Celtic vs Kairat

UEFA Champions League - Play-offs 20 Aug 2025, 19:00
Celtic
Celtic
0–0
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Kairat
Kairat
🏟 Celtic Park (Glasgow) 👤 Espen Eskås

Match report

Celtic played out a goalless draw with Kairat in the UEFA Champions League - Play-offs on 20 August 2025.

Kairat failed to register a single shot on target, while Celtic dominated possession with 75% of the ball.

Celtic had 10 shots to Kairat's 8.

The match was played at Celtic Park (Glasgow), with Espen Eskås in charge.

Possession 75% - 25% Shots 10 - 8 On target 3 - 0 Corners 15 - 3 Fouls 12 - 9 Yellow cards 5
8
Player of the match
Liam Scales
Celtic · 101 passes (90% accurate)
8 Callum McGregor captained the side
7 Kasper Schmeichel captained the side
7 Alistair Johnston captained the side
7 Cameron Carter-Vickers 116 passes (95% accurate)
First half vs second half
Celtic stepped it up after the break, with 7 shots in the second half compared to 3 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 3–5 7–3
Shots On Goal 0–0 3–0
Ball Possession 71–29 —
Corners 6–2 9–1
Attacks 67–37 78–25
Match statistics
15 Corners 3
5 Substitution 2
145 Attacks 62
84 Dangerous Attacks 15
3 On Target 1
6 Off Target 8
10 Shots Total 8
3 Shots On Goal 0
2 Shots Off Goal 5
5 Shots Blocked 3
5 Shots Inside Box 4
5 Shots Outside Box 4
12 Fouls 9
15 Corners 3
0 Offsides 3
75% Ball Possession 25%
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Saves 3
699 Passes Total 235
607 Passes Accurate 145
Line-ups 4-3-3  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Celtic · 4-3-3
1 K. Schmeichel
2 A. Johnston 20 C. Carter-Vickers 5 L. Scales 63 K. Tierney
8 B. Nygren 42 C. McGregor 41 R. Hatate
49 J. Forrest 9 A. Idah 38 D. Maeda
Kairat · 4-2-3-1
1 A. Zarutskiy
24 A. Mrynskiy 14 A. Martynovich 80 E. Sorokin 20 E. Tapalov
15 A. Ofri 18 D. Glazer
55 V. Gromyko 7 Jorginho 9 D. Satpaev
26 Edmilson
Celtic
Coach
Brendan Rodgers
Substitutes
  • 56 Anthony Ralston
  • 13 Yang Hyun-Jun
  • 27 Arne Engels
  • 6 Auston Trusty
  • 18 Shin Yamada
  • 12 Viljami Sinisalo
  • 4 Jahmai Simpson-Pusey
  • 47 Dane Murray
  • 14 Luke McCowan
  • 19 Callum Osmand
  • 28 Paulo Bernardo
  • 24 Johnny Kenny
Kairat
Coach
Rafael Urazbakhtin
Substitutes
  • 77 Temirlan Anarbekov
  • 99 Ricardinho
  • 82 Sherkhan Kalmurza
  • 4 Damir Kasabulat
  • 5 Lev Kurgin
  • 25 Aleksandr Shirobokov
  • 44 Luka Gadrani
  • 6 Adilet Sadybekov
  • 17 Olzhas Baibek
  • 33 Jug Stanojev
  • 89 Ramazan Bagdat
Substitutions
  • 35' ↑ A. Ralston ↓ A. Johnston Celtic
  • 46' ↑ Yang Hyun-Jun ↓ A. Idah Celtic
  • 70' ↑ A. Engels ↓ J. Forrest Celtic
  • 75' ↑ T. Anarbekov ↓ A. Zarutskiy Kairat
  • 76' ↑ A. Trusty ↓ K. Tierney Celtic
  • 77' ↑ S. Yamada ↓ B. Nygren Celtic
  • 83' ↑ Ricardinho ↓ Edmilson Kairat
Cards
  • 6' A. Martynovich Kairat
  • 26' C. McGregor Celtic
  • 31' K. Tierney Celtic
  • 31' D. Glazer Kairat
  • 90+10' D. Satpaev Kairat
Head-to-head
Celtic 0 1 draws 1 Kairat
2025-08-26 Kairat vs Celtic 1 - 0
2025-08-20 Celtic vs Kairat 0 - 0
Recent form
Celtic D D D D W
Kairat D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Celtic vs Kairat?
Celtic drew 0-0 against Kairat on 20 August 2025.
Who won Celtic vs Kairat?
Neither — the match finished 0-0.
Where was Celtic vs Kairat played?
The match was played at Celtic Park (Glasgow).
Who had more possession in Celtic vs Kairat?
Celtic had 75% of possession, compared to 25% for the other side.