Season 2025/2026

UEFA Europa League

Celtic vs SC Braga – Lineups & Match Details

SC Braga beat Celtic 2-0. Goals: Ricardo Horta (20'), Gabri Martínez (85'). Celtic had 56% possession against SC Braga's 44%. Shots on target: 3-6.

UEFA Europa League · League Stage - 2

Thursday, 2 October 2025

Celtic

0 - 2

Full Time

HT: 0 - 1

SC Braga

Referee: Tobias Stieler, Germany

Lineups

Celtic4-3-3

1K. SchmeichelG

51C. DonovanD

20C. Carter-VickersD

5L. ScalesD

63K. TierneyD

8B. NygrenM

42C. McGregorM

28P. BernardoM

38D. MaedaF

17K. IheanachoF

23S. TounektiF

Substitutes

12V. SinisaloG

6A. TrustyD

10M. BalikwishaF

13Yang Hyun-JunF

14L. McCowanM

24J. KennyF

27A. EngelsM

36M. SaracchiD

41R. HatateM

47D. MurrayD

49J. ForrestM

56A. RalstonD

SC Braga3-4-2-1

1L. HornicekG

14G. LagerbielkeD

6Vitor CarvalhoD

26B. Arrey-MbiD

41Y. da RochaM

29GorbyM

27F. GrillitschM

5L. LeloM

21R. HortaF

18P. VictorF

9A. El OuazzaniF

Substitutes

12T. SaG

36A. BellaarouchG

2V. GomezD

4S. NiakateD

8J. MoutinhoM

10R. ZalazarM

33J. MarquesM

39F. NavarroF

50D. RodriguesM

72J. AragaoF

77G. MartinezF

95S. VidigalF

Match Events

13'Y

Yanis da Rocha

20'G

Ricardo Horta

Assist: Jean-Baptiste Gorby

46'S

Colby Donovan

Substitution 1

46'S

Yanis da Rocha

Substitution 1

65'S

F. Grillitsch

Substitution 2

67'S

Paulo Bernardo

Substitution 2

67'S

B. Nygren

Substitution 3

71'S

Ricardo Horta

Substitution 3

71'S

Pau Victor

Substitution 4

77'S

D. Maeda

Substitution 4

81'Y

M. Saracchi

81'S

K. Tierney

Substitution 5

82'S

A. El Ouazzani

Substitution 5

85'G

Gabri Martínez

89'Y

L. Scales

Statistics

Celtic

56%44%

SC Braga

0.65Expected Goals (xG)1.05

9Total Shots13

3Shots on Target6

7Corners5

15Fouls9

1Offsides2

88Pass Accuracy (%)83

2Yellow Cards1

0Red Cards0

Match preview

Celtic host SC Braga on Thursday, 2 October 2025. The kick-off time is 16:45 local. The fixture is part of the UEFA Europa League schedule. Celtic go into the match 21st in the table; SC Braga sit 6th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Celtic have taken 0 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss from their last 5. Recent run: 4 draws in a row. SC Braga have collected 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 loss.

Match recap

SC Braga beat Celtic 2-0. SC Braga replied with Ricardo Horta 20', Gabri Martínez 85'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 85 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Celtic held 56% of the ball against 44% for SC Braga. Shots on target finished 3-6. Expected goals read 0.65 for Celtic, 1.05 for SC Braga.

Verdict

SC Braga take the three points; Celtic look at a thin night for the home crowd. Celtic sat 21st and SC Braga 6th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.