This promises to be an action-packed encounter for Celtic at Celtic Park when the Europa League tournament arrives in town and Ferencváros with it. Read all about the Group Stage match here!
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Celtic and Ferencváros.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 2300 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Celtic form and stats
Last season their Europa League adventure ended in the group stage.On the other hand, in the Europa League, Celtic has performed like this (both home and away): 3 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses. In general it's been a long time since Celtic tasted defeat here at Celtic Park, as they have taken at least one point from their last ten home games in the league.
A good away victory last time out for Celtic, who won 2-0 against Motherwell. Midfielder David Turnbull was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.45 (out of ten) in that game. Turnbull scored one goal, hit four key passes and had 76 successful passes (of 83 total).
Before that match, a Premiership win away at Aberdeen.The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Celtic matches with similar probabilities have ended with one win, two draws and zero defeats (from three games).
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as St. Johnstone are coming to town in four days.
Ferencváros form and stats
Ferencváros's mission in Europa League last season failed in the group stage.Ferencváros are on a winning streak away after three games, as mentioned below. A maximum 9 points in the bag from 3 travels in the NB 1. Ferencváros are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played 20 in a row without losing.
Ferencváros failed to get anything from their last game, a NB 1 home match vs Zalaegerszegi TE that ended with defeat 1-2.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Paksi SE at their stadium, the result 3-1.As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Ferencváros playing away, we found one game. Results were zero away wins, one draw and zero home wins.
Ferencváros has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 5 goals from 3 games. Ferencváros are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 1 away goal have been conceded so far.
Head 2 Head
Celtic missing players
Ferencváros missing players
| Celtic | Ferencváros | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Won | W | 8 | 17 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | ||
| 49 | 30 | Scored | S | 28 | 57 | ||
| 32 | 15 | Conceded | C | 13 | 28 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 80% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 84% | ||
| 64% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 76% | ||
| 32% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 42% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 20% | ||
| 48% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 64% | ||
| 36% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 4% | ||
| 6.9 | 8.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 5.5 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.9 | 4.9 | ||
| 1.3 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.9 | 2.7 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 15.1 | 18.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 10.8 | ||
| 5.2 | 6.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 4.5 | ||
| 38% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 44% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bayer Leverkusen | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 2 | Real Betis | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Ferencváros | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| 4 | Celtic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -5 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ferencváros | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 18 |
| 2 | Varda SE | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 18 |
| 3 | Puskas | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 16 |
| 4 | MOL Vidi | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 14 |
| 5 | Paksi SE | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 13 |
| 6 | Honved | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 13 |
| 7 | Zalaegerszegi TE | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | -4 | 11 |
| 8 | MTK | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 10 |
| 9 | Debrecen | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 9 |
| 10 | Gyirmot | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -6 | 9 |
| 11 | Mezokovesd-Zsory | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -6 | 8 |
| 12 | Ujpest | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -7 | 3 |