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

Thu 26th Feb, 17:45 BST, Mercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart

Celtic are away from home on Thursday evening, as manager Martin O'Neill takes his men to visit VfB Stuttgart and Sebastian Hoeneß at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in the Europa League. Our predictions are based on in-depth statistical analysis of both teams, across 17 major betting markets. The data and the odds is designed to fit each market, and head-to-head statistics are included across the board.


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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

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Stuttgart
61%
--
Draw
20%
--
Celtic
19%
--
Stuttgart 2-1
10%
--
Draw 1-1
9%
--
Stuttgart 2-0
9%
--
Stuttgart 1-0
8%
--
Stuttgart 3-1
7%
--
Stuttgart 3-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
6%
--
Celtic 2-1
5%
--
Celtic 1-0
4%
--
Stuttgart 3-2
4%
--
Stuttgart 4-1
4%
--
Draw 0-0
4%
--
Stuttgart 4-0
3%
--
Celtic 2-0
2%
--
Stuttgart 4-2
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
65%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
35%
--
Home 1st Goal
55%
--
Away 1st Goal
43%
--
No 1st Goal
2%
--
BTTS - Yes
61%
--
BTTS - No
39%
--
BTTS - Home Win
33%
--
BTTS - Draw
16%
--
BTTS - Away Win
11%
--
Home/draw
81%
--
Away/draw
39%
--
Home/away
80%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
84%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
16%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
43%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
57%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
24%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
76%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
12%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
88%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
--
Home DNB
75%
--
Away DNB
33%
--
Stuttgart win to nil
28%
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Celtic win to nil
8%
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Win / draw / win Europa League table

Stuttgart have played 8 matches so far this season and lay in 11th place in the Europa League league table. Stuttgart have a great home record this season winning all their home games and keeping 1 clean sheet.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 7 games against teams below in the table, having won 5, drawn 0 and lost 2 matches. They have kept 2 clean sheets and have failed to score in 2 fixtures. Stuttgart have outscored their opponents by 15 goals to 13 goals.

Home League Performance

Stuttgart have played 4 games at home winning 4, drawing 0 and losing 0 games. They have scored 11 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and conceded 4 goals at home.

Celtic are in 21st position in the Europa League on 11 points having played 8 matches so far this season. Celtic are winless in the 5 games they have played against teams above them in the table and have conceded in every game.

Away League Performance

1 of those games has been a losing match. They have conceded 7 goals and kept no clean sheets. They have scored 7 goals in total and found the back of the net in every game.

Performance against teams above them in the league

5 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 fixtures and have kept no clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Stuttgart
Celtic
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
4
Stuttgart have won 4 consecutive home european games
Stuttgart 11TH
20 league games
Home
4
Overall
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
9
Draw
5
Lost
6
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Stuttgart3 - 2Young Boys
Stuttgart4 - 1M. Tel-Aviv
Stuttgart2 - 0Feyenoord
Stuttgart2 - 1Celta
Stuttgart1 - 4PSG
Stuttgart5 - 1Young Boys
Stuttgart0 - 2Atalanta
Stuttgart1 - 1Sparta
Stuttgart0 - 2Lazio
Stuttgart1 - 1Genk
Stuttgart0 - 1Molde
Stuttgart0 - 0Kobenhavn
Stuttgart2 - 2Steaua
Stuttgart0 - 2Benfica
Stuttgart5 - 1Odense Boldklub
Stuttgart1 - 0Getafe
Stuttgart3 - 0Young Boys
Stuttgart1 - 1Barcelona
Stuttgart3 - 1Unirea
Stuttgart1 - 3Sevilla
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
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HStuttgart3 - 2Young Boys
AStuttgart0 - 2Roma
HStuttgart4 - 1M. Tel-Aviv
AStuttgart4 - 0GA Eagles
HStuttgart2 - 0Feyenoord
AStuttgart0 - 1Fenerbahce
AStuttgart0 - 2Basel
HStuttgart2 - 1Celta
HStuttgart1 - 4PSG
AStuttgart3 - 1S. Bratislava
HStuttgart5 - 1Young Boys
AStuttgart1 - 5Red Star Bel.
HStuttgart0 - 2Atalanta
AStuttgart1 - 0Juventus
HStuttgart1 - 1Sparta
AStuttgart1 - 3Real Madrid
AStuttgart1 - 3Lazio
HStuttgart0 - 2Lazio
AStuttgart2 - 0Genk
HStuttgart1 - 1Genk
Celtic 21ST
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
49
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
2
Draw
7
Lost
11
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
Ferencvaros2 - 3Celtic
Real Betis4 - 3Celtic
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
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
HCeltic1 - 1Brugge
HCeltic3 - 1RB Leipzig
ACeltic0 - 0Atalanta
ACeltic1 - 7Dortmund
HCeltic5 - 1S. Bratislava
Goal Statistics

Celtic have been abject at the back of late, conceding 2 or more goals in 3 consecutive Europa League games. This run could continue, with VfB Stuttgart's PG an impressive 2.2.

Stuttgart 11th Celtic 21st
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.2
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
11%
1
25%
2
27%
3
19%
4+
18%
There is a 64% probability that Stuttgart will score 2 or more goals in this match
0
32%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 68% probability that Celtic will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
=0
Stuttgart’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-7
Celtic’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.8
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
2.5
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Europa League - 2025/2025 season
Stuttgart
PG (predicted goals)
Celtic
2.2
1.2
Attack rating
VFB
CEL
5%
better
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Games scored17
18
Failed to score3
2
Scored first12
14
Goals scored45
41
Avg. goals scored2.3
2.1
Avg. shots per game12
11
Avg. shots per goal5
5
Conversion rate for19
19
Avg. XG for2
2.1
KickOff rating
+5%
Defence rating
7%
better
VFB
CEL
view stats
Games conceded12
14
Clean sheets8
6
Conceded first7
6
Goals conceded24
26
Avg. goals conceded1.2
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded9
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
6
Conversion rate against14%
16%
Avg. XG against1.5
1.2
KickOff rating
+7%

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

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
-
Celtic Europa League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
8333
K SchmeichelB NygrenA EngelsR Hatate
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
K Schmeichel GLK8
-
K Tierney DEF81
-
L Scales DEF81
2
-
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
-