Benfica - Celtic

Benfica

UEFA Europa League League Stage 2026 - Round 2

Thursday 15 October 2026 20:00

Planned

Celtic

Match preview

Benfica take on Celtic in UEFA Europa League at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz) on 15 October 2026.

The most recent match for Benfica was a 1-3 defeat against FC Porto, after a 2-0 win over AC Milan before that.

The most recent match for Celtic was a 0-1 defeat against Rangers, after a 1-3 defeat against Ferencvarosi TC before that.

Our algorithm predicts Benfica to win, with a probability of 54%. The full split: Benfica 54%, draw 23%, Celtic 23%.

Team forms

Benfica

FC Porto 1-3 W

AC Milan 2-0 W

GIL Vicente 3-1 W

Moreirense 4-0 W

Maritimo 3-0

Celtic

Rangers 0-1 L

Ferencvarosi TC 1-3 L

Rangers 0-3 W

ST Johnstone 1-0 W

ST Mirren 2-1

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Possible line-up

This possible line-up is based on both teams' past line-ups, especially the most recent one. The actual line-up may differ and will be shown here as soon as it is announced.

Benfica — Formation: 4-2-3-1

Samuel Jumpe Soares

Alexander Hartmann Bah

Tomás Lemos Araújo

Clément Nicolas Laurent Lenglet

Samuel Dahl

Fredrik Aursnes

João Maria Lobo Alves Palhinha Gonçalves

Rafael Alexandre Fernandes Ferreira da Silva

Heorhii Sudakov

Gianluca Prestianni Gross

Vangelis Pavlidis