UEFA Europa League

Benfica vs Celtic

Thu, 15 Oct 2026 - 20:00 (UK Time)

Stadium: Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Benfica vs Celtic Prediction & Stats - UEFA Europa League 2026/27

Predictions

Benfica vs Celtic is part of the UEFA Europa League schedule for Thursday (15/10).

The fixture is staged at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, 20:00 (UK time).

Below is our Benfica vs Celtic prediction, built before you place a bet.

Our verdict on Benfica vs Celtic

Value at this level takes some digging out. Having gone through the form and the numbers, here is our preferred Benfica vs Celtic prediction:

Eagle Predict Prediction

Benfica Win

Last updated on 13-10-2026.

Who do the bookmakers favour?

The market makes Benfica the side to beat, with roughly 75% of the implied odds in their favour.

For the wider picture, compare all UEFA Europa League odds and the rest of the round's fixtures before you settle on a bet.

Benfica Preview

Benfica reach this fixture 7 match into their UEFA Europa League. Here is where The Eagles stand:

In this competition

5 won, 1 drawn, 1 lost
2.29 points per game
21 scored, at 3 a game
6 conceded, at 0.86 a game

The Eagles, season-wide

11 won, 2 drawn, 2 lost across all competitions
Leading scorer: Evangelos Pavlidis, 8 goals
Most assists: Evangelos Pavlidis, 3 assists

Recent results — Benfica

11/10/2026 13:00

Benfica

2 - 0

Vitória Guimarães

20/09/2026 15:30

Porto

3 - 1

Benfica

16/09/2026 15:00

Milan

0 - 2

Benfica

13/09/2026 13:00

Benfica

3 - 1

Gil Vicente

09/09/2026 15:45

Moreirense FC

0 - 4

Benfica

Celtic: how they are travelling

Celtic come in 1 matches into their UEFA Europa League.

Here is what Celtic have produced:

In this competition

0 won, 0 drawn, 1 lost
0 points per game
1 scored, at 1 a game
3 conceded, at 3 a game

Celtic, season-wide

8 won, 0 drawn, 3 lost across all competitions
Leading scorer: Benjamin Nygren, 4 goals
Most assists: Benjamin Nygren, 3 assists

Recent results — Celtic

11/10/2026 07:00

Motherwell

0 - 2

Celtic

20/09/2026 07:00

Celtic

0 - 1

Rangers

17/09/2026 15:00

Celtic

1 - 3

Ferencváros

09/09/2026 15:00

St. Johnstone

0 - 1

Celtic

05/09/2026 15:00

St. Mirren

1 - 2

Celtic

The head-to-head

A short sample to go on — 2 recent meeting(s) between the two:

Benfica: 1 win(s)
Celtic: 0 win(s)
Drawn: 1

With so little history, this fixture stays hard to call.

Form comparison Benfica vs Celtic

A side-by-side look at how both teams are performing right now, to set the context for your bets:

Home Team

Benfica

Europe - UEFA Europa League

Form	Last 5	PPG
Overall	W W W D W	2.29
Home	W W W	3
Away	W W D L	1.75

Stats	Overall	Home	Away
Win %	71%	100%	50%
Goals	3.86	5.33	2.75
Scored	3	4.67	1.75
Conceded	0.86	0.67	1
Both Teams to Score	71%	67%	75%
Without Conceding	29%	33%	25%
Failed To Score	0%	0%	0%
first to Score	0%	0%	0%
xG	2.2	2.94	1.65
xGA	1.11	0.83	1.32

Away Team

Celtic

Europe - UEFA Europa League

Form	Last 5	PPG
Overall	L	0
Home	L	0
Away		0

Stats	Overall	Home	Away
Win %	0%	0%	0%
Goals	4	4	0
Scored	1	1	0
Conceded	3	3	0
Both Teams to Score	100%	100%	0%
Without Conceding	0%	0%	0%
Failed To Score	0%	0%	0%
first to Score	0%	0%	0%
xG	0.78	1.78	0
xGA	0.69	1.69	0

Further markets to consider

Beyond the main tip at the top of the page, two more selections stand out for this match-up:

Fixture information - Benfica vs Celtic

Match: Benfica vs Celtic
Competition: UEFA Europa League
Date: Thursday, 15/10/2026
Kick-off: 20:00 (UK time)
Venue: Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica

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Stats

The statistics for The Glorious One vs Celtic that you will find on this page should help you make well-informed decisions for placing your bets.

