Celtic vs Sturm Graz

UEFA Europa League - League Phase 23 Oct 2025, 19:00
Celtic
Celtic
2–1
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Sturm Graz
Sturm Graz
🏟 Celtic Park Round 3

Match report

Celtic edged past Sturm Graz 2-1 in the UEFA Europa League - League Phase on 23 October 2025.

Celtic had 20 shots to Sturm Graz's 8.

T. Chukwuani was sent off in the 70th minute.

The match was played at Celtic Park.

Half-time 0-1 Shots 20 - 8 On target 7 - 1 Corners 9 - 2 Fouls 16 - 16 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 2
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Player of the match
Liam Scales
Celtic · 1 goal
8 Tomi Horvat 1 goal
8 Kieran Tierney 60 passes (78% accurate)
8 Arne Engels 1 assist
8 Colby Donovan 1 assist
First half vs second half
Celtic stepped it up after the break, with 12 shots in the second half compared to 8 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 8–3 12–5
Shots On Goal 2–1 5–0
Ball Possession 64–36 —
Corners 4–0 5–2
Attacks 59–35 72–39
Match statistics
9 Corners 2
3 Substitution 5
131 Attacks 74
81 Dangerous Attacks 33
7 On Target 2
14 Off Target 7
20 Shots Total 8
7 Shots On Goal 1
8 Shots Off Goal 7
5 Shots Blocked 0
18 Shots Inside Box 3
2 Shots Outside Box 5
16 Fouls 16
9 Corners 2
1 Offsides 7
66% Ball Possession 34%
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 1
0 Saves 4
603 Passes Total 311
518 Passes Accurate 220
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
27 A. Engels 17 K. Iheanacho 23 S. Tounekti
Sturm Graz · 4-2-3-1
40 M. Bignetti
5 T. Oermann 47 E. Aiwu 24 D. Lavalėe 17 E. Karić
4 J. Stanković 21 T. Chukwuani
19 T. Horvat 10 O. Kiteishvili 8 F. Rózga
77 M. Malone
Celtic
Coach
Brendan Rodgers
Substitutes
  • 24 Johnny Kenny
  • 51 Colby Donovan
  • 10 Michel Ange Balikwisha
  • 12 Viljami Sinisalo
  • 56 Anthony Ralston
  • 6 Auston Trusty
  • 36 Marcelo Saracchi
  • 47 Dane Murray
  • 14 Luke McCowan
  • 28 Paulo Bernardo
  • 49 James Forrest
  • 13 Yang Hyun-Jun
Sturm Graz
Coach
Jürgen Säumel
Substitutes
  • 2 Jeyland Mitchell
  • 43 Jacob Hödl
  • 20 Seedy Jatta
  • 38 Leon Grgić
  • 11 Axel Kayombo
  • 53 Daniil Khudyakov
  • 32 Christoph Wiener Pucher
  • 35 Niklas Geyrhofer
  • 23 Arjan Malić
  • 22 Julius Beck
  • 25 Stefan Hierländer
Substitutions
  • 4' ↑ J. Kenny ↓ K. Iheanacho Celtic
  • 26' ↑ C. Donovan ↓ A. Johnston Celtic
  • 46' ↑ J. Mitchell ↓ T. Oermann Sturm Graz
  • 59' ↑ S. Jatta ↓ M. Malone Sturm Graz
  • 59' ↑ J. Hodl ↓ F. Rozga Sturm Graz
  • 78' ↑ M. Balikwisha ↓ S. Tounekti Celtic
  • 78' ↑ L. Grgic ↓ O. Kiteishvili Sturm Graz
  • 82' ↑ A. Kayombo ↓ T. Horvat Sturm Graz
Cards
  • 70' T. Chukwuani Sturm Graz
  • 56' J. Gorenc Stankovic Sturm Graz
  • 58' C. Carter-Vickers Celtic
Head-to-head
Celtic 1 0 draws 0 Sturm Graz
2025-10-23 Celtic vs Sturm Graz 2 - 1
Recent form
Celtic D D D D W
Sturm Graz D D D W W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Celtic vs Sturm Graz?
Celtic won 2-1 against Sturm Graz on 23 October 2025.
Who won Celtic vs Sturm Graz?
Celtic won the match 2-1.
Where was Celtic vs Sturm Graz played?
The match was played at Celtic Park.