Europa League

Europa League | Group Stage

Dec 9, 2021 at 8pm UK

Celtic Park

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.

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
Celtic	Draw	Real Betis
54.29%	22.11%	23.6%

Both teams to score 59.85%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

60.62%

39.38%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

38.28%

61.72%

Celtic Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

85.48%

14.51%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

57.47%

42.52%

Real Betis Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

70%

29.99%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

33.89%

66.11%

Score Analysis

Celtic 54.29%

Real Betis 23.6%

Draw 22.1%

Celtic	Draw	Real 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%