Celtic vs SC Braga

0 - 2
🕒 Thu, 02 Oct 2025 17:45 Europe/London 📍 Celtic Park 🧑‍⚖️ Tobias Stieler 🔁 League Stage - 2 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
League Stage - 2
League Stage Table
Celtic 21 · SC Braga 6
Referee Stats
4 matches · 3.75 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.75
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.25
Over 4.5 cards 50%
Home wins 75%
Draws 0%
Away wins 25%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (9-13).
  • Celtic controlled possession (56%).
  • SC Braga had the sharper finishing (3-6 shots on target).

Team Overview

Celtic (Home stats)

Games / Record

5
W-D-L: 2-0-3

Goals For / Against

7 / 12
Avg: 1.40 / 2.40

Points

6
Avg: 1.20

Clean Sheets

0

Failed to Score

2
SC Braga (Away stats)

Games / Record

10
W-D-L: 5-3-2

Goals For / Against

15 / 9
Avg: 1.50 / 0.90

Points

18
Avg: 1.80

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

3

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Europa League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.20
PPG
1.80
1.40
GF
1.50
2.40
GA
0.90
75%
O2.5
0%
50%
BTTS
25%
50%
Score 1st
50%

League-position context

Celtic rank21st
SC Braga rank6th
Celtic points11
SC Braga points17
Celtic: #21 · 11 pts · GD -2
10 pts off the top 2. 5 pts off the play-off line. 8 pts clear of the relegation zone.
SC Braga: #6 · 17 pts · GD +6
4 pts off the top 2. 1 pts above the play-off edge. 14 pts clear of the relegation zone.
6-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Celtic last 5 home

W L W L
Points6/12
Weighted index60
Goals6-8
Record2-0-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

SC Braga last 5 away

D W D W
Points8/12
Weighted index60
Goals4-1
Record2-2-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Celtic trend breakdown

Over 2.575%
BTTS50%
BTTS + O2.550%
1H Over 0.575%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 25% · 1H BTTS 25%

SC Braga trend breakdown

Over 2.50%
BTTS25%
BTTS + O2.50%
1H Over 0.550%
Also: Over 0.5 75% · Over 1.5 50% · Over 3.5 0% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Celtic score at home50%
Celtic clean sheet at home0%
SC Braga score away75%
SC Braga clean sheet away75%

First-goal patterns

Celtic score first50%
Celtic win after scoring first50%
SC Braga score first50%
SC Braga win after scoring first100%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Celtic 50% · SC Braga 100%
Avg first goal minute: Celtic 6.0' · SC Braga 24.0'

Vs league average

Celtic score at home1.40 vs 1.52
Celtic concede at home2.40 vs 1.16
SC Braga score away1.50 vs 1.16
SC Braga concede away0.90 vs 1.52
Celtic score 8% below league average, while SC Braga score 29% above league average.
Defensive side: Celtic are 107% above league average at home, and SC Braga are 41% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games1
Avg goals2.00
BTTS0%
Over 2.50%
At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 1.

Celtic goal timing (home)

1H scored: 44% 2H scored: 56% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 4
0-15 2
16-30 2
46-60 1
31-45 0
76-90+ 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 3
0-15 2
76-90+ 2
16-30 1
61-75 1
46-60 0

SC Braga goal timing (away)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 2
61-75 1
76-90+ 1
0-15 0
31-45 0
46-60 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 2
31-45 1
0-15 0
16-30 0
61-75 0
76-90+ 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
3
6
Total Shots
9
13
Shots off Goal
3
2
Blocked Shots
3
5
Shots Inside Box
7
9
Shots Outside Box
2
4
Ball Possession
56%
44%
Corner Kicks
7
5
Fouls
15
9
Offsides
1
2
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
4
3
Total Passes
592
469
Passes Accurate
521
390
Passes %
88%
83%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
13'
13' Yanis da Rocha
20' ⚽
⚽
20' ⚽ Goal · 0-1
Ricardo Horta
Normal Goal · Assist: Jean-Baptiste Gorby
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ Colby Donovan
1st substitution · For: M. Saracchi
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ Yanis da Rocha
1st substitution · For: Víctor Gómez
54' ⚽
⚽
54' ⚽ VAR
K. Ịheanachọ
Goal cancelled
65' ↑↓
↑↓
65' ⇄ F. Grillitsch
2nd substitution · For: João Moutinho
67' ↑↓
↑↓
67' ⇄ Paulo Bernardo
2nd substitution · For: A. Engels
67' ↑↓
↑↓
67' ⇄ B. Nygren
3rd substitution · For: R. Hatate
71' ↑↓
↑↓
71' ⇄ Ricardo Horta
3rd substitution · For: R. Zalazar
71' ↑↓
↑↓
71' ⇄ Pau Victor
4th substitution · For: Diego Rodrigues
77' ↑↓
↑↓
77' ⇄ D. Maeda
4th substitution · For: J. Forrest
81'
81' M. Saracchi
81' ↑↓
↑↓
81' ⇄ K. Tierney
5th substitution · For: D. Murray
82' ↑↓
↑↓
82' ⇄ A. El Ouazzani
5th substitution · For: Gabri Martínez
85' ⚽
⚽
85' ⚽ Goal · 1-2
Gabri Martínez
Normal Goal
89'
89' L. Scales

Celtic vs SC Braga 0-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

SC Braga beat Celtic 2-0 on Thursday, 02 October 2025 in Europa League. The match was refereed by Tobias Stieler. It was played at Celtic Park.

First half: Yanis da Rocha received a yellow card for SC Braga at 13'. SC Braga took the lead at 20' when Ricardo Horta scored, with the assist credited to Jean-Baptiste Gorby, making the score 0-1.

Second half: Celtic made their 1st substitution at 46', with Colby Donovan replacing M. Saracchi. SC Braga made their 1st substitution at 46', with Yanis da Rocha replacing Víctor Gómez. VAR intervened at 54' for Celtic (Goal cancelled). SC Braga made their 2nd substitution at 65', with F. Grillitsch replacing João Moutinho. Celtic made their 2nd substitution at 67', with Paulo Bernardo replacing A. Engels. Celtic made their 3rd substitution at 67', with B. Nygren replacing R. Hatate. SC Braga made their 3rd substitution at 71', with Ricardo Horta replacing R. Zalazar. SC Braga made their 4th substitution at 71', with Pau Victor replacing Diego Rodrigues. Celtic made their 4th substitution at 77', with D. Maeda replacing J. Forrest. M. Saracchi received a yellow card for Celtic at 81'. Celtic made their 5th substitution at 81', with K. Tierney replacing D. Murray. SC Braga made their 5th substitution at 82', with A. El Ouazzani replacing Gabri Martínez. SC Braga took the lead at 85' when Gabri Martínez scored, making the score 1-2. L. Scales received a yellow card for Celtic at 89'.

Celtic used 5 substitutions while SC Braga used 5 substitutions. Celtic got 2 yellow cards, while SC Braga got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (9-13).
  • Celtic controlled possession (56%).
  • SC Braga had the sharper finishing (3-6 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games1
Home Wins0
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals0 (0.0%)
BTTS0 (0.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games1
Home Wins0
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals0 (0.0%)
BTTS0 (0.0%)

Celtic vs SC Braga Head-to-Head History by Season