Celtic 4-2 Utrecht
Key numbers
- Possession 52% – 48%
- Shots 10 (5 on target) – 6 (3)
- Decisive moment: 6' Benjamin Nygren, FN xPts +0.7
Benjamin Nygren 6'
Nick Viergever 10' (OG)
Arne Engels 19' (pen)
Auston Trusty 66'
Nick Viergever 10' (OG)
Arne Engels 19' (pen)
Auston Trusty 66'
HT 3:1
Dani de Wit 44'
Adrian Blake 62'
Adrian Blake 62'
Celtic 24th → 20th · 11 pts|Utrecht 34th · 1 pt
Celtic won on the scoreboard and on xG (2.66–0.41).
Player of the matchArne EngelsDecisive moment6' Benjamin Nygren+0.7
Player of the match
Arne Engels Strong
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 7.9 (Strong)
Game state
Celtic ahead 84 min · level 6 min · Utrecht ahead 0 min
FN xPts — what each moment was worth
How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.
6'
Benjamin Nygren
Goal · scorer +0.5 · assist Kieran Tierney +0.2
+0.7
10'
Nick Viergever
Own goal
−0.3
19'
Arne Engels
Pen goal
+0.2
44'
Dani de Wit
Goal · assist Niklas Vesterlund
+0.1
62'
Adrian Blake
Goal · scorer +0.2 · assist Gjivai Zechiël +0.1
+0.3
66'
Auston Trusty
Goal · scorer +0.3 · assist Arne Engels +0.1
+0.4
Celtic
Expected (no record yet, starting estimate) 1.6Own moments +1.3Opponent moments −0.1Time effect +0.2→ League points won 3
Utrecht
Expected (no record yet, starting estimate) 1.2Own moments +0.1Opponent moments −0.9Time effect −0.4→ League points won 0
Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.
How FN Score and FN xPts work →Match stats
CelticUtrecht
52%Possession48%
2.66Expected goals (xG)0.41
0.27xG per shot0.07
10Shots6
5Shots on target3
50%Shots on target %50%
9Shots in box4
492Passes459
86%Pass accuracy85%
9Corners5
1Saves2
12Fouls7
2Yellow cards1
1Offsides1
Compared with usual
Celtic
7 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 4 | 1.3 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 1.9 | |
| xG | 2.66 | 1.7 | |
| xG against | 0.41 | 1.7 | |
| Shots | 10 | 9.3 | |
| On target | 5 | 4.3 | |
| Shots faced | 6 | 17.6 | |
| xG per shot | 0.27 | 0.19 | |
| Possession | 52% | 50.3% | |
| Passes | 492 | 474.1 | |
| Pass accuracy | 86% | 81.4% | |
| Corners | 9 | 4.6 | |
| Fouls | 12 | 12.1 |
Utrecht
7 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 0.43 | |
| Conceded | 4 | 1.6 | |
| xG | 0.41 | 0.96 | |
| xG against | 2.66 | 1.4 | |
| Shots | 6 | 10.3 | |
| On target | 3 | 3.1 | |
| Shots faced | 10 | 15 | |
| xG per shot | 0.07 | 0.09 | |
| Possession | 48% | 43.1% | |
| Passes | 459 | 373.7 | |
| Pass accuracy | 85% | 78.4% | |
| Corners | 5 | 3.6 | |
| Fouls | 7 | 13.3 |
Timeline
- 6' Goal Benjamin Nygren competition goal #3 assist Kieran Tierney
- 10' Goal Nick Viergever (OG) assist Benjamin Nygren
- 17' VAR Auston Trusty
- 19' Goal Arne Engels (pen) competition goal #1
- 33' Yellow Yang Hyun-Jun
- 39' Yellow Arne Engels
- 44' Goal Dani de Wit assist Niklas Vesterlund
- 61' Sub Miguel Rodríguez → Can Bozdoğan
- 61' Sub Derry Murkin → Souffian El Karouani
- 62' Goal Adrian Blake assist Gjivai Zechiël
- 64' Yellow Souffian El Karouani
- 66' Goal Auston Trusty competition goal #2 assist Arne Engels
- 68' Sub Sebastian Tounekti → Kelechi Iheanacho
- 68' Sub Daizen Maeda → James Forrest
- 78' Sub Yang Hyun-Jun → Luke McCowan
- 78' Sub Arne Engels → Paulo Bernardo
- 78' Sub Yoann Cathline → Bjorn Menzo
- 86' Sub Adrian Blake → Davy van den Berg
- 86' Sub Gjivai Zechiël → Rafik El Arguioui
- 90+2' Sub Kieran Tierney → Dane Murray
Category leaders
- Key passesKieran Tierney3
- Duels wonNiklas Vesterlund8/9
- DribblesAdrian Blake2/2
- Defensive actionsColby Donovan4
- ShotsBenjamin Nygren3 (on target 3)
Past-season matches are summarised from match data (API-Football) without a written review. FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.