Celtic fans will be demanding a response against Ferencvaros at Parkhead following Sunday’s painful League Cup quarter-final defeat to Rangers . Hoops supporters had to watch on from afar due an away ban at Old Firm games this season and they would have been far from pleased with what they saw at Ibrox .
With Rangers dominant throughout, Celtic crashed to a 3-0 defeat to end hopes of winning another domestic treble this season. Celtic will have a quick opportunity to gain revenge when they host Rangers in the Scottish Premiership this weekend, but first they will need to put their full focus on Ferencvaros as they begin their Europa League campaign.
Celtic have met the Hungarian side three times before, winning the most recent two 2-0 and 3-2 having lost the first 2-1 at home, and we think it will be the Glasgow giants who come out on top this time as well. Our initial Celtic vs Ferencvaros prediction is for a wounded Bhoys side to win with over 3.5 goals in total @ 13/5.
Betting Odds
Celtic vs Ferencvaros Betting Odds – Europa League 2026-27
Result | Odds | Chance |
|---|---|---|
Celtic | 4/6 | 60% |
Ferencvaros | 14/5 | 26.3% |
Draw | 14/5 | 26.3% |
*Odds are correct at the time of writing, but subject to change.
Celtic are 4/6 favourites to beat Ferencvaros , who are 14/5 for the win, with the same price for the draw.
How to Watch
How to watch Celtic vs Ferencvaros
The Europa League league-stage match is scheduled to begin at 20:00 BST on Thursday and will be shown live on TNT Sports 3.
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Form Guides
Celtic form guide
It appeared to be business as usual for last season’s double winners as they started the new season with four successive wins, including a 3-0 victory over LASK Linz in the first leg of their Champions League play-off. However, a 5-1 second-leg mauling in Austria left Celtic with egg on their face and, more crucially, out of the Champions League.
The Hoops responded with successive Premiership wins over Falkirk , Aberdeen , St Mirren and St Johnstone but were found wanting again when the pressure was on at Ibrox , something manager Martin O’Neill will be determined to address as they return to European action.
Sunday’s Old Firm loss was the first time this season Celtic had failed to score and you have to go back to December for the last time they drew a blank at Parkhead , so we’re backing them to net in both halves on Thursday @ 6/4.
Looking at the Celtic vs Ferencvaros odds, we also think Celtic will be leading at half-time and full-time (7/4) and will keep Ferencvaros to under 1.5 goals @ 1/2.
Ferencvaros form guide
As 36-time Hungarian champions, Ferencvaros are no strangers to European football and they should be fully battle-hardened heading to Glasgow for what will be their ninth Europa League match of the season already.
After finishing runners-up to Gyor domestically last season, Fenercvaros entered the Europa League at the first qualifying round and have had to negotiate ties against Vojvodina , FC Twente , Gornik Zabrze and Trabzonzpor to reach this stage. They won six of those eight matches, drawing the other two, and their domestic form has been decent as well with 11 points from their opening six games.
Balazs Borbely's side warmed up for the trip to Scotland with a 7-0 mauling of Debreceni on Saturday to start their Hungarian Cup title defence - a competition they won under former Celtic striker Robbie Keane in May. New signing Matus Bero scored a hat-trick against Debreceni and the experienced Slovakia midfielder is 4/1 to add to that against Celtic.
Betting Tips
Celtic vs Ferencvaros Betting Tips – Europa League 2026-27
Celtic to win & over 3.5 goals @ 13/5
Matus Bero to score at any time @ 4/1
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