Celtic vs Olympique Marseille prediction and preview
Europa League · Thursday 21 January 2027, 20:00 UTC
Match facts
Celtic vs Olympique Marseille
Europa League · Thursday 21 January 2027, 20:00 UTC · Celtic Park, Glasgow
Celtic vs Olympique Marseille preview
Celtic welcome Olympique Marseille at Celtic Park in Glasgow on Thursday 21 January 2027 (20:00 UTC) in the Europa League. Celtic sit 35th on 0 points after 3 matches, while Olympique Marseille sit 34th on 0 points after 3 matches.
Celtic have collected 1 win, 0 draws and 4 defeats from their last 5 league games; Olympique Marseille have 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats over the same stretch. Over their last 5, Celtic have scored 1.4 and conceded 2.6 goals per game, with 5 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 4. Olympique Marseille average 2.2 scored and 1.2 conceded across their last 6, with 2 clean sheets.
At home this season Celtic have 1 win, 0 draws and 2 defeats from 3 matches; on the road Olympique Marseille have 2 wins, 0 draws and 4 defeats from 6.
Across the Europa League this season, 134 matches have produced 2.8 goals per game; home sides have won 47% and 21% have been drawn.
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Form and table
- CelticLast five: W L L L L
- Olympique MarseilleLast five: L W L W W
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Olympique Marseille | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 0 | LLL |
| 35 | Celtic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 0 | LLL |
Team news
Celtic expected line-up (4-2-3-1)
Kieran Tierney, Colby Donovan, Auston Trusty, Cameron Carter-Vickers, Liam Scales, Callum McGregor, Mika Baur, Benjamin Nygren, Camilo Durán
Olympique Marseille expected line-up (4-1-4-1)
Jeffrey de Lange, Timothy Weah, Nayef Aguerd, Emerson, CJ Egan-Riley, Igor Paixão, Himad Abdelli, Tochukwu Nnadi, Amine Harit, Pierre-Emile Højbjerg, Amine Gouiri
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