UEFA Champions League · 19 August 2026
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Celtic secured a commanding 3-0 victory over Lask Linz in their UEFA Champions League clash on 19 August 2026. Martin O'Neill's side lined up in a 4-3-3 formation and took control of the contest in the 26th minute when B. Nygren opened the scoring.
The hosts extended their advantage before the interval through C. Duran, who found the back of the net in the 38th minute to send Celtic into half-time with a comfortable 2-0 lead. Dietmar Kuhbauer's Lask Linz side, operating in a 3-5-2 system, struggled to break down their opponents in the opening period.
Both managers turned to their benches in the 65th minute, with Celtic introducing M. Baur and Lask Linz bringing on K. Danek. Just two minutes later, Duran struck again to make it 3-0 in the 67th minute and secure his brace for the evening.
Lask Linz introduced M. Usor shortly after, but their frustrations grew as K. P. Molgaard Jorgensen picked up a card from Swiss referee Sandro Schärer in the 82nd minute. Celtic closed out the game with further substitutions, including K. Tierney, Yang Hyun-Jun, and C. Donovan, ensuring Celtic maintain their record of one win and Lask Linz zero from their last one meeting.
Celtic take on Lask Linz in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday, 19 August 2026. Below is our data-driven preview for this fixture, based on head-to-head history, recent form and league position.
Lask Linz sit 31st in the UEFA Champions League on 0 points from 1 game.
Final result: Celtic 3–0 Lask Linz. Celtic won the match.
Celtic come into this fixture having won 3, drawn 0 and lost 2 of their last 5 games (WWWLL), scoring in 4 of them.
Lask Linz come into this fixture having won 2, drawn 1 and lost 2 of their last 5 games (WWLLD), scoring in 4 of them.
In their last 2 meetings, Celtic have won 0, drawn 0 and lost 0 against Lask Linz. These fixtures have averaged 0.0 goals per game, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.
Defensively, Celtic kept 1 clean sheet and Lask Linz kept 1 across those meetings, giving a useful guide to how tight this matchup tends to be.
| Date | Home | Score | Away | Comp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Aug 2026 | Lask Linz | – | Celtic | UEFA Champions League |
| 19 Aug 2026 | Celtic | 0–0 | Lask Linz | UEFA Champions League |
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Lask Linz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
