This promises to be an action-packed encounter for Celtic at Celtic Park when the Europa League tournament arrives in town and Lille 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 Lille.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Lille, who are travelling more than 900 kilometers to play this game.
Celtic form and stats
Last season, Celtic's Europa League journey ended in the 16th finals.2W-1D-4L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Europa League for Celtic.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Celtic, who played 1-1 against St. Johnstone. That match was also played at this venue (Celtic Park). A Europa League defeat was the result before that one, 2-4 away at Milan.
Mohamed Elyounoussi was able to secure the draw 1-1 in the game against St. Johnstone after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today?
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Kilmarnock are coming to town in three days.
Lille form and stats
Lille's mission in Champions League last season failed in the group stage.Playing away, Lille have won 2 games, drawn 3 and suffered 1 defeat in the Ligue 1 this season. When we have look at the Europa League statistics, we find 3W-2D-0L. This is both home and away.
The supporters enjoyed Lille's previous game versus Monaco, a Ligue 1 2-1 win played at home. A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Sparta Praha.
Yusuf Yazıcı came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Monaco last time out, making the manager C. Galtier feel like a tactical genius.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Bordeaux in just three days.
The travelling fans enjoy Lille's attacking play in away games, having scored 9 goals in 6 league matches away. 6 goals have been conceded by Lille in these games.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Lille - Celtic 2-2 entered in the official records.Top Goalscorers
  B. Yılmaz 6 goals |   M. Elyounoussi 5 goals |  O. Édouard 5 goals |
Celtic missing players
Lille missing players
| Celtic | Lille | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Won | W | 6 | 14 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | ||
| 53 | 26 | Scored | S | 20 | 44 | ||
| 35 | 17 | Conceded | C | 12 | 21 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 84% | ||
| 64% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 48% | ||
| 48% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 20% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 8% | ||
| 56% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 56% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 40% | ||
| 8% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 4% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.3 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 14.8 | 14.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.3 | 14.1 | ||
| 6.2 | 6.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 5 | ||
| 34% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 36% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Lille | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 11 |
| 2 | Milan | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | Sparta Praha | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 6 |
| 4 | Celtic | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -10 | 1 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | PSG | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 24 | 28 |
| 2 | Lille | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 26 |
| 3 | Olympique Lyonnais | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 26 |
| 4 | Olympique Marseille | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 24 |
| 5 | Monaco | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 23 |
| 6 | Montpellier | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 23 |
| 7 | Angers SCO | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 13 | -2 | 22 |
| 8 | Lens | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| 9 | Rennes | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 19 |
| 10 | Bordeaux | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 19 |
| 11 | Nice | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 18 |
| 12 | Brest | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -3 | 18 |
| 13 | Metz | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 16 |
| 14 | Nantes | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -8 | 13 |
| 15 | Saint-Etienne | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -8 | 12 |
| 16 | Nimes | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -13 | 11 |
| 17 | Strasbourg | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 14 | -6 | 10 |
| 18 | Reims | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | -6 | 10 |
| 19 | Lorient | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -12 | 8 |
| 20 | Dijon | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -13 | 8 |