Celtic vs Utrecht match stats & report
4–2 Full time
Celtic beat Utrecht 4–2 in the UEFA Europa League (League Stage - 8) on 29 January 2026. Expected goals finished 2.66–0.41. Celtic had 52% of the ball.
Celtic vs Utrecht match statistics
- 52% Ball possession 48%
- 2.66 Expected goals (xG) 0.41
- 10 Total shots 6
- 5 Shots on target 3
- 2 Shots off target 2
- 3 Blocked shots 1
- 9 Shots inside the box 4
- 9 Corners 5
- 12 Fouls 7
- 1 Offsides 1
- 2 Yellow cards 1
- 492 Passes 459
- 86% Pass accuracy 85%
- 1 Goalkeeper saves 2
Goals and cards
- 6' Goal B. Nygren (assist K. Tierney) Celtic
- 10' Own goal N. Viergever (assist B. Nygren) Celtic
- 19' Penalty scored A. Engels Celtic
- 33' Yellow card Yang Hyun-Jun Celtic
- 39' Yellow card A. Engels Celtic
- 44' Goal D. de Wit (assist N. Vesterlund) Utrecht
- 62' Goal A. Blake (assist G. Zechiël) Utrecht
- 64' Yellow card S. El Karouani Utrecht
- 66' Goal A. Trusty (assist A. Engels) Celtic
The Ghost's call
The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.
Team news & lineups
Celtic
Bench V. Sinisalo , R. Doohan , Michel Ange Balikwisha , L. McCowan , K. Ịheanachọ , Paulo Bernardo , D. Murray , J. Forrest , S. McArdle , A. Ralston , F. Hale , S. Isiguzo
Utrecht
Bench M. Brouwer , K. Gadellaa , D. van den Berg , Can Bozdoğan , S. El Karouani , M. Didden , R. El Arguioui , J. van Ommeren , Bjorn Menzo , S. Haller
Form guide
Celtic at home
6–2–2 in 10 matches
- Scored
- 1.9 per game
- Conceded
- 1.0 per game
- Clean sheets
- 3 / 10
- Corners
- 8.4 per game
- Shots on target
- 5.6 per game
11% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.
Utrecht away
3–2–5 in 10 matches
- Scored
- 1.3 per game
- Conceded
- 2.2 per game
- Clean sheets
- 2 / 10
- Corners
- 3.8 per game
- Shots on target
- 5.2 per game
46% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.