Celtic vs Barcelona Prediction, Betting Tips and Preview
Celtic entertain Barcelona in the Champions League on Wednesday. Read the match predictions to find out why an away win is the betting tip at Celtic Park. Celtic come into this match on the back of a narrow 0-1 win away to Kilmarnock while Barcelona were held to a 0-0 draw at home to Malaga.
Celtic vs Barcelona Preview
Celtic have Kris Commons back in training but he is short of match fitness and would seem unlikely to feature here. Kieran Tierney remains sidelined with an ankle injury while Leigh Griffiths will have a late fitness test. Moussa Dembele leads the attack and will be looking to make amends for his penalty miss in the reverse fixture.
Barcelona will be boosted by the return of both Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez who will line up alongside Neymar to form a mouthwatering front three. Jeremy Mathieu, Samuel Umtiti and Andres Iniesta are out injured. Andre Gomes is expected to pip Rafinha to the vacant starting berth in midfield alongside Ivan Rakitic and Sergio Busquets.
Team Predictions Celtic vs Barcelona
Celtic 4-2-3-1 formation: Gordon; Izaguirre, Sviatchenko, Boyata, Lustig; Brown, Armstrong; Sinclair, Rogic, Forrest; Dembele
Barcelona 4-3-3 formation: ter Stegen; Alba, Piqué, Mascherano, Roberto; Gomes, Rakitic, Busquets; Neymar, Suarez, Messi
Celtic vs Barcelona Betting Tips
- Celtic have won 7 drawn 2 and lost 1 of their last 10 matches
- Barcelona have won 7 drawn 1 and lost 2 of their last 10 matches
- Over the course of their previous 10 matches, Celtic have scored an average of 1.7 goals and conceded an average of 0.6 goals per game
- Over the course of their previous 10 matches, Barcelona have scored an average of 2.5 goals and conceded an average of 1.1 goals per game
- There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 3 of Celtic’s previous 10 matches
- There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 8 of Barcelona’s previous 10 matches
Celtic vs Barcelona Prediction
As good as Celtic have been domestically, they have failed to win their previous 5 Champions League matches. Their hopes of reaching the Europa League are in the balance and rely on Borussia Monchengladbach coming up short against Man City. Brendan Rodgers will be hoping his side can atone for the heavy 7-0 defeat at Camp Nou by putting in a solid display on home soil.
Barcelona may have slipped up at the weekend but are back to something near full strength for the trip to Glasgow. Blaugrana have won 7 of the last 8 meetings between these sides and have scored at least twice in the most recent trio of encounters. They have been winning at both half time and full time in their last 3 matches against Celtic in all competitions.
There have been over 2.5 goals in 5 of the last 6 meetings between these sides, a stat which also applies to 6 of Barcelona’s last 7 Champions League games. I would be surprised if Celtic don’t give them a game in front of their home fans but the best they can hope for is to narrow the margin compared to the last meeting.
Free Betting Tips
Match Prediction
BARCELONA at 3/10 with Betfred
Over/Under Prediction
OVER 2.5 goals at 1/2 with 888Sport
Correct Score Prediction
BARCELONA 3-0 at 17/2 with BetVictor
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