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

Thu 29th Jan, 20:00 BST, Celtic Park, Glasgow

Celtic and their manager Martin O'Neill will be aiming to beat Ron Jans and his FC Utrecht side on Thursday night, as the pair meet at the Celtic Park in the Europa League. All the odds are provided directly from the UK's leading bookmakers, while predictions are algorithmically generated from statistics over a 20-game period. We pay particular attention to Europa League match data, including head-to-head performance. Hit the tabs below to explore.

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Best Tip: Over 2.5 goals

This Europa League tie, with Celtic and Utrecht going head-to-head, offers plenty of value in the widely used under 2.5 goals market, with a total of 3+ goals being scored seeming highly probable. Forwards at both clubs will look to add to their tallies for the season and, having analysed the relevant stats and odds, we firmly believe that a bet on over 2.5 goals would be stronger than anything in the WDW market.

If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Celtic are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 58% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.75.

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

Predictions	Bet365	Coral
Celtic 58%	-	3/4
Draw 21%	-	29/10 3%
Utrecht 22%	-	7/2 2%
Celtic 2-1 10%	-	7/1
Draw 1-1 9%	-	6/1
Celtic 2-0 8%	-	15/2 6%
Celtic 1-0 7%	-	7/1
Celtic 3-1 7%	-	11/1
Draw 2-2 6%	-	11/1
Utrecht 2-1 6%	-	12/1
Celtic 3-0 5%	-	11/1 8%
Celtic 3-2 4%	-	18/1
Utrecht 1-0 4%	-	12/1
Celtic 4-1 4%	-	18/1 10%
Draw 0-0 3%	-	11/1 9%
Celtic 4-0 3%	-	20/1
Utrecht 2-0 3%	-	20/1 11%
Utrecht 3-2 3%	-	25/1
Over 2.5 Goals 66%	-	4/6
Under 2.5 Goals 34%	-	11/10
Home 1st Goal 54%	-	11/20 1%
Away 1st Goal 44%	-	17/10 3%
No 1st Goal 2%	-	10/1
BTTS - Yes 63%	-	7/10 2%
BTTS - No 37%	-	21/20 2%
BTTS - Home Win 33%	-	9/4
BTTS - Draw 17%	-	18/5
BTTS - Away Win 14%	-	6/1
Home/draw 78%	-	1/5
Away/draw 42%	-	21/20
Home/away 79%	-	1/4
Over 1.5 Goals 86%	-	2/9
Under 1.5 Goals 14%	-	3/1
Over 3.5 Goals 45%	-	13/8
Under 3.5 Goals 55%	-	4/9
Over 4.5 Goals 26%	-	18/5 4%
Under 4.5 Goals 74%	-	1/6
Over 5.5 Goals 13%	-	8/1
Under 5.5 Goals 87%	-	1/20
Over 0.5 Goals 97%	-	1/33
Under 0.5 Goals 3%	-	10/1
Home DNB 72%	-	3/10
Away DNB 36%	-	9/4 5%
Celtic win to nil 25%	-	-
Utrecht win to nil 8%	-	-
Celtic / Celtic 30%	-	6/4 4%
Celtic / Utrecht 3%	-	25/1
Celtic / Draw 6%	-	11/1
Draw / Celtic 16%	-	19/5
Draw / Utrecht 8%	-	8/1
Draw / Draw 14%	-	9/2
Utrecht / Celtic 4%	-	16/1
Utrecht / Utrecht 12%	-	11/2
Utrecht / Draw 6%	-	12/1

Win / draw / win Europa League table

BTTS yes BTTS no BTTS yes BTTS no Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Over 0.5 Under 0.5 Over 1.5 Under 1.5 Over 2.5 Under 2.5 Over 3.5 Under 3.5 Over 4.5 Under 4.5 Over 5.5 Under 5.5 For 0-0 Against Won Draw Lost	Celtic Utrecht
Results by League Table

