Celtic 3-2 Beşiktaş: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings

How Celtic won it

Beşiktaş struck first through Junior Olaitan in the 54th minute. Celtic levelled at 1-1 in the 62nd minute through Callum Osmand, set up by Callum McGregor. Celtic turned it round: Camilo Durán made it 2-1 in the 78th minute, set up by Callum Osmand. Beşiktaş levelled at 2-2 in the 85th minute through Orkun Kökçü, set up by Ernest Poku. Camilo Durán made it 3-2 to Celtic in the 87th minute, set up by Kieran Tierney.

It was 0-0 at half-time, and the second half changed the result.

Camilo Durán scored twice.

The lead changed hands once.

The referee, S. Stegemann, showed 3 yellow cards: 1 to Celtic and 2 to Beşiktaş. Junior Olaitan missed a penalty for Beşiktaş in the 54 minute.

Celtic: M. O'Neill, 4-3-3 · Beşiktaş: V. Italiano, 4-3-3.

Moneyball's prediction against the result

The prediction missed. Moneyball's pick on the Match Board was Besiktas -0.25, and on 3-2 it was wrong.

The estimate's most likely result was a Beşiktaş win at 42%; a Celtic win, at 33%, is what happened. Its single most likely score was 1-1 (12%).

The match had far more goals than expected: the estimate was about 3.0 goals and there were 5.

Over 2.5 goals had been put at 58%; with 5 goals the over came in, as the estimate leaned.

Both teams to score was 61%; both did, in line with the estimate.

The pre-match consensus had a Beşiktaş win at 41%, the same lean as Moneyball.

Computed before kick-off from both sides' season goals and expected goals as of 2026-11-05, through a Dixon-Coles score model, and left as it was.

Why it went this way

Celtic had 6 shots on target, Beşiktaş 4.

Beşiktaş had 61% of the ball, but Celtic took the points.

Where the two sides stood before this match

Celtic came into it with 4 Europa League matches played, scoring 1.5 and conceding 2.8 a match, with 1.13 expected goals for and – against, and had won 25% of their matches.

Beşiktaş came into it with 4 Europa League matches played, scoring 2.8 and conceding 2.0 a match, with 1.60 expected goals for and – against, and had won 50% of their matches.

Celtic vs Beşiktaş: the match in numbers

Team statistics from Sportmonks.

Player ratings and man of the match

Man of the match: Camilo Durán (Celtic), rated 8.3 by Sportmonks, with 2 goals.

Celtic

• Camilo Durán 8.3 2 goals
• Callum Osmand 8.2 1 goal, 1 assist
• Mika Baur 7.8
• Callum McGregor 7.4 1 assist
• Benjamin Nygren 7.2

Beşiktaş

• Junior Olaitan 7.3 1 goal
• Ernest Poku 7.3 1 assist
• Orkun Kökçü 7.1 1 goal
• Salih Özcan 7.0
• Emirhan Topçu 6.7

The lowest-rated starter was Kassoum Ouattara at 6.0. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.

What comes next

• Celtic: Torreense vs Celtic Thursday 26 November 2026 · Europa League
• Beşiktaş: Konyaspor vs Beşiktaş Sunday 22 November 2026 · Süper Lig

Each preview has Moneyball's estimate for the next match, published before kick-off and marked against the result afterwards, as this one is.

Questions about Celtic vs Beşiktaş

What was the score in Celtic vs Beşiktaş?

Celtic 3-2 Beşiktaş (half-time 0-0), Europa League, Thursday 5 November 2026.

Who scored in Celtic vs Beşiktaş?

Junior Olaitan 54', Callum Osmand 62', Camilo Durán 78', Orkun Kökçü 85', Camilo Durán 87'.

Did Moneyball predict Celtic vs Beşiktaş correctly?

The prediction missed. Moneyball's pick on the Match Board was Besiktas -0.25, and on 3-2 it was wrong.

Who was man of the match in Celtic vs Beşiktaş?

Camilo Durán, rated 8.3 by Sportmonks.

Who refereed Celtic vs Beşiktaş?

S. Stegemann.