Lask Linz vs Celtic Prediction

UEFA Champions LeagueWorld World · Play-offs
CupKnockout
Lask Linz
5-1
After Extra Time
HT 1-1AET 1-0
Celtic
Raiffeisen Arena, Linz·Szymon Marciniak, Poland 25/08/2026
Lask LinzLask Linz
5-1
After Extra Time
CelticCeltic

AI Best Pick

Statistical forecasts for entertainment purposes only - not betting or financial advice.

Data Quality
Complete
Match Importance
6.6 / 10
AI Best Pick
64%Trust
BTTS
Both Teams to Score
1.45
SignalSOLIDModel47%SurpriseMediumGap-4.6%
Value Analysis
70%Trust
Goals O/U
Under 3.5 Goals
1.62
SignalGOODModel46%SurpriseMediumGap+12.2%
Lask Linz Rest
6 days
Celtic Rest
6 days

Lask Linz vs Celtic: the result in context

Lask Linz beat Celtic 5-1 after extra time in the UEFA Champions League on 25 Aug 2026. The two went into the match with similar recent form.

Match Forecasts

Match Result
1
49%1.95
X
23%3.85
2
28%3.45
Double Chance
1X
72%1.30
X2
51%1.85
Both Teams to Score
Yes
64%1.45
No
36%2.52
Goals
Projected Goals: 1.57 + 1.48 = 3.05
Over 1.5
80%1.14
Over 2.5
56%1.50
Over 3.5
31%2.29
Under 1.5
20%5.00
Under 2.5
44%2.50
Under 3.5
69%1.62
Corners
Projected Corners: 5.6 + 4 = 9.6
Over 8.5
61%1.35
Over 9.5
51%1.67
Over 10.5
36%2.06
Under 8.5
39%2.74
Under 9.5
49%2.10
Under 10.5
64%1.69
Cards
Projected Cards: 1.9 + 2.1 = 4
Over 3.5
44%2.12
Over 4.5
30%3.02
Under 3.5
56%1.66
Under 4.5
70%1.32

Match Events

21'C. McGregorAssist: Yang Hyun-Jun
32'M. Usor
48'R. LjubicicAssist: M. Usor
57'D. Kuhbauer
58'S. AdeniranAssist: S. Horvath
63'B. Nygren INR. Hatate out
63'Yang Hyun-Jun INS. Tounekti out
71'M. Baur INL. McCowan out
71'K. Tierney INL. Scales out
74'M. UsorTripping
74'C. Donovan IND. Murray out
76'M. O'Neill
81'R. Ljubicic INA. Schopf out
86'K. P. Molgaard Jorgensen INF. Flecker out
90'F. Flecker
90+3'J. TornichFoul

Extra Time1 - 0

91'C. Carter-Vickers INA. Ralston out
99'S. Horvath INM. Freckleton out
99'J. Tornich INK. Danek out
99'M. Usor INC. Lang out
100'F. Flecker INY. Dibango out
103'L. McCowanTripping
109'S. AdeniranAssist: K. Danek
115'S. Adeniran(Penalty missed)

Lineups

Lask Linz
3-5-2Coach: Dietmar Kuhbauer
Celtic
4-2-3-1Coach: Martin O'Neill
Avg rating7.20
Avg rating6.61
Lukas Jungwirth6.31L. Jungwirth
Xavier Mbuyamba7.04X. Mbuyamba
Alemão7.243Alemão
Andrés Andrade7.216A. Andrade
Kasper Jørgensen6.920K. Jørgensen
Robert Ljubičić7.510R. Ljubičić
Melayro Bogarde8.26M. Bogarde
Sascha HorvathC8.630S. Horvath
George Bello6.52G. Bello
Moses Usor8.68M. Usor
Samuel Adeniran7.37S. Adeniran
Viljami Sinisalo7.21V. Sinisalo
Colby Donovan6.551C. Donovan
Cameron Carter-Vickers6.720C. Carter-Vickers
Auston Trusty7.76A. Trusty
Kieran Tierney6.263K. Tierney
Callum McGregorC8.542C. McGregor
Mika Baur6.922M. Baur
Camilo Durán6.511C. Durán
Benjamin Nygren5.28B. Nygren
Yang Hyun-Jun6.613Y. Hyun-Jun
Kasper Høgh6.79K. Høgh

Lask Linz Substitutes

33Tobias Schützenauer
50Fabian Schillinger
3Miguel Freckleton99'for S. Horvath7.0
21Manoël Verhaeghe
25Yvan Dibango100'replaced by F. Flecker6.2
5Art Smakaj
9Krystof Daněk99'for J. Tornich7.2
18Alessandro Schöpf81'for R. Ljubicic6.6
29Florian Flecker86'for K. P. Molgaard Jorgensen90'100'for Y. Dibango7.2
27Christoph Lang99'for M. Usor6.9

