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

Thu 19th Feb, 20:00 BST, Celtic Park, Glasgow

Martin O'Neill's Celtic side will have home backing in the Europa League on Thursday night, as Sebastian Hoeneß's VfB Stuttgart visit the Celtic Park. Below there are predictions for seventeen major betting markets, supporting stats including head to heads (H2Hs), and odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers. All is accessible via the tabs below.


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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

Neither Celtic or Stuttgart are in the sort of form that would have us feeling very confident in tipping a match winner, so we're going with over 1.5 goals. The stats tell us that both have form in this market, both individually and when going head-to-head. We're predicting there's a 78% chance of 2 goals or more.

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
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 47% chance of Stuttgart coming away with a win.

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

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Celtic
30%
3.30
13%
3.25
10%
Draw
24%
3.60
3%
3.60
3%
Stuttgart
47%
2.10
9%
2.10
7%
Draw 1-1
11%
6.506.50
Stuttgart 2-1
9%
9.008.50
Stuttgart 1-0
8%
9.508.50
Celtic 2-1
7%
12.00
9%
10.00
10%
Stuttgart 2-0
7%
11.00
9%
10.00
Celtic 1-0
6%
13.00
9%
11.00
5%
Draw 2-2
6%
12.0012.00
Stuttgart 3-1
5%
15.0013.00
13%
Draw 0-0
5%
13.0011.00
Celtic 2-0
4%
19.00
12%
15.00
15%
Stuttgart 3-0
4%
19.00
10%
15.00
12%
Stuttgart 3-2
3%
23.00
12%
19.00
10%
Celtic 3-1
3%
26.00
13%
19.00
11%
Celtic 3-2
3%
29.00
17%
23.00
Stuttgart 4-1
2%
34.00
17%
26.00
Over 2.5 Goals
58%
1.731.73
3%
Under 2.5 Goals
42%
2.102.05
2%
Home 1st Goal
46%
2.20
7%
2.30
5%
Away 1st Goal
51%
1.73
4%
1.73
4%
No 1st Goal
3%
13.0011.00
BTTS - Yes
60%
1.62
2%
1.65
2%
BTTS - No
40%
2.20
2%
2.15
BTTS - Home Win
16%
6.00
8%
5.25
10%
BTTS - Draw
19%
4.334.33
3%
BTTS - Away Win
25%
3.75
8%
3.75
5%
Home/draw
53%
1.70
7%
1.70
7%
Away/draw
70%
1.33
5%
1.33
2%
Home/away
76%
1.29
2%
1.29
Over 1.5 Goals
80%
1.221.22
Under 1.5 Goals
20%
4.333.90
4%
Over 3.5 Goals
36%
2.752.75
4%
Under 3.5 Goals
64%
1.441.40
1%
Over 4.5 Goals
19%
5.005.00
5%
Under 4.5 Goals
81%
1.171.14
1%
Over 5.5 Goals
9%
10.009.50
9%
Under 5.5 Goals
91%
1.061.04
1%
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
1.041.03
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
13.0011.00
Home DNB
46%
2.50
14%
2.38
11%
Away DNB
63%
1.50
7%
1.53
7%
Celtic win to nil
13%
6.50
8%
-
Stuttgart win to nil
22%
4.00
6%
-
Celtic / Celtic
15%
5.50
10%
5.00
9%
Celtic / Stuttgart
4%
23.0019.00
Celtic / Draw
6%
15.0012.00
Draw / Celtic
11%
7.50
7%
7.50
7%
Draw / Stuttgart
15%
5.505.50
5%
Draw / Draw
14%
6.005.50
Stuttgart / Celtic
3%
29.0021.00
Stuttgart / Stuttgart
25%
3.25
10%
3.10
6%
Stuttgart / Draw
7%
13.0011.00
Win / draw / win Europa League table

Celtic have played 8 matches so far this season and are in 21st position in the league. Celtic are winless in the 5 games they have played against teams above them in the table and have conceded in every game.

Performance against teams above them in the league

5 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 3 games, drawn 2 and won zero. Celtic have conceded 11 goals, scored 4, failed to score in 2 matches and kept no clean sheets.

Home league performance

Celtic have played 4 games at home, winning 2, drawing 0 and losing 2 fixtures. They have scored 6 goals, conceded 8 goals, kept 0 clean sheets and failed to score 2 times in home league games.

Stuttgart lay in 11th place on 15 points in the Europa League league table having played 8 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 7 games against teams below them in the table, winning 5, drawing 0 and losing 2 games. They have scored 15 goals and kept 2 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Stuttgart have conceded 7 goals and have failed to score in 2 matches.