Goal Average

3.93

League: 2.72

Both Teams to Score

86%

League: 42%

Over 1.5+

100%

League: 71%

Over 2.5+

86%

League: 56%

Cards

1.43

League: 4.13

Corners

17.71

League: 9.97

Home Team

Benfica

Europe - UEFA Europa League

Form	Last 5	PPG
Overall	W W W D W	2.29
Home	W W W	3
Away	W W D L	1.75

Stats	Overall	Home	Away
Win %	71%	100%	50%
Goals	3.86	5.33	2.75
Scored	3	4.67	1.75
Conceded	0.86	0.67	1
Both Teams to Score	71%	67%	75%
Without Conceding	29%	33%	25%
Failed To Score	0%	0%	0%
first to Score	0%	0%	0%
xG	2.2	2.94	1.65
xGA	1.11	0.83	1.32

Away Team

Celtic

Europe - UEFA Europa League

Form	Last 5	PPG
Overall	L	0
Home	L	0
Away		0

Stats	Overall	Home	Away
Win %	0%	0%	0%
Goals	4	4	0
Scored	1	1	0
Conceded	3	3	0
Both Teams to Score	100%	100%	0%
Without Conceding	0%	0%	0%
Failed To Score	0%	0%	0%
first to Score	0%	0%	0%
xG	0.78	1.78	0
xGA	0.69	1.69	0

Corners

10.14 / Match

+38% Corners / Match

Celtic received +38% more corners than Benfica in the UEFA Europa League

14 / Match

Milan

(1)

AGF

(4)

AGF

(11)

Hearts

(11)

Hearts

(6)

St. Gallen

(9)

St. Gallen

(5)

(11)

Ferencváros

Cards

1.43 / Match

100% Cards / Match

Benfica received 100% more cards than Celtic in the UEFA Europa League

0 / Match

Milan

(5)

AGF

(0)

AGF

(2)

Hearts

(0)

Hearts

(2)

St. Gallen

(0)

St. Gallen

(1)

(0)

Ferencváros

Goals Scored

3 / Match

+200%

Benfica is +200% better in terms of goals scored

1 / Match

Milan

(2)

AGF

(3)

AGF

(3)

Hearts

(1)

Hearts

(6)

St. Gallen

(5)

St. Gallen

(1)

Ferencváros

Goals Conceded

0.86 / Match

+71%

Celtic condeded +71% more goals than Benfica

3 / Match

Milan

(0)

AGF

(1)

AGF

(1)

Hearts

(1)

Hearts

(1)

St. Gallen

(0)

St. Gallen

(2)

(3)