Celtic Substitutes

17Sebastian Tounekti63'for Yang Hyun-Jun6.5
41Reo Hatate63'for B. Nygren6.0
5Liam Scales71'for K. Tierney6.2
14Luke McCowan71'for M. Baur103'5.6
31Ross Doohan
47Dane Murray74'for C. Donovan7.0
56Tony Ralston91'for C. Carter-Vickers6.3
23Haissem Hassan
49James Forrest
10Michel Ange Balikwisha
19Callum Osmand
24Johnny Kenny

Match Stats

Lask LinzCeltic
49%Ball Possession51%
8Corner Kicks3
2Yellow Cards0
32Total Shots6
6Shots on Goal3
14Shots off Goal2
20Shots Inside Box4
12Shots Outside Box2
12Blocked Shots1
20Fouls14
1Offsides1
2Goalkeeper Saves3
452Total Passes411
367Passes Accurate337
81%Pass Accuracy85%

Team Comparison

Lask LinzLask Linz
CelticCeltic
1760Elo Rating 1738
2.73Attack 2.40
0.54Defense 1.31
50%Hit Rate 39%
14.5Shots per Game 13.9
6.0Shots on Target 7.4
6.7Corners per Game 5.7
1.9Cards per Game 2.4

AI Insights

⚽High Goal Expectancy3.05 goals
📈BTTS Trend
📊Home Overperforming

Game State Tendencies

Lask LinzLask Linz
  • Tied at half-time in 60% of matches
  • Scores more in 2nd half (2.2 vs 0.6 in first half)
  • Concedes more in 2nd half - can tire late
CelticCeltic
  • Concedes more in 1st half - tightens up after the break

Head to Head

1 previous meeting, all competitions

Lask LinzLask Linz0Wins · 0%
Draws00%
CelticCeltic1Wins · 100%
3.0Avg Goals
0%Both teams scored0 of 1
100%3+ goals1 of 1

Previous meetings

UEFA Champions League19/08/2026
CelticLask Linz
30

Recent Form

Lask LinzLask Linz
6W0D4L
19/08/2026
CelticLask Linz
30
L14/08/2026
Lask LinzRied
41
W09/08/2026
Austria ViennaLask Linz
02
W31/07/2026
Lask LinzGrazer AK
30
W
25/07/2026
KalsdorfLask Linz
07
W
18/07/2026
Lask LinzFortuna Düsseldorf
20
W
14/07/2026
Lask LinzFenerbahçe
12
L
09/07/2026
FC Ingolstadt 04Lask Linz
20
L
03/07/2026
Dynamo KyivLask Linz
20
L
27/06/2026
WSPG WelsLask Linz
05
W
CelticCeltic
6W3D1L
19/08/2026
CelticLask Linz
30
W
15/08/2026
Dundee UtdCeltic
04
W
09/08/2026
KilmarnockCeltic
15
W03/08/2026
CelticDundee
10
W
25/07/2026
CelticAC Milan
22
D
18/07/2026
CelticMiddlesbrough
11
D
14/07/2026
Sporting CPCeltic
41
L
07/07/2026
ShelbourneCeltic
11
D
23/05/2026
CelticDunfermline
31
W
16/05/2026
CelticHeart Of Midlothian
31
W

Referee Profile

Szymon Marciniak297 matches

4.22Cards per match
4.09Yellow cards per match
0.13Red cards per match
25.3Fouls per match

Compared with other referees

Szymon Marciniak4.19
Other referees4.28

4.19 cards a match, in line with other referees in the same competitions and seasons (4.28).

Cards come from 269 matches with official statistics.

Full referee stats

Bracket

Qualifying Round 1
Qualifying Round 2
Qualifying Round 3
Play-offs
Viking
Seeded
AEK Athens FC
Seeded
Celtic
Seeded
Lask Linz
Seeded
Union St. Gilloise
Seeded
Bodo/Glimt
Seeded
Olympiakos Piraeus
Seeded
NEC Nijmegen
Seeded
Sparta Praha
Seeded
Lyon
Seeded
Slovan Bratislava
Seeded
Mjallby AIF
Seeded
Aarhus
Seeded
Lech Poznan
Seeded
Fenerbahçe
Seeded
Gornik Zabrze
Seeded
FC Thun
Seeded
Dinamo Zagreb
Seeded
Sturm Graz
Seeded
Heart Of Midlothian
Seeded
FK Crvena Zvezda
Seeded
Hapoel Beer Sheva
Seeded
Omonia Nicosia
Seeded
Celje
Seeded
Viking
Seeded
AEK Athens FC
Seeded
Celtic
Seeded
Lask Linz
Seeded
Union St. Gilloise
Seeded
Bodo/Glimt
Seeded
Olympiakos Piraeus
Seeded
NEC Nijmegen
Seeded
Sparta Praha
Seeded
Lyon
Seeded
Viking
Seeded
AEK Athens FC
Seeded
Celtic
Seeded
Lask Linz
Seeded

