Match Report
Maribor went into the game 400th in the table on 8 points; Celtic sat 133rd on 3 — a 5-point gap. Celtic had been under-performing their position — 941st on five-round form against 133rd in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.17/1.17 for Maribor and 2/1 for Celtic (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.75.
Recent form was uneven: 4/15 points for Maribor, 10/15 for Celtic.
Ljudski vrt in Maribor staged the fixture, a ground that holds 12,702. It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.