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Benfica v Celtic : Europa League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Thu 15th Oct, 20:00 BST, Estádio da Luz, Lisbon

Martin O'Neill takes his Celtic side to the Estádio da Luz in the Europa League on Thursday night, with Marco Alexandre Saraiva Da Silva's Benfica the opponent. You'll find stats supporting our top of Benfica to win below, but there are 16 other betting markets we cover too. We aim to give you as full a picture as possible, with Europa League performances and head to heads (H2Hs) included, so that you feel able to make a well-informed bet. Finally, be sure to get the best odds from leading bookmakers.


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Best Tip: Benfica to win

A Europa League win on home turf for Marco Alexandre Saraiva Da Silva's Benfica side win in the win / draw / win market is our prediction. Stats suggest they're in strong form across a number of key metrics, and they should have too much for their opponents. The odds from the bookies suggest so too, and when that happens you've got reason to feel confident. A Benfica win is the way to go, even if a tight match is possible.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Benfica are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 77% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.22.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Benfica
77%
1/4
2%
-
Draw
14%
9/2
8%
-
Celtic
9%
8/1
10%
-
Benfica 2-0
11%
6/1-
Benfica 3-0
10%
7/1-
Benfica 2-1
9%
17/2-
Benfica 1-0
8%
17/2-
Benfica 3-1
8%
10/1-
Draw 1-1
7%
10/1
8%
-
Benfica 4-0
7%
11/1-
Benfica 4-1
5%
14/1-
Draw 2-2
4%
20/1
9%
-
Benfica 5-0
3%
20/1-
Benfica 3-2
3%
25/1-
Draw 0-0
3%
18/1
10%
-
Benfica 5-1
3%
25/1-
Celtic 2-1
3%
25/1-
Celtic 1-0
3%
25/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
67%
4/9-
Under 2.5 Goals
33%
7/4-
Home 1st Goal
62%
3/10
1%
-
Away 1st Goal
36%
12/5
3%
-
No 1st Goal
2%
18/1
10%
-
BTTS - Yes
51%
10/11
2%
-
BTTS - No
48%
10/11
6%
-
BTTS - Home Win
35%
7/4-
BTTS - Draw
11%
6/1
7%
-
BTTS - Away Win
5%
14/1
12%
-
Home/draw
91%
1/14
1%
-
Away/draw
23%
11/4
6%
-
Home/away
86%
1/7
1%
-
Over 1.5 Goals
86%
1/7-
Under 1.5 Goals
14%
9/2-
Over 3.5 Goals
46%
6/5
5%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
54%
4/6
3%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
27%
11/4
7%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
73%
2/7
1%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
14%
11/2-
Under 5.5 Goals
86%
1/9-
Over 0.5 Goals
97%
1/50-
Under 0.5 Goals
3%
18/1
10%
-
Home DNB
87%
1/12-
Away DNB
19%
7/1-
Benfica win to nil
41%
11/10-
Celtic win to nil
4%
18/1-
Benfica / Benfica
48%
8/11-
Benfica / Celtic
2%
40/1-
Benfica / Draw
4%
18/1
10%
-
Draw / Benfica
21%
3/1-
Draw / Celtic
4%
20/1-
Draw / Draw
9%
17/2-
Celtic / Benfica
5%
16/1-
Celtic / Celtic
4%
18/1
10%
-
Celtic / Draw
4%
20/1
9%
-
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Win / draw / win form
3
Benfica have won 3 consecutive european games
Benfica 7TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
3
Goals: Scored
46
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
10
D
4
Lost
6
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Benfica3 - 1AGF Aarhus
Benfica6 - 1Hearts
Benfica5 - 0St Gallen
Benfica0 - 1Real Madrid
Benfica4 - 2Real Madrid
Benfica2 - 0Napoli
Benfica0 - 1Leverkusen
Benfica2 - 3Qarabag
Benfica1 - 0Fenerbahce
Benfica2 - 0Nice
Benfica0 - 1Barcelona
Benfica3 - 3Monaco
Benfica4 - 5Barcelona
Benfica0 - 0Bologna
Benfica1 - 3Feyenoord
Benfica4 - 0A.Madrid
Benfica2 - 1Marseille
Benfica2 - 2Rangers
Benfica2 - 1Toulouse
Benfica3 - 3Inter
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
10
D
2
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ABenfica2 - 0Milan
ABenfica3 - 1AGF Aarhus
HBenfica3 - 1AGF Aarhus
ABenfica1 - 1Hearts
HBenfica6 - 1Hearts
HBenfica5 - 0St Gallen
ABenfica1 - 2St Gallen
ABenfica1 - 2Real Madrid
HBenfica0 - 1Real Madrid
HBenfica4 - 2Real Madrid
ABenfica0 - 2Juventus
HBenfica2 - 0Napoli
ABenfica2 - 0Ajax
HBenfica0 - 1Leverkusen
ABenfica0 - 3Newcastle
ABenfica0 - 1Chelsea
HBenfica2 - 3Qarabag
HBenfica1 - 0Fenerbahce
ABenfica0 - 0Fenerbahce
HBenfica2 - 0Nice
Celtic 28TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
48
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
2
Draw
7
Lost
11
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
LASK Linz4 - 1Celtic
Stuttgart0 - 1Celtic
Bologna2 - 2Celtic
Feyenoord1 - 3Celtic
Midtjylland3 - 1Celtic
Red Star Bel.1 - 1Celtic
Kairat Almaty0 - 0Celtic
Bayern1 - 1Celtic
A Villa4 - 2Celtic
D. Zagreb0 - 0Celtic
Atalanta0 - 0Celtic
Dortmund7 - 1Celtic
Lazio2 - 0Celtic
A.Madrid6 - 0Celtic
Feyenoord2 - 0Celtic
Real Madrid5 - 1Celtic
RB Leipzig3 - 1Celtic
Shakhtar1 - 1Celtic
Bodø2 - 0Celtic
Leverkusen3 - 2Celtic
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
Draw
6
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HCeltic1 - 3Ferencvaros
ACeltic1 - 4LASK Linz
HCeltic3 - 0LASK Linz
ACeltic1 - 0Stuttgart
HCeltic1 - 4Stuttgart
HCeltic4 - 2Utrecht
ACeltic2 - 2Bologna
HCeltic0 - 3Roma
ACeltic3 - 1Feyenoord
ACeltic1 - 3Midtjylland
HCeltic2 - 1Sturm Graz
HCeltic0 - 2Braga
ACeltic1 - 1Red Star Bel.
ACeltic0 - 0Kairat Almaty
HCeltic0 - 0Kairat Almaty
ACeltic1 - 1Bayern
HCeltic1 - 2Bayern
ACeltic2 - 4A Villa
HCeltic1 - 0Young Boys
ACeltic0 - 0D. Zagreb
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Benfica since 2006
Benfica
Celtic
Goals: Scored
6
1
Games: Scored
3 / 3
1 / 3
Clean sheets
2 / 3
0 / 3
BEF
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Benfica
Benfica2 - 1
Benfica1 - 0
Benfica3 - 0
League games at Celtic since 2006
Celtic
Benfica
Goals: Scored
4
0
Games: Scored
2 / 3
0 / 3
Clean sheets
3 / 3
1 / 3
D
1
CEL
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Celtic
Draw0 - 0Draw
Celtic1 - 0
Celtic3 - 0
Goal Statistics