League Table

UEFA Champions League 2026
#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1Paris Saint GermainParis Saint Germain330014:5+99WWW
2Aston VillaAston Villa330012:3+99WWW
3LiverpoolLiverpool330012:7+59WWW
4Real MadridReal Madrid330010:5+59WWW
5Real BetisReal Betis33007:4+39WWW
6VfB StuttgartVfB Stuttgart32107:2+57DWW
7ArsenalArsenal32106:2+47DWW
8BarcelonaBarcelona320111:6+56LWW
9ComoComo320110:5+56WLW
10Manchester CityManchester City32019:5+46WLW
11Club Brugge KVClub Brugge KV32019:6+36WWL
12Sporting CPSporting CP32017:4+36LWW
13Borussia DortmundBorussia Dortmund32015:4+16WLW
14Bayern MünchenBayern München312010:5+55DDW
15AS RomaAS Roma31118:5+34WLD
16Atletico MadridAtletico Madrid31114:3+14DWL
17Shakhtar DonetskShakhtar Donetsk31114:3+14LWD
18PSV EindhovenPSV Eindhoven31112:204WLD
19VillarrealVillarreal31028:803LWL
20InterInter31025:6-13WLL
21Manchester UnitedManchester United31025:6-13LLW
22NapoliNapoli31025:7-23WLL
23GalatasarayGalatasaray31026:9-33WLL
24Lask LinzLask Linz31026:9-33WLL
25Sabah FASabah FA31023:6-33LWL
26FeyenoordFeyenoord31024:8-43LWL
27LensLens31023:7-43LLW
28Bodo/GlimtBodo/Glimt31024:9-53LWL
29AEK Athens FCAEK Athens FC31023:8-53LLW
30RB LeipzigRB Leipzig31023:8-53LWL
31FenerbahçeFenerbahçe30213:9-62DLD
32Slavia PrahaSlavia Praha30124:7-31DLL
33VikingViking30125:9-41LDL
34FC PortoFC Porto30032:6-40LLL
35LilleLille30034:10-60LLL
36Slovan BratislavaSlovan Bratislava30031:13-120LLL
#TeamMPGPts
1Paris Saint GermainParis Saint Germain314:59
2Aston VillaAston Villa312:39
3LiverpoolLiverpool312:79
4Real MadridReal Madrid310:59
5Real BetisReal Betis37:49
6VfB StuttgartVfB Stuttgart37:27
7ArsenalArsenal36:27
8BarcelonaBarcelona311:66
9ComoComo310:56
10Manchester CityManchester City39:56
11Club Brugge KVClub Brugge KV39:66
12Sporting CPSporting CP37:46
13Borussia DortmundBorussia Dortmund35:46
14Bayern MünchenBayern München310:55
15AS RomaAS Roma38:54
16Atletico MadridAtletico Madrid34:34
17Shakhtar DonetskShakhtar Donetsk34:34
18PSV EindhovenPSV Eindhoven32:24
19VillarrealVillarreal38:83
20InterInter35:63
21Manchester UnitedManchester United35:63
22NapoliNapoli35:73
23GalatasarayGalatasaray36:93
24Lask LinzLask Linz36:93
25Sabah FASabah FA33:63
26FeyenoordFeyenoord34:83
27LensLens33:73
28Bodo/GlimtBodo/Glimt34:93
29AEK Athens FCAEK Athens FC33:83
30RB LeipzigRB Leipzig33:83
31FenerbahçeFenerbahçe33:92
32Slavia PrahaSlavia Praha34:71
33VikingViking35:91
34FC PortoFC Porto32:60
35LilleLille34:100
36Slovan BratislavaSlovan Bratislava31:130

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About the Lask Linz vs Celtic forecast

As a knockout tie in the UEFA Champions League, there is more at stake than league points; the forecasts weigh that alongside team ratings, recent form and the head-to-head record.

How to Read These Forecasts

Each percentage shows the model's calculated likelihood for that outcome. Above 65% indicates strong statistical confidence; 45-65% reflects a competitive, open match; below 45% suggests the outcome is statistically less likely. All figures are for informational and entertainment purposes only.

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Key Factors for This Match

Lask Linz and Celtic have met only 1 time recently, with 3.0 goals in that meeting. This forecast is based on a complete recent-form dataset for both teams.

All forecasts are generated by statistical and machine learning models for informational and entertainment purposes only. They are not guaranteed and do not constitute financial or betting advice.