	TEAM	PLD	W	D	L	GD	PTS	HOME	AWAY	HOME	AWAY
1	Lyon	6	5	0	1	10	15	-	-	l 0-1A	-
2	Midtjylland	6	5	0	1	8	15	-	l 3-1A	-	-
3	A Villa	6	5	0	1	6	15	-	-	-	-
4	Real Betis	6	4	2	0	7	14	-	-	-	l 2-1A
5	Freiburg	6	4	2	0	6	14	-	-	-	l 2-0A
6	Ferencvaros	6	4	2	0	5	14	-	-	-	-
7	Braga	6	4	1	1	5	13	l 0-2A	-	-	-
8	Porto	6	4	1	1	4	13	-	-	d 1-1F	-
9	Stuttgart	6	4	0	2	7	12	-	-	-	-
10	Roma	6	4	0	2	5	12	l 0-3A	-	-	-
11	Nottm Forest	6	3	2	1	5	11	-	-	l 1-2A	-
12	Fenerbahce	6	3	2	1	4	11	-	-	-	-
13	Bologna	6	3	2	1	4	11	-	Jan 22	-	-
14	Plzen	6	2	4	0	4	10	-	-	-	-
15	Panathinaikos	6	3	1	2	2	10	-	-	-	-
16	Genk	6	3	1	2	1	10	-	-	Jan 22	-
17	Red Star Bel.	6	3	1	2	0	10	-	d 1-1F	-	-
18	PAOK	6	2	3	1	3	9	-	-	-	-
19	Celta	6	3	0	3	3	9	-	-	-	-
20	Lille	6	3	0	3	3	9	-	-	-	-
21	Young Boys	6	3	0	3	-4	9	-	-	-	-
22	Brann	6	2	2	2	-1	8	-	-	-	l 1-0A
23	Ludogorets	6	2	1	3	-3	7	-	-	-	-
24	Celtic	6	2	1	3	-4	7	-	-	-	Jan 29
25	D. Zagreb	6	2	1	3	-5	7	-	-	-	-
26	Basel	6	2	0	4	-1	6	-	-	-	-
27	FCSB	6	2	0	4	-4	6	-	-	-	-
28	GA Eagles	6	2	0	4	-6	6	-	-	-	-
29	Sturm Graz	6	1	1	4	-4	4	w 2-1A	-	-	-
30	Feyenoord	6	1	0	5	-6	3	-	w 1-3A	-	-
31	Salzburg	6	1	0	5	-6	3	-	-	-	-
32	Utrecht	6	0	1	5	-6	1	Jan 29	-	-	-
33	Rangers	6	0	1	5	-8	1	-	-	-	-
34	Malmö	6	0	1	5	-9	1	-	-	-	-
35	M. Tel-Aviv	6	0	1	5	-16	1	-	-	-	-
36	Nice	6	0	0	6	-9	0	-	-	-	-

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Win / draw / win form

Utrecht have lost 3 consecutive away european games

Home

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

14 / 20

Conceded

16 / 20

Clean sheets

4 / 20

Failed to score

6 / 20

Won

Lost

HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Celtic	0 - 3	Roma
Celtic	2 - 1	Sturm Graz
Celtic	0 - 2	Braga
Celtic	0 - 0	Kairat Almaty
Celtic	1 - 2	Bayern
Celtic	1 - 0	Young Boys
Celtic	1 - 1	Brugge
Celtic	3 - 1	RB Leipzig
Celtic	5 - 1	S. Bratislava
Celtic	2 - 1	Feyenoord
Celtic	2 - 2	A.Madrid
Celtic	1 - 2	Lazio
Celtic	1 - 1	Shakhtar
Celtic	0 - 2	RB Leipzig
Celtic	0 - 3	Real Madrid
Celtic	1 - 3	Bodø
Celtic	3 - 2	Real Betis
Celtic	2 - 0	Ferencvaros
Celtic	0 - 4	Leverkusen
Celtic	2 - 0	AZ Alkmaar

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

13 / 20

Conceded

15 / 20

Clean sheets

5 / 20

Failed to score

7 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
H	Celtic	0 - 3	Roma
A	Celtic	3 - 1	Feyenoord
A	Celtic	1 - 3	Midtjylland
H	Celtic	2 - 1	Sturm Graz
H	Celtic	0 - 2	Braga
A	Celtic	1 - 1	Red Star Bel.
A	Celtic	0 - 0	Kairat Almaty
H	Celtic	0 - 0	Kairat Almaty
A	Celtic	1 - 1	Bayern
H	Celtic	1 - 2	Bayern
A	Celtic	2 - 4	A Villa
H	Celtic	1 - 0	Young Boys
A	Celtic	0 - 0	D. Zagreb
H	Celtic	1 - 1	Brugge
H	Celtic	3 - 1	RB Leipzig
A	Celtic	0 - 0	Atalanta
A	Celtic	1 - 7	Dortmund
H	Celtic	5 - 1	S. Bratislava
H	Celtic	2 - 1	Feyenoord
A	Celtic	0 - 2	Lazio

