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🕒 Thu, 19 Feb 2026 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Celtic Park 🧑‍⚖️ Eric Lambrechts 🔁 Round of 32 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Round of 32
Europa League Table
Celtic 26 · VfB Stuttgart 15
Referee Stats
Eric Lambrechts
5 matches · 3.60 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.60
Reds avg 0.20
Penalties avg 0.20
Over 4.5 cards 20%
Home wins 20%
Draws 40%
Away wins 40%
How the match was won
  • VfB Stuttgart outshot their opponent (11-16).
  • Possession was balanced (53%-47%).
  • VfB Stuttgart had the sharper finishing (2-5 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
VfB Stuttgart (Away stats)

Games / Record

6
W-D-L: 2-0-4

Goals For / Against

8 / 8
Avg: 1.33 / 1.33

Points

6
Avg: 1.00

Clean Sheets

1

Failed to Score

4

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
1.00
1.40
GF
1.33
2.40
GA
1.33
80%
O2.5
33%
60%
BTTS
17%
40%
Score 1st
33%

League-position context

Celtic rank26th
VfB Stuttgart rank15th
Celtic points14
VfB Stuttgart points18
Celtic: #26 · 14 pts · GD -4
25 pts off the top 2. 9 pts off the play-off line. 14 pts clear of the relegation zone.
VfB Stuttgart: #15 · 18 pts · GD +5
21 pts off the top 2. 5 pts off the play-off line. 18 pts clear of the relegation zone.
4-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Celtic last 5 home

L W L W L
Points6/15
Weighted index40
Goals7-12
Record2-0-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

VfB Stuttgart last 5 away

L W L W L
Points6/15
Weighted index40
Goals8-6
Record2-0-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Celtic trend breakdown

Over 2.580%
BTTS60%
BTTS + O2.560%
1H Over 0.580%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 40% · 1H BTTS 40%

VfB Stuttgart trend breakdown

Over 2.533%
BTTS17%
BTTS + O2.517%
1H Over 0.583%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Celtic score at home60%
Celtic clean sheet at home0%
VfB Stuttgart score away33%
VfB Stuttgart clean sheet away17%

First-goal patterns

Celtic score first40%
Celtic win after scoring first50%
VfB Stuttgart score first33%
VfB Stuttgart win after scoring first100%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Celtic 33% · VfB Stuttgart 0%
Avg first goal minute: Celtic 6.0' · VfB Stuttgart 17.5'

Vs league average

Celtic score at home1.40 vs 1.47
Celtic concede at home2.40 vs 1.16
VfB Stuttgart score away1.33 vs 1.16
VfB Stuttgart concede away1.33 vs 1.47
Celtic score 5% below league average, while VfB Stuttgart score 15% above league average.
Defensive side: Celtic are 106% above league average at home, and VfB Stuttgart are 9% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games2
Avg goals3.00
BTTS50%
Over 2.550%
At this venue setup: 5.00 goals on average across the last 1.

Celtic goal timing (home)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 4
16-30 3
0-15 2
46-60 1
31-45 0
76-90+ 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 3
31-45 3
76-90+ 3
16-30 2
46-60 2
61-75 1

VfB Stuttgart goal timing (away)

