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How strong are other European Leagues
When Celtic are linked with a player, and in particular a striker, there is a lot of subjectivity about how good they are or how good they have been performing. Someone not scoring a lot of goals is immediately dismissed but do we take into account the team he is playing for and the opposition he is facing? On the attached you can see a list of European Leagues ranked by the average ELO rating of the clubs. Celtic are the top ranked Scottish team in regards to ELO ratings wit
Tony McLaughlin
1 day ago2 min read
Celtic's recruitment since June 2021
Rodgers was the problem and then Nancy was the problem ...... seems to be the view of many fans. So Celtic should win the league now that both have gone then! Whilst not excusing both managers who quite clearly contributed negatively to this season's performance it is my opinion neither are the main contributors to where Celtic are as a club. Recruitment is the core issue in my view and has been for a few years now. Why is recruitment an issue?; Poor scouting (so lack of opti
Tony McLaughlin
6 days ago4 min read
Midtjylland Line Up
Below is the predicting starting line up for Midtjylland against Celtic on Thursday and below are some stats and info on the line up. Total transfermrkt value of the predicting starting 11 is €58.5m which is more than Celtic's other 3 opponents this season (Sturm Graz €34.5m, Braga €50m and Crvena Zvezda €48m). Celtic's predicted starting 11 is value at €52.7. Their ELO ranking is 67th versus Sturm Graz's 143rd, Braga's 76th and Crvena Zvezda's 115th. Celtic's is 104th. Celti
Tony McLaughlin
Nov 6, 20256 min read
Sturm Graz Line Up
Below is the predicting starting line up for Sturm Graz against Celtic tonight and below are some stats and info on the line up. The line up predicted is the line up from their game against Rangers in the Europa League. Total transfermrkt value of the predicting starting 11 is €34.5 which is less than Braga's €50m and Crvena Zvezda's €48m. Celtic's predicted starting 11 is value at €64.7. Their ELO ranking is 143rd versus Braga's 76th and Crvena Zvezda's 115th. Celtic's is 10
Tony McLaughlin
Oct 23, 20255 min read
Braga line up
Below is the starting line up for Braga against Celtic tonight and below are some stats and info on the line up. The line up has 5...
Tony McLaughlin
Oct 2, 20253 min read
Crvena Zvezda Line Up
Below is Crvena Zvezda's starting line up for tonight and below are some stats and info on the line up. Total transfermrkt value of...
Tony McLaughlin
Sep 24, 20252 min read
European Qualifiers Review - ELO ratings
UEFA Co-efficients aren't a useful measure for comparing teams as each team's individual score has been influenced somewhat by their...
Tony McLaughlin
Sep 3, 20253 min read
Europa League Pots
Attached and below is a table replicating the Europa League Pots ahead of the draw for the group stages. Listed alongside which pot each...
Tony McLaughlin
Aug 28, 20252 min read
Squad Deployment
This summer has been a frustrating one for Celtic supporters with a replacement for Kyogo still yet to materialise and now a replacement...
Tony McLaughlin
Aug 24, 20259 min read
Mid Season Report
As that is 22 games played, 11 at home and 11 away it is worth a review to see how some of this season's stats stack up. Every team has...
Tony McLaughlin
Jan 3, 20245 min read
Celtic v Aberdeen (Match Preview)
Probabilities for the match are - Celtic 78%, Aberdeen 8% and 14% the draw. Aberdeen are 8th in the league on 12pts. Their xPts are...
Tony McLaughlin
Nov 13, 20232 min read
Atletico Madrid v Celtic (Match Preview)
Probabilities for the match are - Celtic 10%, the draw 17% and Atletico Madrid 73%. Atletico were 3rd in La Liga last season 11 points...
Tony McLaughlin
Nov 5, 20233 min read
Ross County v Celtic (Match Stats)
Ross County 0 xG 0.16 Celtic 3 xG 2.78 (Turnbull 45+6, Palma 78 and Forrest 83) Sent off Brown (Ross County) 10 Celtic had 2.86 xPts in...
Tony McLaughlin
Nov 5, 20232 min read
Ross County v Celtic (Match Preview)
Probabilities for the match are - Celtic 78%, St Mirren 8% and 14% the draw. Interesting to see Celtic the same probability for Ross...
Tony McLaughlin
Nov 4, 20232 min read
Celtic v St Mirren (Match Stats)
Celtic 2 xG 3.60 (Turnbull 18 and Oh 83) St Mirren 1 xG 0.48 (McMenamin 7) Celtic had 2.94 xPts in this game which was the most of any...
Tony McLaughlin
Nov 2, 20233 min read
Celtic v St Mirren (Match Preview)
Probabilities for the match are - Celtic 78%, St Mirren 7% and 15% the draw. St Mirren are 3rd in the league on 18pts and 3pts behind...
Tony McLaughlin
Oct 30, 20233 min read
Hibernian v Celtic (Match Stats)
Hibernian 0 xG 0.57 Celtic 0 xG 1.48 Celtic had 2.06 xPts in this game which was less than last season's 2.47 and 2.37 at Easter Road....
Tony McLaughlin
Oct 29, 20233 min read
Hibernian v Celtic (Match Preview)
Probabilities for the match are - Celtic 64%, Hibernian 15% and 21% the draw. Hibernian are 9th in the league on 9pts and they have 13.46...
Tony McLaughlin
Oct 27, 20233 min read
Celtic v Atletico Madrid (Match Stats)
Celtic 2 xG 0.89 (Kyogo 4 and Palma 28) Atletico Madrid 2 xG 2.09 (Griezmann 25 and Morata 53) Many would argue that this was Celtic's...
Tony McLaughlin
Oct 26, 20232 min read
Hearts v Celtic (Match Stats)
Hearts 1 xG 0.73 (Shankland 64) Celtic 4 xG 3.98 (O'Riley 4, Maeda 23, Kyogo 51 and Iwata 81) Celtic had 2.92 xPts in this game which was...
Tony McLaughlin
Oct 24, 20231 min read
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