Celtic vs Middlesbrough Saturday 18th July 2026 05:00 PM football predictions.

Match Analysis

Celtic Middlesbrough

Celtic W W W W W W

Middlesbrough L D D D W W

STRENGTH

SHOT CONVERSION

SHOTS ON TARGET

POSSESSION

SAVE RATE

ATTACKING POTENTIAL

DEFENSIVE POTENTIAL

EXPECTED GOALS

WINS THE GAME

What do these metrics mean?

Strength: Recent form points from the last several matches. Higher means a better recent run of results.
Shot Conversion: Goals scored divided by total shots taken (rolling window of past matches). Measures finishing efficiency — only available when historical shot data exists.
Shots on Target: Proportion of shots that were on target. Reflects shot accuracy and discipline — only available when historical shot data exists.
Possession: Average ball possession percentage over recent matches. Indicates territorial dominance — only available when historical stats exist.
Save Rate: Goalkeeper saves divided by shots faced. Higher means the keeper is denying more chances — only available when historical stats exist.
Attacking Potential: Composite index from goals, expected goals and shots (weighted). Only available when full shot stats are tracked for a team.
Defensive Potential: Composite index from goals conceded, saves and blocked shots (weighted). Only available when full shot stats are tracked.
Expected Goals: Poisson-estimated goals each team is likely to score, derived from season attack/defence averages and opponent strength.
Head to Head: Historical win share across all previous meetings between these two teams (home wins | draws | away wins).
Wins the Game: Machine learning win probability — the model's confidence that each team wins this match outright.

Celtic Form (Last 6 Matches)

Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
May 23, 26	Home	Dunfermline	3 - 1	Win
May 16, 26	Home	Heart Of Midlothian	3 - 1	Win
May 13, 26	Away	Motherwell	2 - 3	Win
May 10, 26	Home	Rangers	3 - 1	Win
May 3, 26	Away	Hibernian	1 - 2	Win
Apr 25, 26	Home	Falkirk	3 - 1	Win

Middlesbrough Form (Last 6 Matches)

Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
May 23, 26	Away	Hull City	1 - 0	Loss
May 12, 26	Away	Southampton	1 - 1	Draw
May 9, 26	Home	Southampton	0 - 0	Draw
May 2, 26	Away	Wrexham	2 - 2	Draw
Apr 25, 26	Home	Watford	5 - 1	Win
Apr 22, 26	Home	Sheffield Wednesday	1 - 0	Win

Friendlies Clubs Table

Pos	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1677	Middlesbrough	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1677	Celtic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Predictions

Both Teams To Score - Yes

This prediction indicates that there is a 51.57% likelihood that both Celtic and Middlesbrough will score at least one goal each during the course of the match.

Celtic to win

This prediction indicates that Celtic has a 46.52% likelihood to win the match. The likelihood for the match to end as a draw is 28.98 %

Over 1.5 goals

This prediction indicates that there is a 67.62% likelihood that by the end of the football match, there will be two or more goals scored.

Over 2.5 goals

This prediction indicates that there is a 63.22% likelihood that by the end of the football match, there will be three or more goals scored.

Most Likely Scorelines

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