Real Betis have traveled here for an interesting Europa League fight against Celtic. Prepare for the match with this cup preview!
Celtic have less rest than Real Betis in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Premiership game only four days ago. That game was an away game at Dundee United, so at least Celtic are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
It's quite the trip for Real Betis when visiting Celtic as the cities are 2800 kilometers apart.
Celtic form and stats
Last season, Celtic's Europa League journey ended in the group stage.14-0-1 is the performance here at Celtic Park so far in the Europa League, giving Celtic a total of 42 from their 15 games here. Outstanding results! On the other hand, in the Europa League, Celtic has performed like this (both home and away): 5 wins, 0 draws and 4 losses. The Celtic fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Celtic Park and will expect new points from this game. Celtic has played 14 games in a row here without a defeat.
A good away victory last time out for Celtic, who won 3-0 against Dundee United. The forward David Turnbull was announced as "man of the match" for Celtic with a rating of 8.84/10. Turnbull scored one goal, hit seven key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 71 successful passes (of 79 total).
Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Hearts.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Premiership game versus Motherwell in only three days. This game is also played here at Celtic Park.
Celtic always seem capable of creating a buzz here at Celtic Park with 50 goals in 15 league games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Defensively Celtic have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (7 in 15 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Real Betis form and stats
Real Betis's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Real Betis collect 16 points from their 8 away matches in the La Liga. 5 victories and 1 draw have created these points (and only 2 defeats). Total Europa League statistics for Real Betis: 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. It could be a hat trick of victories away for Real Betis, as they have won on their previous two travels.
Two travels in a row for Betis, whose manager M. Pellegrini Ripamonti could celebrate last time after the La Liga win against FC Barcelona. Juanmi got a match rating of 7.6 in that game, top player of the team. Juanmi scored one goal and hit two key passes.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus CFI Alicante at their stadium, the result 4-0.After this away game Betis return home for a La Liga game against Real Sociedad. That game is only three sleeps after this.
Betis are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 11 away goals from 8 games (in the league). Real Betis have conceded 8 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Real Betis - Celtic 4-3 was the outcome when these participants last met, some time ago this season.Top Goalscorers
  J. Jiménez López 10 goals |   K. Furuhashi 8 goals |  W. da Silva 6 goals |
Celtic missing players
Real Betis missing players
| Celtic | Real Betis | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 17 | 11 | Won | W | 8 | 15 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 52 | 29 | Scored | S | 22 | 49 | ||
| 25 | 8 | Conceded | C | 17 | 33 | ||
| 96% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 80% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 88% | ||
| 60% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 69% | 60% | ||
| 32% | 21% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 44% | ||
| 24% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 20% | ||
| 40% | 21% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 56% | ||
| 48% | 71% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 24% | ||
| 16% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 20% | ||
| 8.4 | 9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 4.4 | ||
| 3.6 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 5.3 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.9 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 17.2 | 19.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.2 | 14.4 | ||
| 5.4 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 5.6 | ||
| 39% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 34% | 35% | ||
| 8.9 | 7.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.8 | 11.4 | ||
| 3.4 | 2.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.1 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 13 |
| 2 | Real Betis | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| 3 | Celtic | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -3 | 6 |
| 4 | Ferencváros | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -8 | 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 | Celtic | 30 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 89 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 12 | 70 | 80 |
| 2 | Rangers | 29 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 64 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 12 | 45 | 67 |
| 3 | Motherwell | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 41 | 38 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 46 |
| 4 | Aberdeen | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 40 | 36 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 45 |
| 5 | Livingston | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 41 | 39 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 2 | 39 |
| 6 | Hibernian | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 42 | 49 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 27 | -7 | 37 |
| 7 | St. Johnstone | 29 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 28 | 46 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 20 | -18 | 36 |
| 8 | Kilmarnock | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 31 | 41 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 26 | -10 | 33 |
| 9 | St. Mirren | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 41 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 28 | -17 | 29 |
| 10 | Ross County | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 29 | 60 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 37 | -31 | 29 |
| 11 | Hamilton Academical | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 30 | 50 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 26 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 24 | -20 | 27 |
| 12 | Hearts | 30 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 31 | 52 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 29 | -21 | 23 |
| 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 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 22 | 39 |
| 2 | Sevilla | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 31 |
| 3 | Real Betis | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 30 |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 29 |
| 5 | Real Sociedad | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 29 |
| 6 | Rayo Vallecano | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 24 |
| 7 | FC Barcelona | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 23 |
| 8 | Athletic Club | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 20 |
| 9 | Espanyol | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| 10 | Osasuna | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | -4 | 20 |
| 11 | Valencia | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 19 |
| 12 | Mallorca | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | -7 | 19 |
| 13 | Villarreal | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -1 | 16 |
| 14 | Celta de Vigo | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | -3 | 16 |
| 15 | Granada | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -7 | 15 |
| 16 | Deportivo Alaves | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -9 | 14 |
| 17 | Elche | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -9 | 12 |
| 18 | Cadiz | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | -14 | 12 |
| 19 | Getafe | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | -9 | 10 |
| 20 | Levante | 15 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -15 | 7 |