Away

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

6 / 10

Conceded

7 / 10

Clean sheets

3 / 10

Failed to score

4 / 10

Won

Lost

AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Real Betis	2 - 1	Utrecht
Freiburg	2 - 0	Utrecht
Brann	1 - 0	Utrecht
Hsk Zrinjski Mostar	0 - 2	Utrecht
Servette	1 - 3	Utrecht
Sheriff	1 - 3	Utrecht
Hsk Zrinjski Mostar	2 - 1	Utrecht
Liverpool	0 - 0	Utrecht
Steaua	3 - 1	Utrecht
Napoli	0 - 0	Utrecht

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

13 / 20

Conceded

15 / 20

Clean sheets

5 / 20

Failed to score

7 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
H	Utrecht	1 - 2	Nottm Forest
A	Utrecht	1 - 2	Real Betis
H	Utrecht	1 - 1	Porto
A	Utrecht	0 - 2	Freiburg
A	Utrecht	0 - 1	Brann
H	Utrecht	0 - 1	Lyon
H	Utrecht	0 - 0	Hsk Zrinjski Mostar
A	Utrecht	2 - 0	Hsk Zrinjski Mostar
H	Utrecht	2 - 1	Servette
A	Utrecht	3 - 1	Servette
H	Utrecht	4 - 1	Sheriff
A	Utrecht	3 - 1	Sheriff
A	Utrecht	1 - 2	Hsk Zrinjski Mostar
H	Utrecht	1 - 1	Hsk Zrinjski Mostar
A	Utrecht	0 - 0	Liverpool
H	Utrecht	3 - 3	Napoli
A	Utrecht	1 - 3	Steaua
H	Utrecht	1 - 1	Steaua
H	Utrecht	0 - 0	Liverpool
A	Utrecht	0 - 0	Napoli

Goal Statistics

A PG of 2.1 is fairly strong for Celtic in their clash with FC Utrecht, as is their run of scoring 1 goal or more in 16 consecutive Europa League games.

Goals have been a problem for FC Utrecht of late. It has been 7 Europa League matches since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.3 suggests they'll have problems ending that run on Thursday night against Celtic.

	Celtic 24th	Utrecht 32nd
	Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction	2.1 goals	1.3 goals
	Scoring probability
Scoring probability	0 12% 1 25% 2 27% 3 19% 4+ 17% There is a 63% probability that Celtic will score 2 or more goals in this match	0 28% 1 36% 2 23% 3 10% 4+ There is a 64% probability that Utrecht will score no more than 1 goal

	20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games	-23 Celtic have scored 23% fewer goals at home than predicted	=0 Utrecht’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
	1.4 average goals scored	1.1 average goals scored
	1.6 conceded	1.2 conceded

Attack defence ratings
Europa League - 2025/2025 season

30%

better

CEL

FCU

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Games scored	17		15
Failed to score	3		5
Scored first	11		7
Goals scored	37		21
Avg. goals scored	1.9		1.1
Avg. shots per game	11		9
Avg. shots per goal	6		9
Conversion rate for	16		11
Avg. XG for	2.2		1.3
KickOff rating		+30%

21%

better

CEL

FCU

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Games conceded	14		19
Clean sheets	6		1
Conceded first	9		13
Goals conceded	28		31
Avg. goals conceded	1.4		1.6
Avg. shots/game conceded	7		10
Avg. shots/goal conceded	5		6
Conversion rate against	19%		16%
Avg. XG against	1.2		1.5
KickOff rating		+21%

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

Celtic Europa League squad statistics 2025

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
6	2	2	2
K Schmeichel	R Hatate	D Maeda	L Scales

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
K Schmeichel GLK	6			-
K Tierney DEF	6			-
L Scales DEF	6	1		2 -
R Hatate MID	6	2	1	1 -
C McGregor MID	6			1 -
A Engels MID	6		1	1 -
B Nygren FWD	6	2	1	-
S Tounekti FWD	6			-
C. Donovan DEF	5		1	-
D Maeda FWD	5		2	1 -
P Bernardo MID	4			1 -
K Iheanacho FWD	4	1		1 -
M Balikwisha FWD	4			-
A Ralston DEF	3			-
C Carter-Vickers DEF	3			1 -
A Trusty DEF	3			-
Y Hyun-Jun FWD	3	1		-
J Forrest FWD	3			-
M Saracchi DEF	2			2 -
D Murray DEF	2			-
J Kenny FWD	2			-
A Johnston DEF	1			-
L McCowan MID	1			-
C. Osmand FWD	1			-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
2	6	2	5
R Hatate	B Nygren	D Maeda	A Engels