Away league performance

Stuttgart have played 4 away games, winning 1, drawing 0 and losing 3 games. They have scored an average of 1 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.3 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Celtic
Stuttgart
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Lyon87011321 
-
-
-
-
2
A Villa8701821 
-
-
-
-
3
Midtjylland86111019 
-
-
-
-
4
Real Betis8521617 
-
-
-
-
5
Porto8521617 
-
-
-
-
6
Braga8521617 
-
-
-
-
7
Freiburg8521617 
-
-
-
-
8
Roma8512716 
-
-
-
-
9
Genk8512416 
-
-
-
-
10
Bologna8431715 
-
-
-
-
11
Stuttgart8503615 
Feb 19
Feb 26
-
-
12
Ferencvaros8431115 
-
-
-
-
13
Nottm Forest8422814 
-
-
-
-
14
Plzen8350514 
-
-
-
-
15
Red Star Bel.8422114 
-
-
-
-
16
Celta8413413 
-
-
-
-
17
PAOK8332312 
-
-
-
-
18
Lille8404312 
-
-
-
-
19
Fenerbahce8332312 
-
-
-
-
20
Panathinaikos8332212 
-
-
-
-
21
Celtic8323-211 
-
-
Feb 26
Feb 19
22
Ludogorets8314-310 
-
-
-
-
23
D. Zagreb8314-410 
-
-
-
-
24
Brann8233-29 
-
-
-
-
25
Young Boys8305-69 
-
-
-
-
26
Sturm Graz8215-67 
-
-
-
-
27
FCSB8215-77 
-
-
-
-
28
GA Eagles8215-87 
-
-
-
-
29
Feyenoord8206-46 
-
-
-
-
30
Basel8206-46 
-
-
-
-
31
Salzburg8206-56 
-
-
-
-
32
Rangers8116-94 
-
-
-
-
33
Nice8107-83 
-
-
-
-
34
Utrecht8017-101 
-
-
-
-
35
Malmö8017-111 
-
-
-
-
36
M. Tel-Aviv8017-201 
-
-
-
-
Next round
Play Off
Win / draw / win form
Celtic 21ST
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
8
D
4
Lost
8
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
6
Draw
8
Lost
6
Stuttgart 11TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
9
D
1
Lost
10
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
9
D
2
Lost
9
Goal Statistics

VfB Stuttgart have been reliable in front of goal of late, scoring in 7 consecutive Europa League outings. Their PG of 1.7 against Celtic on Thursday suggests that run is likely to continue.

Celtic 21st Stuttgart 11th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
1.7
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
27%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 62% probability that Celtic will score no more than 1 goal
0
18%
1
31%
2
26%
3
15%
4+
9%
There is a 82% probability that Stuttgart will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-18
Celtic have scored 18% fewer goals at home than predicted
=0
Stuttgart’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.5
average goals scored
1.6
average goals scored
1.7
conceded
1.6
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Europa League - 2025/2025 season
Celtic
PG (predicted goals)
Stuttgart
1.3
1.7
Attack rating
5%
better
CEL
VFB
view stats
Games scored18
17
Failed to score2
3
Scored first14
12
Goals scored41
45
Avg. goals scored2.1
2.3
Avg. shots per game11
12
Avg. shots per goal5
5
Conversion rate for19
19
Avg. XG for2.1
2
KickOff rating
+5%
Defence rating
CEL
VFB
7%
better
view stats
Games conceded14
12
Clean sheets6
8
Conceded first6
7
Goals conceded26
24
Avg. goals conceded1.3
1.2
Avg. shots/game conceded8
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
7
Conversion rate against16%
14%
Avg. XG against1.2
1.5
KickOff rating
+7%

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

Celtic Europa League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
8333
K SchmeichelB NygrenA EngelsR Hatate
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
K Schmeichel GLK8
-
L Scales DEF81
2
-
K Tierney DEF81
-
C McGregor MID8
1
-
A Engels MID813
2
-
B Nygren FWD831
-
S Tounekti FWD8
-
C. Donovan DEF71
-
R Hatate MID731
2
1
D Maeda FWD73
2
-
P Bernardo MID6
1
-
A Trusty DEF52
-
Y Hyun-Jun FWD51
1
-
K Iheanacho FWD51
1
-
A Ralston DEF4
-
J Forrest FWD4
-
M Balikwisha FWD4
-
C Carter-Vickers DEF3
1
-
D Murray DEF3
-
J Kenny FWD3
-
M Saracchi DEF2
2
-
L McCowan MID2
-
A Johnston DEF1
-
C. Osmand FWD1
-
Stuttgart Europa League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
8344
M MittelstädtB KhannoussD UndavJ Chabot
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Mittelstädt DEF811
2
-
R Hendriks  DEF8
-
L Assignon  DEF813
1
-
C Führich MID81
-
B Bouanani FWD821
1
-
J Leweling FWD821
-
A Nübel GLK71
-
F. Jeltsch DEF7
-
A Stiller MID72
2
-
B Khannouss MID73
3
-
J Vagnoman DEF61
-
A Karazor MID6
-
J. Andrés Baixauli MID61
1
-
D Undav FWD624
2
-
J Chabot DEF5
4
-
T Tomás FWD51
-
L Jaquez DEF4
-
E Demirovic  FWD41
1
-
L. Jovanović FWD3
1
-
N Nartey MID2
-
F Bredlow GLK1
-
D Zagadou DEF1
-