Club Friendlies
Jul 24, 2024 at 12.30am UK
Etihad Stadium
Man City3 - 4Celtic
The Match
Preview
Sports Mole previews Tuesday's friendly clash between Manchester City and Celtic, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
Predicted Lineups
Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Manchester City could line up for Tuesday's pre-season friendly against Celtic.
Form, Standings, Stats
Last Game: Man City 1-2 Man Utd
Saturday, May 25 at 3pm in FA Cup
Saturday, May 25 at 3pm in FA Cup
Last Game: DC United 0-4 Celtic
Sunday, July 21 at 12.30am in Club Friendlies 3
Sunday, July 21 at 12.30am in Club Friendlies 3
We said: Manchester City 2-2 Celtic
Fatigue should not come into play too much for Celtic on Tuesday, as Rodgers unsurprisingly rotated his resources heavily for the weekend's success and can call upon a few more first-team regulars than his opposite number Guardiola. As the Bhoys have already developed a taste for goals in pre-season, a youthful City defence should come under siege, but Haaland and co can fight fire with fire in an entertaining draw. 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 Manchester City win with a probability of 46.88%. A win for Celtic had a probability of 31.68% and a draw had a probability of 21.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Manchester City win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.64%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-1 (5.79%) and 2-0 (5.3%). The likeliest Celtic win was 1-2 (7.01%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (8.6%). The actual scoreline of 3-4 was predicted with a 1% likelihood.
| Result | ||
| Manchester City | Draw | Celtic |
46.88% ( 0.64) | 21.43% ( 0.32) | 31.68% ( -0.96) |
| Both teams to score 69.66% ( -1.77) |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
