CELTIC v HAMILTON ACADEMICAL
Tuesday 19th January 2016 – Kickoff: 1945hrs
Football – Scotland – Premiership Betting Tips
Celtic consolidated their position at the top of the Scottish Premiership on Friday night when they thrashed Dundee United 4-1 at Tannadice Park to maintain their three-point lead ahead of second placed Aberdeen.
They now host struggling Hamilton Academical at Celtic Park on Tuesday night with the hosts looking to take advantage of no other games being played in thew Premiership tonight in order to extend their lead to six points – and with a home record of 7-2-1 25/6 with a goal difference of +19, tonight’s hosts could romp away with the points.
Celtic’s only loss on home turf was a 2-1 loss to Motherwell, but they’ve also recently beaten Dundee United 5-0, Aberdeen 3-1 and Partick Thistle 1-0. Strikers Griffiths and Ciftci look the biggest dangers up front for the hosts this evening.
Visitors Hamilton Academical secured a second point on the trot with their weekend 0-0 draw away at St Johnstone which followed a high-scoring 3-3 draw with Motherwell, but they’ve now gone six matches without a win in the Scottish top flight.
Four defeats during these last six matches have resulted in Hamilton sitting in third from bottom spot in the Premiership with defeats to Ross County, Dundee, Kilmarnock and Inverness Caledonian while their away record stands at 3-3-5 11/19.
Just one away win in their last six away trips is just not enough if you’re looking to avoid being involved in a relegation battle, and they face an uphill task of even getting a point against Celtic tonight.
Pick: Celtic to win and Over 2.5 @ 1.60 Boylesports
