Celtic vs RB Leipzig Prediction & Tips
Celtic and Leipzig play at Celtic Park in a UEFA Champions League match (Group stage). The record of recent head-to-heads favors the away team, who in the last 3 matches have won 2 and lost 1. In this match, home advantage could play a decisive role, as Leipzig have shown differences in performance in their home and away games.
The home team is currently in 4th place with 1 point gained, after 1 draw and 2 losses. In the penultimate match, it drew away to Shakhtar Donetsk by (1-1). In the last match, it lost away to RB Leipzig by (3-1). This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, it presents similar results at home and away, since in the last 30 matches it registers 9 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses as a visitor, with 46 goals scored and 18 conceded, against 11 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss at home, with 45 goals scored and 8 conceded. The team comes into this encounter after an away win with St. Johnstone by (1-2). Celtic have won 8, drawn 1 and lost 1 of their last 10 games played at home for all competitions. Defensive solidity has not been their strong point, as they have conceded goals in 7 of their last 10 games, but their attack has scored with regularity, as they have scored goals in 8 of their last 10 games. The team doesn’t usually feel difficulties to open the scoreboard: they managed to score the first goal in 12 of the last 15 matches, of these 12 they reached the half-time advantage in 9 and managed to keep the lead until the end of the 90′ in 10.
Celtic enter this match motivated after a 1-2 away win at St. Johnstone: Considine (own goal) and Giakoumakis scored the winning goals. The home team should once again line up in a 4-3-3 tactical design, with three key players in the front line: Jota, Georgios Giakoumakis, and Liel Abada. The Scottish club usually keeps its lines well advanced, pressing the opponent in its midfield. However, when they have the possession of the ball, they choose to channel their offensive game through the wings and cross the ball into the area. Coach Ange Postecoglou will be without central midfielder Callum McGregor as he is currently recovering from a knee injury.
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After 1 win and 2 losses, the visiting team is currently on the 3rd position with 3 points gained. In the last match, they won by (3-1) at home against Celtic, after in the previous match, they lost by (2-0) away with Real Madrid. This is a stronger team when playing in its stadium, as in the last 30 matches it records 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses as a visitor; against 9 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses in its stadium. In the last Bundesliga game they played, they drew with FSV Mainz 05 away (1-1). In their last 10 away games Leipzig have won 2, drawn 3 and lost 5. Their attack has been scoring regularly, as they have scored goals in 7 of their last 10 games. In their away games there is a tendency to have goals, as 26 of their last 29 games have ended with More than 1.5 goals. In 15 games, it has never managed to turn the score around in the 8 games in which it has conceded the first goal.
Leipzig come into this match after a 1-1 away draw on their visit to Mainz’s home ground. The visiting team usually plays in a 4-3-3 tactical system, where the three most advanced players are Dominik Szoboszlai, Timo Werner and Emil Forsberg. One of the visiting team’s great qualities is the way they manage to come out on top in set pieces, especially in offensive ones. It should be noted that usually when they invest in the offensive sector they do it through the left corridor, taking advantage of the depth offered by German Marcel Halstenberg. Coach Marco Rose will not be able to count on Dani Olmo, Konrad Laimer, Lukas Klostermann and Péter Gulácsi for being, at this moment, in the medical department.
Celtic – RB Leipzig FREE TIPS
OVER 2.5 GOALS @ 2.25
