Celtic vs Bayer Leverkusen Betting Tips & Predictions

30^th September – 21:00, Celtic Park, Glasgow

Celtic and Bayer Leverkusen will face each other in the Europa League group stage 2^nd round on Thursday evening. The home side searches for the first victory in this competition, while the visitors want to get back home with three points.

Celtic vs Bayer Leverkusen Match Preview & Team News

Inconsistency is the word that perfectly describes Celtic this season. The hosts are already six points behind their arch-rivals Rangers, and they go to this clash after a 1:1 draw against Dundee United. Celtic sits in 6^th place in the Premiership, and they already lost three times in seven rounds. Interestingly, David Turnbull and the lads are the most efficient team in the league with 17 goals scored. However, 16 of those came when playing at Celtic Park, and they only conceded against Dundee United in the previous round. Celtic didn’t enjoy its Europa League start, as the hosts lost to Betis 4:3 in the opening round. They should search for a win here if they want to stay in the game for the top two spots in the group.

After an exciting clash against Borussia Dortmund, which they eventually lost 4:3, the away side tied three victories in all competitions. The streak started with a 2:1 win over Ferencvaros in the Europa League, which puts them in a good position ahead of this clash. Gerardo Seoane’s side picked up where it left off and managed to beat Stuttgart and Mainz on the run. Bayer Leverkusen is second in the Bundesliga at the moment, and they are three points behind Bayern Munich. Patrik Schick and the lads have been very efficient, as they netted 16 times, but they kept the clean sheet just once on the previous five occasions. The visitors might establish themselves in the top two if they win this match.

Full-Time Winner Odds & Prediction

We believe the visitors might celebrate in this close matchup and continue its good form. Both sides will deal with selection issues, but Celtic could have more trouble in the middle of the park. Therefore, we will back the visitors to get back home with a win.

Goals Market Prediction

Celtic has been clinical in front of the oppositions’ goal when playing at the home ground. On the other hand, the visitors have also been pretty efficient, and we expect to see an exciting clash that should go over a 2.5 margin.