Benfica's forwards have been superb of late, scoring 2 goals or more in 3 consecutive Europa League matches. A PG of 2.7 suggests that run should continue on Thursday night.

Benfica 7th Celtic 28th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.7
goals
0.8
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
1
19%
2
25%
3
22%
4
15%
5+
20%
There is a 81% probability that Benfica will score 2 or more goals in this match
0
45%
1
36%
2
15%
3
4+
There is a 81% probability of Celtic scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+12
Benfica have scored 12% more goals at home than predicted
-23
Celtic have scored 23% fewer goals when away than predicted
2.3
average goals scored
0.9
average goals scored
1.4
conceded
2.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Europa League - 2026/2027 season
Benfica
PG (predicted goals)
Celtic
2.7
0.8
Attack rating
29%
better
BEF
CEL
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Games scored20
18
Failed to score0
2
Scored first16
12
Goals scored58
41
Avg. goals scored2.9
2.1
Avg. shots per game14
12
Avg. shots per goal5
6
Conversion rate for20
18
Avg. XG for2.6
1.9
KickOff rating
+29%
Defence rating
12%
better
BEF
CEL
view stats
Games conceded14
15
Clean sheets6
5
Conceded first4
8
Goals conceded20
22
Avg. goals conceded1
1.1
Avg. shots/game conceded8
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
8
Conversion rate against13%
12%
Avg. XG against0.9
1.3
KickOff rating
+12%

The line-ups for the Europa League match between Benfica v Celtic will show here when available.

Benfica Europa League squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
7622
H SudakovV PavlidisC LengletL Barreiro
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
H Sudakov MID71
-
C Lenglet DEF612
-
S Dahl DEF61
-
E Barrenechea MID6
-
L Barreiro MID611
2
-
J Durán FWD61
1
-
J Kaminski FWD612
-
A Schjelderup FWD611
-
V Pavlidis FWD661
2
-
R Silva FWD641
-
A Bah DEF52
1
-
T Araújo DEF51
1
-
G Prestianni FWD53
1
-
S Soares GLK4
-
D Lukébakio FWD421
-
A Trubin GLK3
-
Manu MID3
-
A Circati DEF2
-
F Aursnes MID2
-
J. Formoso Neto DEF11
-
D. Fonseca da Silva Banjaqui DEF1
1
-
S Karouani DEF11
1
-
J Palhinha MID1
-
Celtic Europa League squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
1110
V SinisaloM. BaurK Tierney
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
V Sinisalo GLK1
-
C Carter-Vickers DEF1
-
C. Donovan DEF1
-
K Tierney DEF11
-
A Ralston DEF1
-
L Scales DEF1
-
O Sørensen MID1
-
B Nygren MID1
-
M. Baur MID11
-
C McGregor MID1
-
L McCowan MID1
-
H Hassan FWD1
-
J Forrest FWD1
-
K Högh FWD1
-
S Tounekti FWD1
-
C. Durán Marquez FWD1
-