Celtic vs Midtjylland

UEFA Champions League - 2nd Qualifying Round 20 Jul 2021, 18:45
Celtic
Celtic
1–1
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Midtjylland
Midtjylland
🏟 Celtic Park (Glasgow) 👤 S. Schärer

Match report

Celtic were held to a 1-1 draw by Midtjylland in the UEFA Champions League - 2nd Qualifying Round on 20 July 2021.

Celtic dominated possession with 62% of the ball and had 15 shots to Midtjylland's 3.

The match was played at Celtic Park (Glasgow), with S. Schärer in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 62% - 38% Shots 15 - 3 On target 4 - 1 Corners 6 - 2 Fouls 12 - 11 Yellow cards 5
8
Player of the match
Liel Abada
Celtic · 1 goal
8 Evander 1 goal
8 Ryan Christie captained the side
7 Vasilis Barkas captained the side
7 Anthony Ralston captained the side
First half vs second half
Midtjylland came out stronger after half-time, with 3 second-half shots against 0 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 8–0 7–3
Shots On Goal 2–0 2–1
Ball Possession 66–34 —
Corners 2–0 4–2
Attacks 59–38 58–51
Match statistics
4 Substitution 4
117 Attacks 89
54 Dangerous Attacks 28
4 On Target 1
11 Off Target 3
15 Shots Total 3
4 Shots On Goal 1
8 Shots Off Goal 1
3 Shots Blocked 1
9 Shots Inside Box 0
6 Shots Outside Box 3
12 Fouls 11
6 Corners 2
1 Offsides 6
62% Ball Possession 38%
2 Yellow Cards 4
1 Red Cards 1
0 Saves 3
508 Passes Total 301
433 Passes Accurate 220
Line-ups 4-3-3  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Celtic · 4-3-3
1 V. Barkas
56 A. Ralston 57 S. Welsh 6 N. Bitton 3 G. Taylor
14 D. Turnbull 12 I. Soro 42 C. McGregor
11 L. Abada 22 O. Édouard 17 R. Christie
Midtjylland · 4-3-3
1 J. Lössl
14 H. Dalsgaard 28 E. Sviatchenko 5 D. Høegh 29 Paulinho
34 M. Anderson 10 Evander 37 R. Onyedika
36 A. Dreyer 74 J. Brumado 7 P. Sisto
Celtic
Coach
A. Postecoglou
Substitutes
  • 65 Conor Hazard
  • 29 Scott Bain
  • 26 Osaze Urhoghide
  • 54 Adam Montgomery
  • 23 Boli Bolingoli
  • 18 Tom Rogic
  • 47 Dane Murray
  • 30 Liam Shaw
  • 52 Ewan Henderson
  • 49 James Forrest
  • 10 Albian Ajeti
  • 9 Leigh Griffiths
Midtjylland
Coach
B. Henriksen
Substitutes
  • 16 Elías Rafn Ólafsson
  • 30 Jared Thompson
  • 6 Joel Andersson
  • 20 Rasmus Nicolaisen
  • 2 Dion Cools
  • 44 Nicolas Dyhr
  • 54 Oscar Fraulo
  • 11 Awer Mabil
  • 39 Victor Torp
  • 43 Nicolas Madsen
  • 48 Mads Hansen
  • 53 Victor Lind
Substitutions
  • 45' ↑ D. Murray ↓ L. Abada Celtic
  • 72' ↑ A. Mabil ↓ M. Anderson Midtjylland
  • 77' ↑ A. Ajeti ↓ O. Edouard Celtic
  • 78' ↑ T. Rogic ↓ D. Turnbull Celtic
  • 82' ↑ N. Madsen ↓ 637146 Midtjylland
  • 87' ↑ M. Hansen ↓ Junior Brumado Midtjylland
  • 88' ↑ J. Andersson ↓ Paulinho Midtjylland
Cards
  • 26' H. Dalsgaard Midtjylland
  • 38' N. Bitton Celtic
  • 44' A. Dreyer Midtjylland
  • 45' B. Midtjylland
  • 81' R. Onyedika Midtjylland
Head-to-head
Celtic 0 1 draws 2 Midtjylland
2025-11-06 Midtjylland vs Celtic 3 - 1
2021-07-28 Midtjylland vs Celtic 2 - 1
2021-07-20 Celtic vs Midtjylland 1 - 1
Recent form
Celtic D D D D W
Midtjylland W D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Celtic vs Midtjylland?
Celtic drew 1-1 against Midtjylland on 20 July 2021.
Who won Celtic vs Midtjylland?
Neither — the match finished 1-1.
Where was Celtic vs Midtjylland played?
The match was played at Celtic Park (Glasgow).
Who had more possession in Celtic vs Midtjylland?
Celtic had 62% of possession, compared to 38% for the other side.