Benfica vs Celtic — match summary
Europe · Europa League · kick-off 16 Oct 2026 02:00
Full time · score 4-1
pPS pre-match readiness (0-100): Benfica 63 · Celtic 49
mPS in-play performance (0-100): Benfica 62 · Celtic 53
Shots on target 7-7 · corners 8-6 · possession 53-47
NextGOAL tip: Benfica -1.75 · 2 stars
Benfica and Celtic meet again in the Europa League, and the past head-to-head record has gone almost entirely Benfica's way, both the match where Celtic came away with a 0-0 draw and the match where Benfica won 2-1 at home. This time the two teams come from different leagues and different countries, so their respective league form does not say much about this game. Benfica come into this game on the back of a 2-0 win in their latest league match, and in their own league they have picked up as many as 6 wins from 8 matches, scoring an average of 3 goals per game. Celtic also won their latest league match 2-0, but their European campaign has not ended prettily, having lost 1-3 in their previous match and also lost 0-1 in the league. If Benfica score the opening goal, the game is likely to flow in one direction, because Celtic's recent pattern has seen them concede a lot early in the second half, as much as a quarter of all the goals they have conceded, while Benfica create chances consistently from an attacking game that pins opponents back in their own half.