UEFA Europa League · League Stage - 2
BenficavsCeltic
RealScored · Match preview
Match prediction · 15 October 2026
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THE PREDICTION
Our match outlook
Home or drawBased on 10 previous home-team games and 10 previous away-team games. Small samples provide less evidence.
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Match information
- Competition
- UEFA Europa League
- Venue
- Estádio da Luz
- Status
- Not Started
- Score
- Not started
- 90-minute score
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RealScored match analysis
Benfica vs Celtic: match review and analysis
Benfica vs Celtic in UEFA Europa League on 15 October 2026. Compare recent results, goal trends and league positions in this match preview.
RealScored brings together the match information, available team results and current standings below. The saved pre-match selection is Home or draw.
Benfica recorded 9 wins, 0 draws and 1 losses in the 10 games used here, scoring 30 and conceding 7. Celtic recorded 6 wins, 0 draws and 4 losses, with 15 scored and 13 conceded across 10 games.
| Statistic | Benfica | Celtic |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 10 | 10 |
| Wins | 9 | 6 |
| Draws | 0 | 0 |
| Losses | 1 | 4 |
| Goals scored | 30 | 15 |
| Goals conceded | 7 | 13 |
| Over 1.5 games | 10 | 8 |
Why this selection?
The calculation combines each team’s recent attacking record with the opposing defence. Newer games receive more weight, and results at the same home or away venue receive extra weight.
Benfica: (2.66 weighted goals scored + 1.28 opponent goals conceded) ÷ 2 gives 1.97 model goals, after bounding the estimate between 0.05 and 6.
Celtic: (1.33 weighted goals scored + 0.73 opponent goals conceded) ÷ 2 gives 1.03 model goals, after bounding the estimate between 0.05 and 6.
The model favours the home side avoiding defeat. A home win or a draw satisfies this selection. It ranked highest when comparing the three double-chance options with Over 1.5 using a Poisson goal model.
Model goals are estimates from past scores, not shot-based expected goals. These form records were saved with the prediction before kickoff. League position is context below and is not an input to this goal model. Injuries, lineups and odds are not included.
Recent results and goal trends
LAST 10 GAMES
Benfica recent form
3.00 goals scored and 0.70 conceded per game. 10 of 10 games finished with at least two goals.
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vitória SCPrimeira Liga | Home | 2–0 | Won | |
| FC PortoPrimeira Liga | Away | 1–3 | Lost | |
| AC MilanUEFA Europa League | Away | 2–0 | Won | |
| GIL VicentePrimeira Liga | Home | 3–1 | Won | |
| MoreirensePrimeira Liga | Away | 4–0 | Won | |
| MaritimoPrimeira Liga | Away | 3–0 | Won | |
| EstorilPrimeira Liga | Home | 2–1 | Won | |
| AarhusUEFA Europa League | Away | 3–1 | Won | |
| AarhusUEFA Europa League | Home | 3–1 | Won | |
| Casa PiaPrimeira Liga | Away | 7–0 | Won |
Scores shown from Benfica’s perspective. Extra time and shootouts are excluded.
LAST 10 GAMES
Celtic recent form
1.50 goals scored and 1.30 conceded per game. 8 of 10 games finished with at least two goals.
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MotherwellPremiership | Away | 2–0 | Won | |
| RangersPremiership | Home | 0–1 | Lost | |
| Ferencvarosi TCUEFA Europa League | Home | 1–3 | Lost | |
| RangersLeague Cup | Away | 0–3 | Lost | |
| ST JohnstonePremiership | Away | 1–0 | Won | |
| ST MirrenPremiership | Away | 2–1 | Won | |
| AberdeenPremiership | Home | 3–0 | Won | |
| FalkirkPremiership | Home | 2–1 | Won | |
| Lask LinzUEFA Champions League | Away | 1–4 | Lost | |
| Lask LinzUEFA Champions League | Home | 3–0 | Won |
Scores shown from Celtic’s perspective. Extra time and shootouts are excluded.
LEAGUE CONTEXT
UEFA Europa League — current table
Season 2026 · Latest stored table, updated . Refresh delayed; showing the last available table. This table may include games played after this prediction was made.
Benfica are ranked 7 in UEFA Europa League, with 3 points from 1 games.
Celtic are ranked 28 in UEFA Europa League, with 0 points from 1 games.
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juventus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 2 | Crystal Palace | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 3 | Sparta Praha | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Beşiktaş | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Union St. Gilloise | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Ferencvarosi TC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Benfica | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Bayer Leverkusen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | OFI | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Bournemouth | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Lyon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Torreense | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Olympiakos Piraeus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | Red Bull Salzburg | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 | Omonia Nicosia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 17 | Sturm Graz | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Rennes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Dinamo Zagreb | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Hapoel Beer Sheva | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Jagiellonia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 22 | Real Sociedad | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 23 | Anderlecht | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 24 | Lillestrom | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 25 | Celta Vigo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 26 | AZ Alkmaar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 27 | Levski Sofia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 28 | Celtic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| 29 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 30 | AC Milan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 31 | Celje | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 32 | Marseille | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 |
| 33 | Ararat-Armenia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 |
| 34 | Plzen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| 35 | Lech Poznan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 |
| 36 | NEC Nijmegen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 0 |
P: played · W: wins · D: draws · L: losses · GF/GA: goals for/against · GD: goal difference · Pts: points. Highlighted rows identify this match’s teams.
About this prediction
We compare each team’s recent goals scored and conceded, giving more weight to recent games and the same home or away venue. A goal model then chooses double chance or Over 1.5 goals. Predictions can change before kickoff and are not guaranteed results. Live scores refresh every 5 seconds.