Celtic became Scottish champions again last season and won the right to compete in the Champions League, where they only need to go through one qualifying stage before entering the main tournament. The opponent was Austrian LASK, a very passable opponent. The new season started for the hosts only in early August. The team is only winning so far. In the Premier League, Martin O'Neill's team scored six points in matches with Dundee (1-0) and Kilmarnock (5:1), and in the League Cup playoffs they managed to beat Dundee United (4-0).
LASK Linz became the Austrian champion last season. This championship title was the second in the club's history and the first since 1965. The guests managed to beat the previous winner, Sturm Graz, by two points. Just like today's opponent, LASK is only winning this season. In the Austrian Cup, they managed to score seven unanswered goals against Kallsdorf (7:0), and in the Austrian Bundesliga, the Linz team won confident victories over Gratzer (3:0), Austria (2:0) and Reed (4:1).
Both teams are in great shape right now, but Celtic are still ahead of their opponents in terms of squad. The team from Scotland has not lost on its own field since February 22, so there are not many chances for LASK. We think that Celtic will be able to gain an advantage following the results of the first match of the confrontation.
Our betting tip is a Celtic victory in 1.65
The bet is an accurate score of 2:0
The guests have suffered two of their last three defeats with this score
The WEASELratewon't score
The hosts have conceded only one goal in their last three matches.
In the Champions League qualification round, Celtic will play LASK Linz at Celtic Park Stadium. Brendan Rodgers' team is approaching the match with three wins and two draws in five meetings. Under the leadership of Dietmar Kubauer, the team won five matches in a row without suffering a single defeat.
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