UEFA Europa League 25/26, Playoff round · 19 Feb 2026

Celtic 1–4 VfB Stuttgart

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Jan 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Celtic favourites at 44%.

VfB Stuttgart won a close one on the chances: 1.9 xG to 2.1.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Tiago Tomás, 100.0 in 12′.

Player	Min	G	xG	Score
Reo Hatate Midfielder	28	0	0.07	67.4
Benjamin Nygren Forward	71	1	0.93	61.8
Kelechi Iheanacho Forward	19	0	–	59.5
Yang Hyun-Jun Midfielder	28	0	–	56.3
Auston Trusty Defender	90	0	–	52.9
Callum McGregor Midfielder	90	0	–	51.3
Liam Scales Defender	90	0	–	48.1
Luke McCowan Midfielder	19	0	0.06	47.9
Sebastian Tounekti Forward	90	0	0.06	44.2
Tomáš Čvančara Forward	71	0	0.11	42.8
Daizen Maeda Forward	62	0	–	42.1
Paulo Bernardo Midfielder	62	0	–	38.6
Kieran Tierney Defender	78	0	–	37.7
Marcelo Saracchi Defender	12	0	0.11	37.5
Julián Araujo Defender	90	0	0.73	35.1
Kasper Schmeichel Goalkeeper	90	0	–	29.8

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score
Tiago Tomás Forward	12	1	0	0.52	100.0
Nikolas Nartey Midfielder	18	0	1	0.34	88.1
Bilal El Khannouss Midfielder	72	2	0	0.39	60.6
Jeff Chabot Defender	78	0	0	–	60.5
Luca Jaquez Defender	12	0	0	–	57.6
Deniz Undav Forward	90	0	2	0.29	52.4
Alexander Nübel Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	49.6
Jamie Leweling Midfielder	72	1	0	0.07	49.3
Chema Andrés Midfielder	1	0	0	–	48.0
Chris Führich Midfielder	18	0	0	0.06	47.2
Angelo Stiller Midfielder	89	0	0	–	46.3
Josha Vagnoman Defender	90	0	0	–	44.9
Atakan Karazor Midfielder	90	0	0	–	44.5
Finn Jeltsch Defender	90	0	0	–	43.8
Ermedin Demirović Forward	78	0	0	0.20	41.9
Ramon Hendriks Defender	90	0	0	–	38.8