Benfica vs Celtic
Benfica
vs
Celtic
Competition: UEFA Europa League. Country: World. Round: League Stage - 2. Kickoff: Oct 15, 2026, 07:00 PM. Venue: Estádio da Luz. Model signals: Combo Winner : Benfica and +1.5 goals. Odds markets: 10 bookmakers available.
Oct 15, 2026, 07:00 PM
Match Finished
UEFA Europa League
Estádio da Luz
League Stage - 2
Nikola Dabanovic
Benfica Coach
Marco Silva
Celtic Coach
B. Rodgers
Venue
Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz)
Rua José Maria Nicolau
Key takeaways
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Status: Match Finished.
Round: League Stage - 2.
Venue: Estádio da Luz.
Referee: Nikola Dabanovic.
Model signals: Combo Winner : Benfica and +1.5 goals.
Lineups: 2 side(s) available.
Model signals
Combo Winner : Benfica and +1.5 goals
ATT: home: 94% | away: 6%
DEF: home: 43% | away: 57%
H2H: home: 80% | away: 20%
Form: home: 100% | away: 0%
Goals: home: 67% | away: 33%
Benfica vs Celtic prediction, preview and odds
Benfica welcome Celtic in a UEFA Europa League Group Stage fixture where home advantage and recent momentum give the Portuguese side a clear edge. Benfica arrive in better shape in domestic and continental play, showing consistent attacking output and a tendency to control matches from the front. Celtic travel with limited minutes logged in this sample and look under pressure to turn results around early in the campaign.
Open predictionStandings
Benfica
Lineups: 4-2-3-1.
Rank 3 | Pts 6 | GD 5
Form: WW
Celtic
Lineups: 4-2-3-1.
Rank 33 | Pts 0 | GD -5
Form: LL
Team statistics
Benfica
Form: LWWDWWWW. Played: 8. Wins: 6. GF avg: 3.1. GA avg: 0.9. Clean sheets: 2. Failed to score: 0.
Celtic
Form: LL. Played: 2. Wins: 0. GF avg: 1.0. GA avg: 3.5. Clean sheets: 0. Failed to score: 0.
Lineups
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Benfica
Marco Silva | 4-2-3-1
Starting XI
1. A. Trubin (G)
6. A. Bah (D)
44. Tomás Araújo (D)
2. C. Lenglet (D)
26. S. Dahl (D)
8. F. Aursnes (M)
36. João Palhinha (M)
11. D. Lukebakio (M)
10. H. Sudakov (M)
25. G. Prestianni (M)
22. J. Durán (F)
Bench
L. Barreiro, A. Cabral, A. Circati, C. Echeverri, S. El Karouani, Tiago Freitas, Gabriel Indio, Manu, V. Pavlidis, Rafa, A. Schjelderup, Samuel Soares
Celtic
M. O'Neill | 4-2-3-1
Starting XI
1. V. Sinisalo (G)
51. Colby Donovan (D)
47. D. Murray (D)
6. A. Trusty (D)
63. K. Tierney (D)
42. C. McGregor (M)
22. M. Baur (M)
11. C. Durán (M)
18. O. Sørensen (M)
17. S. Tounekti (M)
9. K. Høgh (F)
Bench
J. Forrest, H. Hassan, S. Johnstone, Liam Kennedy, J. Lotomba, L. McCowan, B. Nygren, A. Oxlade-Chamberlain, A. Ralston, L. Scales, L. Clearie, C. Osmand
Match statistics
3.22
expected_goals
1.38
526
Passes accurate
455
21
Shots insidebox
12
5
Shots outsidebox
2
8
Blocked Shots
2
6
Free Kicks
9
7
Shots on Goal
7
6
Goalkeeper Saves
3
11
Shots off Goal
5
2
Offsides
2
576
Total passes
509
26
Total Shots
14
Player statistics
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Benfica
G. Prestianni | Rating 8.6 | Min 90 | G 0 | A 2
J. Durán | Rating 8.2 | Min 67 | G 2 | A 0
A. Trubin | Rating 7.82 | Min 90 | G 0 | A 0
V. Pavlidis | Rating 7.8 | Min 23 | G 1 | A 0
Tomás Araújo | Rating 7.54 | Min 90 | G 0 | A 1
