Borussia Monchengladbach v Celtic Betting Preview – UEFA Champions League 1st November
Celtic’s European adventures this season look to be hanging by a very thin thread. They have collected just the one point from their three group stage games in the Champions League so far and after their 2-0 loss at home against Monchengladbach a fortnight ago, if they were to go and lose this one, they would be cut well adrift at the bottom of the table. So the Bhoys need a big away night in Europe, but do they have the power to pull it out of the bag and and least shoot for a Europa League spot? Celtic will still have to face Man City and Barcelona in their remaining group games.
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Borussia Monchengladbach v Celtic Betting Tips
This is a big night for both of these. The Germans will be sealing at least third place in the group with a win here. That would put them five points clear of bottom placed Celtic with both still having to face Man City and Barcelona. Monchengladbach sealed a 2-0 win at Celtic Park a couple of weeks ago and with the running in some pretty solid home for this season, they look value to go and pick up the win. The Germans have put up a W5 D2 L1 record at home this season in all competitions and have banked four clean sheets in their last five home games as well. The only side to break their defence in that sequence was Barcelona. The Bundesliga outfit look great value at a price of 7/4 to go and win this one to nil at Bet365 after their 2-0 win over the Scottish Champions a fortnight ago.
Monchengladbach have scored at least two goals five of their eight home games this season and you can back a repeat 2-0 scoreline for them for a price of 7/1. Their two home games which they have played so far in this season’s competition (including qualifying) has seen them hammer BSC Young Boys 6-1 in the play off round and then lose 2-1 against Barcelona. The last time they hosted a Scottish side it did end in defeat for them. That was against Dundee United a long way back in the 1986/87 UEFA Cup semi finals. Monchengladbach’s home record against Scottish opposition is W3 D1 L2. You can take a price of 13/10 on the game going under 2.5 goals with Bet365 and considering how many home clean sheets they have earned recently, that looks value.
So Celtic are in a spot of bother in Group C. Their other group stage away game ended in that 7-0 humiliation at the hands of Barcelona, their heaviest ever European defeat. Celtic aren’t great travellers in Europe at all and they have failed to win any of their last nine out onto the road in UEFA competition, which includes this season’s qualifying run where they faced some pretty poor opposition. They have also never won a European away game in Germany either, with a 2 L7 record from their previous nine visits there. The last time that they were in Germany they played out a 0-0 draw against Hamburger SV in the 2009 Europa League. Should the Bhoys end up losing this game, while Man City avoid defeat against Barcelona, Celtic will be out of contention for a place in the next round.
So while things are going so well on the domestic front for Celtic, having gone unbeaten so far, all four of their losses this season have been in Europe, which tells a very clear tale. Four times they have been out on the road in Europe this season and they have come away with an immensely poor D1 L3 record from those matches. Take the game against Barcelona out of the picture and that’s terrible away form against lowly opposition. Moussa Dembele is a great price of 9/4 in the anytime goalscorer market and in the nine games in which he has scored for Celtic this season, the Bhoys haven’t lost. They are taking on a good home side here and both teams not to score in this fixture will return a price of 11/10.
Borussia Monchengladbach v Celtic Betting Odds
Borussia Monchengladbach 1/2, Draw 3/1, Celtic 6/1
Borussia Monchengladbach v Celtic Predictions
Celtic are struggling in Europe again and they can’t be trusted out on the road. The Germans are a very solid unit at home and aren’t likely to give up too many chances in this one. It is worth backing the Germans to land another win to nil against the Bhoys and a repeat of that 2-0 scoreline is pretty tempting as well.
