Bologna vs Celtic Preview

Bologna welcome Celtic to the Renato Dall’Ara on Wednesday evening for a Europa League encounter that finds the hosts struggling for consistency while the visitors arrive in improved form. The Italian side’s most recent outing produced a 2-1 home defeat to Fiorentina on January 18th. Before that, they won 3-2 away at Hellas Verona and drew 1-1 away at Como. Earlier in this sequence, they lost 2-0 at home to Atalanta and suffered a 3-1 defeat away at Internazionale, leaving them with just one win, one draw and three losses from their last five Serie A matches.

Celtic travel to Italy with three consecutive wins from their last three fixtures, their most recent match seeing them secure a 2-0 away victory at Auchinleck Talbot in the Scottish Cup on January 18th. In their previous outing, they won 1-0 away at Falkirk and thrashed Dundee United 4-0 at home. Earlier in this sequence, they lost 3-1 at home to Rangers in the Old Firm derby and suffered a 2-0 defeat away at Motherwell, collecting three wins and two losses from their last five matches across all competitions.

These two sides have never met competitively before, making Thursday’s Europa League clash a historic first encounter between the clubs.

Football fans worldwide can watch this Europa League fixture live on Thursday evening. In the UK, TNT Sports 2 will broadcast the match with a 17:45 GMT kick-off, while German and Austrian audiences can tune in on RTL+. US viewers can follow the action on Paramount+, and Portuguese fans can watch on DAZN4 Portugal. Additional coverage extends to Canada on DAZN Canada, Netherlands on Ziggo Sport 6, Australia on Stan Sport, and across Scandinavia on Disney+ (Denmark and Sweden) and Viaplay (Norway and Iceland).

Bologna – Last 5 Matches:

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
L	Bologna	1-2	Fiorentina	Italian Serie A	Jan 18, 2026
W	Hellas Verona	2-3	Bologna	Italian Serie A	Jan 15, 2026
D	Como	1-1	Bologna	Italian Serie A	Jan 10, 2026
L	Bologna	0-2	Atalanta	Italian Serie A	Jan 7, 2026
L	Internazionale	3-1	Bologna	Italian Serie A	Jan 4, 2026

Celtic – Last 5 Matches:

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
W	Auchinleck Talbot	0-2	Celtic	Scottish Cup	Jan 18, 2026
W	Falkirk	0-1	Celtic	Scottish Premiership	Jan 14, 2026
W	Celtic	4-0	Dundee United	Scottish Premiership	Jan 10, 2026
L	Celtic	1-3	Rangers	Scottish Premiership	Jan 3, 2026
L	Motherwell	2-0	Celtic	Scottish Premiership	Dec 30, 2025

Head-to-Head Record:

No previous meetings between these two sides.

TV Listings / Streaming:

Country	Broadcaster
Great Britain	TNT Sports 2
Germany	RTL+
Austria	RTL+
USA	Paramount+
Portugal	DAZN4 Portugal
Canada	DAZN Canada
Netherlands	Ziggo Sport 6
Denmark	Disney+
Sweden	Disney+
Australia	Stan Sport