Europa League

Europa League | Group Stage

Oct 29, 2020 at 5.55pm UK

Stade Pierre-Mauroy

Lille
2 - 2
Celtic

Celik (67'), Ikone (75')
Andre (41')

FT(HT: 0-2)

Elyounoussi (28', 33')
Ntcham (22'), Bain (52'), Ajeti (64'), Laxalt (73'), Elyounoussi (84')

Celtic's Mohamed Elyounoussi: 'Mixed emotions after Lille draw'

The Hoops attacker scored twice in a four-minute spell before the break.

Oct 30, 09:47

Celtic manager Neil Lennon pictured on October 17, 2020

Neil Lennon delighted with Celtic's "character" against Lille

The Scottish champions had lost at home to Old Firm rivals Rangers and then AC Milan in their first Group H fixture.

Oct 29, 21:57

The Match

Match Report

Hoops keeper Scott Bain also saved a penalty.

Preview

Sport Mole previews Thursday's Europa League clash between Lille and Celtic, including predictions, team news and possible starting lineups.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Lille win with a probability of 44.85%. A win for Celtic had a probability of 32.37% and a draw had a probability of 22.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a Lille win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.96%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (6.64%) and 2-0 (5.97%). The likeliest Celtic win was 1-2 (7.48%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.96%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 6.7% likelihood.

Result
Lille	Draw	Celtic
44.85%	22.78%	32.37%

Both teams to score 64.84%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

64.03%

35.96%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

41.94%

58.06%

Lille Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

83.44%

16.56%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

53.66%

46.34%

Celtic Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

77.7%

22.29%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

44.24%

55.75%

Score Analysis

Lille 44.85%

Celtic 32.37%

Draw 22.78%

Lille	Draw	Celtic
2-1 @ 8.96% 1-0 @ 6.64% 2-0 @ 5.97% 3-1 @ 5.37% 3-2 @ 4.03% 3-0 @ 3.58% 4-1 @ 2.41% 4-2 @ 1.81% 4-0 @ 1.61% 4-3 @ 0.91% Other @ 3.57% Total : 44.85%	1-1 @ 9.96% 2-2 @ 6.72% 0-0 @ 3.69% 3-3 @ 2.02% Other @ 0.38% Total : 22.78%	1-2 @ 7.48% 0-1 @ 5.54% 0-2 @ 4.16% 1-3 @ 3.74% 2-3 @ 3.36% 0-3 @ 2.08% 1-4 @ 1.4% 2-4 @ 1.26% Other @ 3.34% Total : 32.37%