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
R Hatate MID	2	3	1	3
B Nygren FWD	2	6	1	4
L Scales DEF	1	1		1
K Iheanacho FWD	1	4
Y Hyun-Jun FWD	1	1
K Tierney DEF		1		1
A Engels MID		3	1	5
S Tounekti FWD		2
C. Donovan DEF		1	1	2
D Maeda FWD			2	1
M Balikwisha FWD		1
J Kenny FWD		2
C. Osmand FWD		1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
448	12	34
L Scales	K Tierney	L Scales

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
L Scales DEF	448	5	34
C McGregor MID	378	9	18
K Tierney DEF	255	12	21
K Schmeichel GLK	251
R Hatate MID	235	5	12
C Carter-Vickers DEF	222	4	17
C. Donovan DEF	186	9	24
S Tounekti FWD	170	5	29
A Engels MID	157	7	15
A Trusty DEF	151	5	11
B Nygren FWD	123	4	18
P Bernardo MID	76	1	4
Y Hyun-Jun FWD	70	2	7
A Ralston DEF	65	5	8
D Maeda FWD	61	4	11
M Saracchi DEF	28		3
L McCowan MID	28	1	4
K Iheanacho FWD	25		5
J Kenny FWD	25	2	8
D Murray DEF	22
J Forrest FWD	21		7
M Balikwisha FWD	19	2	7
A Johnston DEF	14		1
C. Osmand FWD	8		1

Utrecht Europa League squad statistics 2025

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
12	5	6	5
A. Engwanda	V Jensen	S Karouani	G. Zechiël

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
S Horemans DEF	12	2	2	1 -
S Karouani DEF	12	1	6	3 -
N Viergever DEF	12	2		1 -
M Hoorn DEF	12	1		2 -
G. Zechiël MID	12	1	2	5 -
A. Engwanda MID	12		1	3 -
V Barkas GLK	11			1
M Rodríguez FWD	11	2		1 -
A Blake FWD	11	1	1	2 -
D Murkin DEF	10		1	1 -
D Min FWD	10	1		-
D Wit MID	8			-
S Haller FWD	8		1	-
M Didden DEF	6			-
V Jensen MID	6	5		1 -
Y Cathline FWD	6			-
M Jonathans FWD	6			-
N Vesterlund DEF	5			1 -
C Bozdogan MID	4			1 -
N Ohio FWD	4			-
D Berg MID	3			1 -
M Brouwer GLK	2			-
M Eerdhuijzen DEF	2			-
Z Iqbal MID	2			-
K Finnsson DEF	1			-
J. van Ommeren MID	1			-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
5	10	6	6
V Jensen	S Karouani	S Karouani	S Karouani

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
V Jensen MID	5	10
S Horemans DEF	2	3	2	2
N Viergever DEF	2	2
M Rodríguez FWD	2	9		1
S Karouani DEF	1	10	6	6
M Hoorn DEF	1	2		1
G. Zechiël MID	1	3	2	3
A Blake FWD	1	3	1	1
D Min FWD	1	2
A. Engwanda MID			1
D Murkin DEF		1	1	2
S Haller FWD		1	1
Y Cathline FWD		2
M Jonathans FWD		3
N Ohio FWD		1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
577	38	57
M Hoorn	A. Engwanda	M Rodríguez

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
M Hoorn DEF	577	7	51
N Viergever DEF	544	9	26
G. Zechiël MID	454	17	47
S Horemans DEF	426	16	40
A. Engwanda MID	390	38	55
S Karouani DEF	368	25	47
V Barkas GLK	337	2	5
A Blake FWD	169	7	25
M Rodríguez FWD	160	10	57
V Jensen MID	147	13	20
D Min FWD	119	6	35
D Wit MID	103	13	36
D Murkin DEF	101	11	23
S Haller FWD	95	7	50
Y Cathline FWD	87	5	26
Z Iqbal MID	83	1	5
M Didden DEF	82	1	6
C Bozdogan MID	51	3	10
M Eerdhuijzen DEF	51	2	4
D Berg MID	45		3
M Jonathans FWD	38	4	11
M Brouwer GLK	34
N Ohio FWD	30	2	4
N Vesterlund DEF	26	1	5
J. van Ommeren MID	7
K Finnsson DEF	4