Stuttgart vs Celtic Prediction & Tips | Europa League - Play Offs | FootballTips.app

Stuttgart and Celtic will clash in the Europa League at the MHPArena on February 26, 2026.

Stuttgart has been solid, winning 22 out of their last 35 matches and maintaining a perfect record of 4 wins in 4 home matches in the Europa League this season.

Meanwhile, Celtic has struggled, losing 50% of their last 6 Europa League matches but managing to secure 3 wins in their last 6 away fixtures.

In their previous meetings, Stuttgart has a 100% winning record against Celtic in the Europa League.

Our algorithm predicts Stuttgart to claim victory with a probability of 57%.

Stuttgart return to the MHPArena with one foot firmly in the last 16 after a commanding 4-1 victory at Celtic Park. The Bundesliga side were clinical in Glasgow, and their attacking momentum has scarcely slowed since. A 3-3 draw with Heidenheim at the weekend extended their run to just one defeat in eight matches (W6 D1 L1), with six of those games featuring three or more Stuttgart goals.

Celtic, by contrast, travel to Germany with pride and probability at odds. A 2-1 defeat to Hibernian compounded the disappointment of the first leg, and they now face the daunting task of overturning a three-goal deficit in a country where they have never won in 16 European attempts (D4 L12). While Martin O’Neill can point to a ten-match unbeaten run prior to the first leg, the historical pattern in European knockouts is stark: Celtic are winless in their last 12 away knockout matches in major European main-draw competition (D3 L9).

For Stuttgart, there is one caveat. Despite strong overall home form, they are winless in their last seven European knockout matches on home soil (D3 L4). The tie may look settled, but European nights in February rarely follow a script without tension.

Stuttgart are unlikely to sit deep despite their advantage. Hoeneß’s philosophy leans toward control through possession and aggressive counter-pressing rather than passive defence. If they score first, the tie will effectively be beyond reach. Celtic, therefore, must begin with intensity and purpose, seeking an early breakthrough while avoiding the spaces that Leweling and Undav exploit so effectively.

The German side’s attacking output suggests further goals are probable, especially given Celtic’s need to commit bodies forward. With seven of Stuttgart’s last eight matches clearing the 2.5-goal mark, another open encounter cannot be ruled out.

Celtic may show greater urgency than in the first leg, but the scale of the deficit, their away record in Germany, and Stuttgart’s current attacking form all point toward the hosts seeing this through without major alarm.