19 August 2026, 19:00 UTC

Celtic vs Lask Linz UEFA Champions League prediction & result

Celtic Park, Glasgow
Full time3 – 0

Final score: Celtic 3-0 Lask Linz.

Before kick-off the model made it 59% Celtic, 20% draw, 21% Lask Linz — fair odds of 1.69, 5.00 and 4.76.

Most likely scoreline: 2-1.

The model called the result correctly.

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The tie

First leg of the UEFA Champions League Play-offs tie. Second leg: Lask Linz v Celtic, 25 Aug →

Lask Linz went through 5–4 on aggregate.

Has the model earned this number?

Celtic at 59%: of 1,622 settled 50–65% forecasts, 58.4% came in (average 55.4%). It can be read literally. The full record.

How the model saw it, minute by minute

Celtic99%Draw1%Lask Linz0%

Rebuilt after the match from the model's pre-match expected goals, frozen in the log before kick-off, plus the score and cards as they stood at each minute — never anything later. A ball marks each of the 3 goals. The same replay scores the in-play model on the track record.

Match analysis

Match timeline

⚽B. Nygren
26'
⚽C. Duran
38'
🔁M. Baurout: R. Hatate
65'
65'
🔁K. Danekout: A. Schopf
⚽C. Duranassist: B. Nygren
67'
73'
🔁M. Usorout: C. Lang
🔁K. Tierneyout: L. Scales
76'
🔁Yang Hyun-Junout: S. Tounekti
76'
82'
Kasper Jørgensen
🔁C. Donovanout: A. Ralston
83'
🔁C. Duranout: H. Hassan
83'

Match stats — Celtic vs Lask Linz

64%Possession36%
17Shots20
7On target8
8Corners3

Line-ups

Celtic 4-3-3
  • 1V. SinisaloG
  • 51C. DonovanD
  • 20C. Carter-VickersD
  • 6A. TrustyD
  • 63K. TierneyD
  • 8B. NygrenM
  • 42C. McGregorM
  • 22M. BaurM
  • 11C. DuranF
  • 9K. HoghF
  • 13Yang Hyun-JunF
Substitutes
  • 31R. DoohanG
  • 56A. RalstonD
  • 5L. ScalesD
  • 47D. MurrayD
  • 41R. HatateM
  • 19C. OsmandF
  • 49J. ForrestM
  • 17S. TounektiF
  • 24J. KennyF
Coach: Martin O'Neill
Lask Linz 3-5-2
  • 1L. JungwirthG
  • 4X. MbuyambaD
  • 43J. TornichD
  • 16A. AndradeD
  • 20K. P. Molgaard JorgensenM
  • 9K. DanekM
  • 10R. LjubicicM
  • 30S. HorvathM
  • 2G. BelloM
  • 8M. UsorF
  • 7S. AdeniranF
Substitutes
  • 33T. SchutzenauerG
  • 50F. SchillingerG
  • 25Y. DibangoD
  • 3M. FreckletonD
  • 21M. Verhaeghe
  • 29F. FleckerF
  • 6M. BogardeD
  • 27C. LangF
  • 18A. SchopfM
Coach: Dietmar Kuhbauer

Form going into Celtic vs Lask Linz

Celtic

All competitions we cover

  • W5-1away to Kilmarnock9 August 2026
  • W1-0Dundee3 August 2026

Lask Linz

All competitions we cover

  • W4-1Ried14 August 2026
  • W2-0away to Austria Vienna9 August 2026
  • W3-0Grazer AK31 July 2026

Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first; context, not the model's input. How to read this.

The result against the call

Celtic beat Lask Linz 3–0. The model had made a win for Celtic its most likely outcome, at 59%, so the call held; the score it named was 2–1. The goals: B. Nygren 26' for Celtic, C. Duran 38' for Celtic, C. Duran 67' for Celtic.

Statistical estimate, not betting advice This prediction is generated from a statistical model for entertainment and informational purposes only. It does not guarantee any outcome and should not be used as the basis for placing a bet.