A. Bah | Rating 7.29 | Min 80 | G 1 | A 0
F. Aursnes | Rating 7.19 | Min 90 | G 0 | A 0
C. Lenglet | Rating 7.14 | Min 90 | G 0 | A 0
Celtic
C. Durán | Rating 7.33 | Min 90 | G 1 | A 0
H. Hassan | Rating 7.3 | Min 45 | G 0 | A 1
K. Tierney | Rating 6.74 | Min 90 | G 0 | A 0
M. Baur | Rating 6.59 | Min 57 | G 0 | A 0
C. McGregor | Rating 6.55 | Min 90 | G 0 | A 0
C. Osmand | Rating 6.41 | Min 45 | G 0 | A 0
S. Tounekti | Rating 6.33 | Min 45 | G 0 | A 0
K. Høgh | Rating 6.31 | Min 45 | G 0 | A 0
Match events
5' | Benfica | Goal | Penalty | Jhon Durán
23' | Benfica | Goal | Normal Goal | Alexander Bah | Assist: Gianluca Prestianni
36' | Benfica | Goal | Normal Goal | Jhon Durán | Assist: Gianluca Prestianni
44' | Benfica | Card | Yellow Card | Samuel Dahl
45' | Celtic | subst | Substitution 1 | Kasper Hogh | Assist: Haissem Hassan
45' | Celtic | subst | Substitution 2 | Sebastian Tounekti | Assist: Callum Osmand
57' | Celtic | subst | Substitution 3 | Oliver Sorensen | Assist: Benjamin Nygren
57' | Celtic | subst | Substitution 4 | Mika Baur | Assist: Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
63' | Celtic | Goal | Normal Goal | Camilo Duran | Assist: Haissem Hassan
64' | Benfica | subst | Substitution 1 | Heorhii Sudakov | Assist: Claudio Echeverri
64' | Benfica | subst | Substitution 2 | Samuel Dahl | Assist: Souffian El Karouani
67' | Benfica | subst | Substitution 3 | Jhon Durán | Assist: Vangelis Pavlidis
68' | Benfica | subst | Substitution 4 | Dodi Lukebakio | Assist: Andreas Schjelderup
69' | Benfica | Card | Yellow Card | Alexander Bah
77' | Celtic | subst | Substitution 5 | Colby Donovan | Assist: Jordan Lotomba
80' | Benfica | subst | Substitution 5 | Alexander Bah | Assist: Alessandro Circati
85' | Benfica | Card | Yellow Card | João Palhinha
89' | Benfica | Goal | Normal Goal | Vangelis Pavlidis | Assist: Tomás Araújo
Injuries
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D. Banjaqui
Benfica | Missing Fixture | Muscle Injury
E. Barrenechea
Benfica | Missing Fixture | Injury
J. Kaminski
Benfica | Missing Fixture | Muscle Injury
C. Carter-Vickers
Celtic | Missing Fixture | Health problems
A. Johnston
Celtic | Missing Fixture | Leg Injury
S. Mheuka
Celtic | Missing Fixture | Off the roster
Yang Hyun-Jun
Celtic | Missing Fixture | Hamstring Injury
J. van den Berg
Celtic | Missing Fixture | Off the roster
Odds markets
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William Hill
Match Winner
Home: 1.18 | Draw: 7.00 | Away: 12.00
Home/Away
Home: 1.05 | Away: 10.00
Second Half Winner
Home: 1.44 | Draw: 3.40 | Away: 8.00
Bet365
Match Winner
Home: 1.18 | Draw: 7.50 | Away: 12.00
Home/Away
Home: 1.06 | Away: 10.00
Second Half Winner
Home: 1.44 | Draw: 3.50 | Away: 7.50
Marathonbet
Match Winner
Home: 1.18 | Draw: 8.40 | Away: 15.75
Second Half Winner
Home: 1.35 | Draw: 4.20 | Away: 9.20
Asian Handicap
Home -1.25: 1.33 | Away -1.25: 3.20 | Home -1: 1.20 | Away -1: 4.30
Betfair
Match Winner
Home: 1.17 | Draw: 7.50 | Away: 12.00
Home/Away
Home: 1.03 | Away: 9.00
Asian Handicap
Home -1.5: 1.50 | Away -1.5: 2.50 | Home -2.5: 2.20 | Away -2.5: 1.62
Head-to-head
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