Benfica - Celtic prediction: odds and line-ups
Benfica take on Celtic in Europa League. Kick-off on Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 7 :00 pm.
Estádio da Luz
Lisbon
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Scorers Jhon Durán 5' · Alexander Bah 23' · Jhon Durán 36' · Camilo Durán 63' · Vangelis Pavlidis 89'
Line-ups
Benfica 4-2-3-1
- 1 Anatoliy Trubin G
- 2 Clément Lenglet CD-L
- 44 Tomás Araújo CD-R
- 26 Samuel Dahl LB
- 6 Alexander Bah RB
- 10 Georgiy Sudakov AM
- 36 João Palhinha LM
- 8 Fredrik Aursnes RM
- 22 Jhon Durán F
- 25 Gianluca Prestianni AM-L
- 11 Dodi Lukébakio AM-R
- 30 Claudio Echeverri SUB
- 72 Anísio Cabral SUB
- 16 Manu Silva SUB
- 34 Souffian El Karouani SUB
- 3 Alessandro Circati SUB
- 18 Leandro Barreiro SUB
- 21 Andreas Schjelderup SUB
- 24 Samuel Soares SUB
- 14 Vangelis Pavlidis SUB
- 33 Gabriel Índio SUB
- 27 Rafa Silva SUB
- 88 Tiago Dias Freitas SUB
Celtic 4-2-3-1
- 1 Viljami Sinisalo G
- 6 Auston Trusty CD-L
- 47 Dane Murray CD-R
- 63 Kieran Tierney LB
- 51 Colby Donovan RB
- 18 Oliver Sørensen AM
- 22 Mika Baur LM
- 42 Callum McGregor RM
- 9 Kasper Høgh F
- 17 Sebastian Tounekti AM-L
- 11 Camilo Durán AM-R
- 8 Benjamin Nygren SUB
- 5 Liam Scales SUB
- 65 Liam Kennedy SUB
- 62 Lucas Clearie SUB
- 3 Jordan Lotomba SUB
- 56 Anthony Ralston SUB
- 14 Luke McCowan SUB
- 21 Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain SUB
- 26 Sam Johnstone SUB
- 49 James Forrest SUB
- 23 Haissem Hassan SUB
- 19 Callum Osmand SUB
Statistics
| Benfica | Celtic | |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 7 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 6 | Saves | 3 |
| 52.8 | Possession | 47.2 |
| 26 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 526 | Accurate Passes | 455 |
| 577 | Passes | 513 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 13 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 50 | Long Balls | 37 |
| 36 | Accurate Long Balls | 15 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 8 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 15 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 12 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 12 | Clearances | 16 |
Match events
- 5' B Jhon Durán Benfica
- 23' B Alexander Bah assist from Gianluca Prestianni Benfica
- 36' B Jhon Durán assist from Gianluca Prestianni Benfica
- 44' J Samuel Dahl Benfica
- 45' REM Haissem Hassan between: Kasper Høgh Celtic
- 45' REM Callum Osmand between: Sebastian Tounekti Celtic
- 57' REM Benjamin Nygren between: Oliver Sørensen Celtic
- 57' REM Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain between: Mika Baur Celtic
- 63' B Camilo Durán assist from Haissem Hassan Celtic
- 64' REM Claudio Echeverri between: Georgiy Sudakov Benfica
- 64' REM Souffian El Karouani between: Samuel Dahl Benfica
- 67' REM Vangelis Pavlidis between: Jhon Durán Benfica
- 68' REM Andreas Schjelderup between: Dodi Lukébakio Benfica
- 69' J Alexander Bah Benfica
- 77' REM Jordan Lotomba between: Colby Donovan Celtic
- 80' REM Alessandro Circati between: Alexander Bah Benfica
- 85' J João Palhinha Benfica
- 89' B Vangelis Pavlidis assist from Tomás Araújo Benfica
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Match summary
This Europa League match pitted Benfica against Celtic. The fixture was held at Estádio da Luz. In the meeting on Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 7 :00 pm, Benfica beat Celtic by a score of 4 - 1. The scorers in this match are Jhon Durán in the 5 minute, Alexander Bah in the 23 minute, Jhon Durán in the 36 minute, Camilo Durán in the 63 minute, Vangelis Pavlidis in the 89 minute.
Where Benfica and Celtic stand
Benfica sits in 3 place. Celtic is in 34 position.
Probable line-ups
The announced line-ups for Benfica and Celtic are detailed in the match sheet above.
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