Match Report
The table read 21st (Celtic, 11 pts) against 26th (Sturm Graz, 7 pts), 4 points apart. Celtic ranked 17th in the league on five-round form, well above their 21st table position. Per game in the league, Celtic were scoring 1.63 and conceding 1.88, Sturm Graz 0.63 and 1.38, against a competition average of 1.34 goals per team per game.
Sturm Graz arrived on a run of four straight wins. The last-five ledger: Celtic 5/15, Sturm Graz 12/15.
The match was played at Celtic Park (capacity 60,411). On the scoreboard, Sturm Graz led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-1.
Goal scorers
Celtic: Liam Scales (61'), Benjamin Nygren (64') · Sturm Graz: Tomi Horvat (15')
Key stats
Possession: Celtic 66% · Sturm Graz 34% · Total shots: 20-8 · On target: 7-1 · Corners: 9-2