1H scored: 40% 2H scored: 60% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 3
16-30 2
76-90+ 2
0-15 1
31-45 1
61-75 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 2
76-90+ 2
0-15 1
16-30 1
61-75 1
46-60 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
2
5
Total Shots
11
16
Shots off Goal
4
6
Blocked Shots
5
5
Shots Inside Box
8
10
Shots Outside Box
3
6
Ball Possession
53%
47%
Corner Kicks
4
2
Fouls
8
7
Offsides
2
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
1
1
Total Passes
555
507
Passes Accurate
472
423
Passes %
85%
83%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
0
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
15' ⚽
⚽
15' ⚽ Goal · 0-1
B. El Khannouss
Normal Goal · Assist: D. Undav
21' ⚽
⚽
21' ⚽ Goal · 1-1
B. Nygren
Normal Goal
28' ⚽
⚽
28' ⚽ Goal · 1-2
B. El Khannouss
Normal Goal · Assist: A. Stiller
50'
50' J. Chabot
57' ⚽
⚽
57' ⚽ Goal · 1-3
J. Leweling
Normal Goal · Assist: D. Undav
60' ⚽
⚽
60' ⚽ VAR
E. Demirović
Goal cancelled
62' ↑↓
↑↓
62' ⇄ D. Maeda
1st substitution · For: Yang Hyun-Jun
62' ↑↓
↑↓
62' ⇄ Paulo Bernardo
2nd substitution · For: R. Hatate
71' ↑↓
↑↓
71' ⇄ B. Nygren
3rd substitution · For: L. McCowan
71' ↑↓
↑↓
71' ⇄ B. El Khannouss
1st substitution · For: N. Nartey
71' ↑↓
↑↓
71' ⇄ J. Leweling
2nd substitution · For: C. Führich
71' ↑↓
↑↓
71' ⇄ T. Čvančara
4th substitution · For: K. Ịheanachọ
78' ↑↓
↑↓
78' ⇄ K. Tierney
5th substitution · For: M. Saracchi
78' ↑↓
↑↓
78' ⇄ E. Demirović
3rd substitution · For: Tiago Tomás
78' ↑↓
↑↓
78' ⇄ J. Chabot
4th substitution · For: L. Jaquez
90' ⚽
⚽
90' ⚽ Goal · 1-5
Tiago Tomás
Normal Goal · Assist: N. Nartey
90+1' ↑↓
↑↓
90+1' ⇄ A. Stiller
5th substitution · For: José María Andrés Baixauli

Celtic vs VfB Stuttgart 1-4: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

VfB Stuttgart beat Celtic 4-1 on Thursday, 19 February 2026 in Europa League. The match was refereed by Eric Lambrechts. It was played at Celtic Park.

First half: VfB Stuttgart took the lead at 15' when B. El Khannouss scored, with the assist credited to D. Undav, making the score 0-1. Celtic leveled the score at 21' when B. Nygren scored, making the score 1-1. VfB Stuttgart took the lead at 28' when B. El Khannouss scored, with the assist credited to A. Stiller, making the score 1-2.

Second half: J. Chabot received a yellow card for VfB Stuttgart at 50'. VfB Stuttgart extended the lead at 57' when J. Leweling scored, with the assist credited to D. Undav, making the score 1-3. VAR intervened at 60' for VfB Stuttgart (Goal cancelled). Celtic made their 1st substitution at 62', with D. Maeda replacing Yang Hyun-Jun. Celtic made their 2nd substitution at 62', with Paulo Bernardo replacing R. Hatate. Celtic made their 3rd substitution at 71', with B. Nygren replacing L. McCowan. VfB Stuttgart made their 1st substitution at 71', with B. El Khannouss replacing N. Nartey. VfB Stuttgart made their 2nd substitution at 71', with J. Leweling replacing C. Führich. Celtic made their 4th substitution at 71', with T. Čvančara replacing K. Ịheanachọ. Celtic made their 5th substitution at 78', with K. Tierney replacing M. Saracchi. VfB Stuttgart made their 3rd substitution at 78', with E. Demirović replacing Tiago Tomás. VfB Stuttgart made their 4th substitution at 78', with J. Chabot replacing L. Jaquez. VfB Stuttgart added a late goal to extend the lead at 90' when Tiago Tomás scored, with the assist credited to N. Nartey, making the score 1-5. VfB Stuttgart made their 5th substitution at 90+1', with A. Stiller replacing José María Andrés Baixauli.

Celtic used 5 substitutions while VfB Stuttgart used 5 substitutions. VfB Stuttgart got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • VfB Stuttgart outshot their opponent (11-16).
  • Possession was balanced (53%-47%).
  • VfB Stuttgart had the sharper finishing (2-5 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games2
Home Wins1
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals1 (50.0%)
BTTS1 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games1
Home Wins0
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals1 (100.0%)
BTTS1 (100.0%)

Celtic vs VfB Stuttgart Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season
26 Feb 2026 VfB Stuttgart vs Celtic 0 - 1 19 Feb 2026 Celtic vs VfB Stuttgart 1 - 4