Match summary
Celtic beat Sturm Graz 2-1 in the Europa League, League Stage.
Celtic vs Sturm GrazResult, Lineups & H2H
Celtic Park
Celtic vs Sturm Graz in numbers
What stands outUpdated 2026-09-27
- Celtic won 2-1 after trailing 0-1.Trailed from the 15th minute; timeline of 3 goals matches the final score.
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Celtic1W 2D 2L
CelticSturm Graz
5Pointsof 1512
4Goals scored9
7Goals conceded6
1Clean sheets2
0Scored in a row4
0Unbeaten in a row4
1Without a win0
3Conceded in a row1
Head to head1 meeting · Jul 2016
- Celtic wins
- 1
- Draws
- 0
- Sturm Graz wins
- 0
Meetings
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 44 earlier results
CelticSturm Graz
#29Position#22
1Points2 v 2 games3
-2Goal difference-1
0.5Scored per gameleague avg 1.181
1.5Conceded per game1.5
#26Form table position#17
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
CelticSturm Graz
- 82'Substitution · Sturm Graz · Axel Kayombo · InOut: Tomi Horvat
- Substitution · Celtic · Michel-Ange Balikwisha · InOut: Sebastian Tounekti78'
- 78'Substitution · Sturm Graz · Leon Grgic · InOut: Otar Kiteishvili
- 70'Red Card · Sturm Graz · Tochi Chukwuani
- Goal · Celtic · Benjamin Nygren2-164'
- Goal · Celtic · Liam Scales1-161'
- 60'Substitution · Sturm Graz · Seedy Jatta · InOut: Maurice Malone
- 59'Substitution · Sturm Graz · Jacob Peter Hödl · InOut: Filip Rózga
- Yellow Card · Celtic · Cameron Carter-Vickers58'
- 56'Yellow Card · Sturm Graz · Jon Gorenc Stankovic
- 46'Substitution · Sturm Graz · Jeyland Mitchell · InOut: Tim Oermann
- Substitution · Celtic · Colby Donovan · InOut: Alistair Johnston26'
- 15'Goal · Sturm Graz · Tomi Horvat0-1
- Substitution · Celtic · Johnny Kenny · InOut: Kelechi Iheanacho4'
Match Statistics
Match stats
CelticSturm Graz
66%Ball Possession34%
20Shots Total8
7Shots On Target1
9Corners2
16Fouls16
1Yellow Cards1
1Offsides7
0Saves4
603Passes311
8Shots Off Target7
131Attacks74
81Dangerous Attacks33
18Shots Inside Box3
2Shots Outside Box5
2Goals1
16Free Kicks16
5Shots Blocked0
3Substitutions5
0Hit Woodwork1
9Tackles14
2Assists1
520Accurate Passes220
0Red Cards1
2Injuries0
24Total Crosses7
10Accurate Crosses2
8Interceptions16
60Duels Won47
7Big Chances Created0
5Big Chances Missed0
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-3-3 · 4-3-1-2
Player Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.0 | 90' | 0 | 1 | 1/2 | 37(81%) | 1 | 2/6 | |
| 7.8 | 90' | 1 | 0 | 1/2 | 93(95%) | - | 7/13 | |
| 7.7 | 64' | 0 | 1 | - | 49(78%) | 1 | 5/8 | |
| 7.3 | 78' | 0 | 0 | - | 46(76%) | - | 9/15 | |
| 7.2 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 67(94%) | 2 | 8/12 | |
| 7.0 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 60(78%) | - | 2/6 | |
| 7.0 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 98(96%) | - | 7/9 | |
| 6.9 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 58(88%) | - | 1/6 | |
| 6.9 | 12' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 5(75%) | 1 | 2/3 | |
| 6.8 | 86' | 0 | 0 | 2/6 | 10(36%) | 2 | 7/15 | |
| 6.7 | 90' | 1 | 0 | 3/7 | 32(84%) | 1 | 3/12 | |
| 6.6 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 34(85%) | - | - | |
| 6.5 | 4' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| 6.2 | 26' | 0 | 0 | - | 14(64%) | - | 1/2 |
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