RB Leipzig vs Celtic Prediction & Tips
Leipzig and Celtic meet at the Red Bull Arena in a UEFA Champions League group stage match. There are only 2 recent direct clashes on record between these two teams: on 08-11-2018, which ended with Celtic winning (2-1), and on 25-10-2018, which ended with Leipzig winning (2-0).
After 2 defeats, the home team comes to this 3rd round in the 4th position of Group F, without having won any points. In the previous matchday they lost away against Real Madrid by (2-0), after having lost the first match of this group stage by (1-4) at home against Shakhtar Donetsk. The team comes to this meeting after a victory at home against VfL Bochum 1848 by (4-0). In their last 10 home games in all competitions Leipzig won 6, drew 1 and lost 3. Their attack has been scoring regularly, as they managed to score in 7 of the last 10 games. In their home games there is a tendency to score goals, as 28 of their last 30 games have ended with More than 1.5 goals and 22 out of 30 have ended with More than 2.5 goals. In 15 games, they have conceded the first goal 8 times and have only managed 1 comeback.
RB Leipzig enter this round motivated after a 4-0 win against Bochum in the Bundesliga: the goals were scored by Timo Werner (2) and Christopher Nkunku. In their last Champions League match, the home team lost against Real Madrid. Marco Rose’s team usually plays in a 4-3-3 tactical design, where the three most advanced men are Dominik Szoboszlai, Timo Werner, and André Silva. The Frenchman Christopher Nkunku is the star of this team, a very fast player who is very strong when it comes to finishing. The home coach will not be able to count on Yussuf Poulsen, Konrad Laimer, Dani Olmo and Lukas Klostermann, all with physical problems.
The away team reaches this 3rd round of the group F in the 3rd position, with 1 point after 1 draw and 1 defeat. In their first game of this group stage they lost at home against Real Madrid by (0-3). In the 2nd round, they drew away against Shakhtar Donetsk by (1-1). The team comes to this meeting after a victory at home against Motherwell by (2-1). In the last 10 away games played in all competitions Celtic won 6, drew 3 and lost 1. Their attack has been scoring regularly, as they have scored in 8 of the last 10 games. In their games there is a tendency to score goals, as in 29 of their last 31 away games there were More than 1.5 goals and in 23 of the last 31 there were More than 2.5 goals. In 15 games, they have only managed 1 comeback in the 4 games in which they conceded the first goal.
Celtic enter this round motivated after a 2-1 home win against Motherwell in the Scottish Premier League: Kyogo Furuhashi and Reo Hatate scored the goals. In their last Champions League match, the Scots drew 1-1 against Shakhtar Donetsk. The visiting team usually plays in a traditional 4-3-3, where the three most advanced players are expected to be Daizen Maeda, Jota and Kyogo Furuhashi. The team’s brain is midfielder Reo Hatate, the player responsible for defining and leading his team’s attacks. Out of this game are Cameron Carter-Vickers, James McCarthy and Carl Starfelt, all with physical problems.
RB Leipzig – Celtic FREE TIPS
OVER 2.5 GOALS @ 2.25
