Champions League betting and spectator preview: Real Madrid and Celtic meet at Estadio Santiago Bernabéu to measure strength and learn who makes it to the next stage.
Celtic have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 2300 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
It's no vacation for neither Madrid nor Celtic as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Real Madrid form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Estadio Santiago Bernabéu as Real Madrid have scored 14 goals to get 14 points from 6 games. The overall stats in the La Liga are 4-2-0 (wins-draws-losses). On the other hand, in the Champions League, Real Madrid has performed like this (both home and away): 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss.
The home regulars saw a 1-1 draw versus Girona last time out and are looking for a victory here. Valverde, a striker, was the top performer for the team in that game, receiving a rating of 7.81 (out of 10). Valverde served one assist, hit two key passes and had 50 successful passes (of 56 total).
Before that match, a defeat in the away fixture against RB Leipzig in the Champions League.
Goals decide football matches and Real Madrid are scoring many of them at home; 14 on target from 6 league matches.
Celtic form and stats
Celtic's mission in Champions League last season failed in the 2nd qualifying round against Midtjylland.As the visiting team in league matches, Celtic have produced an overall stat of 0-0-0 so far. When we have look at the Champions League statistics, we find 0W-2D-3L. This is both home and away.
Two trips in a row for Celtic, whose coach Postecoglou could celebrate last time after the win against Livingston. Taylor, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 8.65. Taylor scored one goal, served one assist, hit two key passes and won 7 of 14 duels.
Preceding that, 1-1 at home against Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Dundee United in just three days.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H encounter ended Celtic - Real Madrid 0-3, played this season. Real Madrid-Celtic H2H statistics last two meetings regardless of arena: Real Madrid two wins, Celtic zero wins, zero draws. one of these two matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  K. Furuhashi 8 goals |   F. Valverde Dipetta 6 goals |  V. Júnior 6 goals |
Real Madrid missing players
Celtic missing players
| Real Madrid | Celtic | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 17 | 9 | Won | W | 9 | 16 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | ||
| 53 | 30 | Scored | S | 45 | 73 | ||
| 19 | 10 | Conceded | C | 19 | 29 | ||
| 96% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 84% | 86% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 56% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 86% | 72% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 71% | 56% | ||
| 16% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 43% | 32% | ||
| 60% | 57% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 52% | ||
| 36% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 29% | 36% | ||
| 8% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 7% | 12% | ||
| 5.4 | 5.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.7 | 6.7 | ||
| 4.4 | 3.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 3.4 | ||
| 1.2 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.1 | 1.1 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 16.8 | 18.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 16.5 | 15.8 | ||
| 6.4 | 6.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.9 | 6.3 | ||
| 33% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 47% | 44% | ||
| 11.5 | 9.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.7 | 8.5 | ||
| 3.5 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Real Madrid | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 2 | RB Leipzig | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Celtic | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -7 | 2 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Real Madrid | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 32 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 25 | 31 |
| 3 | Atletico Madrid | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 23 |
| 4 | Real Betis | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 23 |
| 5 | Real Sociedad | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 22 |
| 6 | Athletic Club | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 21 |
| 7 | Osasuna | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 20 |
| 8 | Villarreal | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
| 9 | Rayo Vallecano | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 18 |
| 10 | Valencia | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 15 |
| 11 | Real Valladolid | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -6 | 14 |
| 12 | Mallorca | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -3 | 13 |
| 13 | Almeria | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | -5 | 13 |
| 14 | Espanyol | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -5 | 11 |
| 15 | Celta de Vigo | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 15 | -11 | 11 |
| 16 | Girona | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 10 |
| 17 | Getafe | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -8 | 10 |
| 18 | Sevilla | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -8 | 10 |
| 19 | Cadiz | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -16 | 10 |
| 20 | Elche | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 16 | -18 | 4 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Real Madrid | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 2 | RB Leipzig | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Celtic | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -7 | 2 |
