UEFA Champions League

Season 2025/2026

UEFA Champions League

Kairat Almaty vs Celtic – Lineups & Match Details

Kairat Almaty and Celtic drew 0-0. Kairat Almaty had 33% possession against Celtic's 67%. Shots on target: 4-5.

UEFA Champions League · Play-offs

Tuesday, 26 August 2025

Kairat AlmatyKairat Almaty

0 - 0

Penalties

HT: 0 - 0

CelticCeltic

Referee: Maurizio Mariani, Italy

Lineups

Kairat AlmatyKairat Almaty4-2-3-1
T. Anarbekov77T. AnarbekovG
E. Tapalov20E. TapalovD
A. Martynovich14A. MartynovichD
E. Sorokin80E. SorokinD
L. Mata3L. MataD
D. Glazer18D. GlazerM
O. Arad15O. AradM
A. Mrynskiy24A. MrynskiyM
Jorginho7JorginhoM
V. Gromyko55V. GromykoM
Ricardinho99RicardinhoF

Substitutes

31D. ReimovG
82S. KalmurzaG
4D. KasabulatD
5L. KurginD
6A. SadybekovM
17O. BaybekM
25A. ShirobokovD
33J. StanojevM
44L. GadraniD
81I. BekbolatF
87A. TuyakbaevM
89R. BagdatF
CelticCeltic4-3-3
K. Schmeichel1K. SchmeichelG
A. Ralston56A. RalstonD
C. Carter-Vickers20C. Carter-VickersD
L. Scales5L. ScalesD
K. Tierney63K. TierneyD
B. Nygren8B. NygrenM
C. McGregor42C. McGregorM
R. Hatate41R. HatateM
J. Forrest49J. ForrestF
D. Maeda38D. MaedaF
Yang Hyun-Jun13Yang Hyun-JunF

Substitutes

12V. SinisaloG
31R. DoohanG
4J. Simpson-PuseyD
9A. IdahF
14L. McCowanM
18S. YamadaF
19C. OsmandF
24J. KennyF
27A. EngelsM
28P. BernardoM
47D. MurrayD
51C. DonovanD

Match Events

64'S

D. Glazer

Substitution 1

70'S

Yang Hyun-Jun

Substitution 1

70'S

J. Forrest

Substitution 2

75'S

K. Tierney

Substitution 3

80'S

Ricardinho

Substitution 2

101'Y

R. Hatate

106'S

R. Hatate

Substitution 4

106'S

A. Ralston

Substitution 5

117'S

E. Tapalov

Substitution 3

119'S

Luís Mata

Substitution 4

Statistics

Kairat Almaty
33%67%
Celtic
0Expected Goals (xG)0
12Total Shots11
4Shots on Target5
5Corners7
12Fouls19
3Offsides0
64Pass Accuracy (%)83
0Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Kairat Almaty host Celtic on Tuesday, 26 August 2025. The kick-off time is 16:45 local. The fixture is part of the UEFA Champions League schedule. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Kairat Almaty have taken 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 draw. Celtic have collected 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 2 draws in a row.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 1 time recently. Past results: 20 Aug 2025: Kairat Almaty 0-0 Celtic. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Kairat Almaty and Celtic drew 0-0 after penalties. The full-time whistle came with the totals Kairat Almaty 0, Celtic 0.

Stat highlights

Kairat Almaty held 33% of the ball against 67% for Celtic. Shots on target finished 4-5.

Verdict

The 0-0 draw gives both clubs a single point. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.