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.

Celtic tend to win more corners, 8.4 a game to 4.5 for Lask Linz.

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
1762Elo Rating 1727
2.71Attack 1.67
1.41Defense 1.17
64%Hit Rate 44%
19.7Shots per Game 17.5
6.8Shots on Target 6.5
4.5Corners per Game 8.4
2.1Cards per Game 2.4

AI Insights

⚽High Goal Expectancy3.05 goals
📈BTTS Trend
📉Away Underperforming

Game State Tendencies

Lask LinzLask Linz
  • Tied at half-time in 60% of matches
  • Comeback tendency: recovers from HT deficit 100% of the time
  • Concedes more in 2nd half - can tire late
CelticCeltic
  • Tied at half-time in 40% of matches
  • Comeback tendency: recovers from HT deficit 50% of the time
  • Scores more in 2nd half (1.1 vs 0.5 in first half)

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 Marciniak299 matches

4.24Cards per match
4.10Yellow cards per match
0.14Red cards per match
25.4Fouls per match

Compared with other referees

Szymon Marciniak4.22
Other referees4.28

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

Cards come from 271 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 Germain440020:5+1512WWWW
2Real MadridReal Madrid440013:7+612WWWW
3ArsenalArsenal43108:3+510WDWW
4ComoComo430119:6+139WWLW
5BarcelonaBarcelona430114:6+89WLWW
6Aston VillaAston Villa430112:6+69LWWW
7Manchester CityManchester City430112:7+59WWLW
8LiverpoolLiverpool430114:10+49LWWW
9Club Brugge KVClub Brugge KV430111:7+49WWWL
10Sporting CPSporting CP43018:4+49WLWW
11Real BetisReal Betis43018:6+29LWWW
12Borussia DortmundBorussia Dortmund43017:5+29WWLW
13Bayern MünchenBayern München422012:5+78WDDW
14VfB StuttgartVfB Stuttgart42117:4+37LDWW
15InterInter42028:6+26WWLL
16Lask LinzLask Linz420210:9+16WWLL
17Manchester UnitedManchester United42028:806WLLW
18GalatasarayGalatasaray42028:9-16WWLL
19FenerbahçeFenerbahçe41216:11-55WDLD
20AS RomaAS Roma411210:8+24LWLD
21Shakhtar DonetskShakhtar Donetsk41124:404LLWD
22VikingViking41129:10-14WLDL
23Atletico MadridAtletico Madrid41124:5-14LDWL
24PSV EindhovenPSV Eindhoven41123:4-14LWLD
25Bodo/GlimtBodo/Glimt41124:9-54DLWL
26FC PortoFC Porto41036:7-13WLLL
27NapoliNapoli41036:11-53LWLL
28VillarrealVillarreal41038:14-63LLWL
29AEK Athens FCAEK Athens FC41035:11-63LLLW
30RB LeipzigRB Leipzig41035:11-63LLWL
31Sabah FASabah FA41034:10-63LLWL
32FeyenoordFeyenoord41034:11-73LLWL
33LensLens41034:16-123LLLW
34Slavia PrahaSlavia Praha40135:9-41LDLL
35LilleLille40134:10-61DLLL
36Slovan BratislavaSlovan Bratislava40041:17-160LLLL
#TeamMPGPts
1Paris Saint GermainParis Saint Germain420:512
2Real MadridReal Madrid413:712
3ArsenalArsenal48:310
4ComoComo419:69
5BarcelonaBarcelona414:69
6Aston VillaAston Villa412:69
7Manchester CityManchester City412:79
8LiverpoolLiverpool414:109
9Club Brugge KVClub Brugge KV411:79
10Sporting CPSporting CP48:49
11Real BetisReal Betis48:69
12Borussia DortmundBorussia Dortmund47:59
13Bayern MünchenBayern München412:58
14VfB StuttgartVfB Stuttgart47:47
15InterInter48:66
16Lask LinzLask Linz410:96
17Manchester UnitedManchester United48:86
18GalatasarayGalatasaray48:96
19FenerbahçeFenerbahçe46:115
20AS RomaAS Roma410:84
21Shakhtar DonetskShakhtar Donetsk44:44
22VikingViking49:104
23Atletico MadridAtletico Madrid44:54
24PSV EindhovenPSV Eindhoven43:44
25Bodo/GlimtBodo/Glimt44:94
26FC PortoFC Porto46:73
27NapoliNapoli46:113
28VillarrealVillarreal48:143
29AEK Athens FCAEK Athens FC45:113
30RB LeipzigRB Leipzig45:113
31Sabah FASabah FA44:103
32FeyenoordFeyenoord44:113
33LensLens44:163
34Slavia PrahaSlavia Praha45:91
35LilleLille44:101
36Slovan BratislavaSlovan Bratislava41:170
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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.