Celtic have been given a 95% chance of progressing to the knockout stages of the UEFA Champions League. The Scottish Champions were held to a 0-0 draw against Dinamo Zagreb in Croatia.
Celtic face Young Boys and Aston Villa in their remaining games in January. The Twitter/X account @fmeetsdata dates Celticโs chances of progressing at 95%, behind only holders Real Madrid.
Clubs most likely to participate in the UCL KO playoff round (positions 9-24), as of 10 Dec:
97% ๐ช๐ธ Real Madrid
95% ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Celtic
92% ๐ง๐ช Club Brugge
92% ๐ต๐น Sporting
87% ๐ซ๐ท Monaco
85% ๐ต๐น Benfica
85% ๐ฎ๐น Juventus
84% ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Man City
83% ๐ณ๐ฑ PSV
75% ๐ณ๐ฑ Feyenoord
75% ๐ซ๐ท Lille
73% ๐ฎ๐น Atalantaโฆโ Football Meets Data (@fmeetsdata) December 11, 2024
Curiously, there are a number of top clubs that are below Celtic in the list โ including PSG, Man City, Atalanta and Atletico Madrid.
Despite the chances given, Celtic fans will feel anxious about their chances of progressing given the clubโs history in European competition recently. The tepid draw in Zagreb will not have assisted this anxiety but Brendan will be keen to make progress in Europe and given the next game and the statistical chances, he and his team will be confident of putting YB to the sword and taking all three points.
Celtic have nine points and will hope to add to this with three points on Matchday Seven when Young Boys arrive at Celtic Park. The Swiss side have nothing to play for after the were eliminated in a 5-1 humbling against Stuttgart.