Celtic 4–2 FC Utrecht
- Nygren 6'
- Viergever 10' (o.g.)
- Engels 19' (pen.)
- Trusty 66'
- de Wit 44'
- Blake 62'
29 January 2026
The match in data
Celtic beat FC Utrecht 4–2 on 29 January 2026, in the 2025-26 Europa League (League Stage 8).
Player of the match: Adrian Blake (FC Utrecht), rated 69, thanks above all to 1 goal and 2 completed dribbles. Blake produced 1.3 times as much as a forward typically does, at 0.2 times the cost.
It was also their best match of the season.
For Celtic, the highest-rated player was Kelechi Iheanacho, with 67.
Adrian Blake
FC Utrecht · 86'
Produced 1.29× and cost 0.20× their position's average
- 1 goal 4.0×
- 2 completed dribbles 1.9×
- 1 shot on target 1.2×
- 1 ball lost 0.7×
- 1 shot off target, worth 0.04 0.3×
Match ratings
Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelechi Iheanacho | Forward | 22 | 67 |
| Callum McGregor | Midfielder | 90 | 65 |
| Benjamin Nygren | Forward | 90 | 64 |
| Arne Engels | Midfielder | 78 | 62 |
| James Forrest | Midfielder | 22 | 58 |
| Colby Donovan | Defender | 90 | 55 |
| Kieran Tierney | Defender | 90 | 53 |
| Auston Trusty | Defender | 90 | 44 |
| Liam Scales | Defender | 90 | 44 |
| Hyun-jun Yang | Midfielder | 78 | 43 |
| Sebastian Tounekti | Midfielder | 68 | 29 |
| Daizen Maeda | Forward | 68 | 25 |
| Kasper Schmeichel | Goalkeeper | 90 | 21 |
| Luke McCowan | Midfielder | 12 | no rating |
| Paulo Bernardo | Midfielder | 12 | no rating |
| Dane Murray | Defender | 1 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Blake ★ | Forward | 86 | 69 |
| Gjivai Zechiël | Midfielder | 86 | 62 |
| Niklas Vesterlund | Defender | 90 | 57 |
| Souffian El Karouani | Defender | 29 | 57 |
| Dani de Wit | Midfielder | 90 | 50 |
| Mike van der Hoorn | Defender | 90 | 49 |
| Nick Viergever | Defender | 90 | 49 |
| Derry Murkin | Defender | 61 | 49 |
| Vasilios Barkas | Goalkeeper | 90 | 43 |
| Alonzo Engwanda | Midfielder | 90 | 35 |
| Yoann Cathline | Forward | 78 | 31 |
| Can Bozdogan | Midfielder | 29 | 31 |
| Miguel Rodríguez | Forward | 61 | 29 |
| Björn Menzo | Forward | 12 | no rating |
| Davy van den Berg | Midfielder | 4 | no rating |
| Rafik El Arguioui | Midfielder | 4 | no rating |
Did you know?
La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.
Which Celtic player played the most passes leading to a shot?
Kieran Tierney, with 3 key passes. Next: Benjamin Nygren 1, Hyun-jun Yang 1.
In Celtic's 4–2 win against FC Utrecht, Kieran Tierney drove the chance creation with 3 key passes. Tierney outpaced both Benjamin Nygren and Hyun-jun Yang, who finished with 1 key pass each.
Which FC Utrecht player won the most aerial duels?
Dani de Wit, with 5 aerial duels won. Next: Niklas Vesterlund 4, Miguel Rodríguez 3.
Despite a 4–2 defeat to Celtic, Dani de Wit led FC Utrecht in the air with 5 aerial duels won. Niklas Vesterlund (4) and Miguel Rodríguez (3) followed close behind for the visiting side.
How is the rating calculated?
The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.
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