Ferencváros

UEFA Europa League Standings

#	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG
1	Ferencváros	8	6	2	0	16	5	11	20	2.5
2	Benfica	7	5	1	1	21	6	15	16	2.29
3	RSC Anderlecht	7	5	1	1	15	6	9	16	2.29
4	Beşiktaş	6	5	0	1	8	1	7	15	2.5
5	CSKA Sofia	8	3	2	3	9	11	-2	11	1.38
6	Lech Poznań	4	3	1	0	15	2	13	10	2.5
7	Salzburg	4	3	1	0	8	3	5	10	2.5
8	Jagiellonia Białystok	5	3	1	1	10	5	5	10	2
9	Omonia Nicosia	5	3	1	1	7	4	3	10	2
10	Maccabi Tel Aviv	4	3	0	1	9	4	5	9	2.25
11	Qarabag	4	2	2	0	6	0	6	8	2
12	OFI	2	2	0	0	5	0	5	6	3
13	Hradec Králové	4	2	0	2	4	3	1	6	1.5
14	PAOK	4	2	0	2	7	6	1	6	1.5
15	Hajduk Split	4	2	0	2	5	6	-1	6	1.5
16	CS U Craiova	4	1	2	1	4	4	0	5	1.25
17	Lillestrøm	2	1	1	0	2	1	1	4	2
18	Egnatia Rrogozhinë	4	1	1	2	7	6	1	4	1
19	Pafos	4	1	1	2	7	6	1	4	1
20	FC Avan Academy	3	1	1	1	3	5	-2	4	1.33
21	Saburtalo	4	1	1	2	3	7	-4	4	1
22	Sheriff	4	1	1	2	1	6	-5	4	1
23	Thun	4	1	1	2	7	12	-5	4	1
24	Sparta Praha	1	1	0	0	4	1	3	3	3
25	Bayer Leverkusen	1	1	0	0	2	0	2	3	3
26	Sunderland	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	3	3
27	Olympiakos Piraeus	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	3	3
28	Lyon	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	3	3
29	Viktoria Plzeň	2	1	0	1	5	4	1	3	1.5
30	Žilina	2	1	0	1	2	3	-1	3	1.5
31	Sint-Truiden	2	1	0	1	3	4	-1	3	1.5
32	Red Star Belgrade	2	1	0	1	4	5	-1	3	1.5
33	Kauno Žalgiris	2	1	0	1	1	3	-2	3	1.5
34	Víkingur Reykjavík	2	1	0	1	3	5	-2	3	1.5
35	Shamrock Rovers	2	1	0	1	4	6	-2	3	1.5
36	St. Gallen	2	1	0	1	2	6	-4	3	1.5
37	Universitatea Cluj	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	1
38	Dynamo Kyiv	4	0	2	2	2	5	-3	2	0.5
39	Dinamo Zagreb	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
40	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
41	Rennes	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
42	Sturm Graz	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
43	Aluminij	2	0	1	1	0	1	-1	1	0.5
44	Górnik Zabrze	2	0	1	1	1	2	-1	1	0.5
45	Larne	2	0	1	1	1	2	-1	1	0.5
46	Lincoln Red Imps	2	0	1	1	1	2	-1	1	0.5
47	KuPS	2	0	1	1	2	3	-1	1	0.5
48	Rangers	2	0	1	1	2	3	-1	1	0.5
49	Twente	2	0	1	1	3	4	-1	1	0.5
50	Hammarby	2	0	1	1	2	4	-2	1	0.5
51	Hearts	2	0	1	1	2	7	-5	1	0.5
52	Loser Match 10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
53	Loser Match 11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
54	Loser Match 12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
55	Loser Match 3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
56	Loser Match 4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
57	Loser Match 7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
58	Loser Match 8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
59	Loser Match 9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
60	Bournemouth	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
61	Celtic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
62	Crystal Palace	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
63	Hoffenheim	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
64	Juventus	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
65	Levski Sofia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
66	NEC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
67	Olympique Marseille	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
68	Real Sociedad	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
69	Torreense	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
70	Union Saint-Gilloise	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
71	AZ	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1	0	0
72	Celta de Vigo	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1	0	0
73	Milan	1	0	0	1	0	2	-2	0	0
74	Celje	1	0	0	1	0	2	-2	0	0
75	Derry City	2	0	0	2	3	5	-2	0	0
76	Midtjylland	2	0	0	2	0	3	-3	0	0
77	Tromsø	2	0	0	2	1	4	-3	0	0
78	Mjällby	2	0	0	2	0	4	-4	0	0
79	Vojvodina	2	0	0	2	1	5	-4	0	0
80	AGF	2	0	0	2	2	6	-4	0	0
81	Trabzonspor	2	0	0	2	0	5	-5	0	0
82	Kairat	2	0	0	2	0	6	-6	0	0
83	KÍ	2	0	0	2	0	6	-6	0	0
84	Vestri	2	0	0	2	0	6	-6	0	0

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