Astana v Celtic Betting Preview – UEFA Champions League 22nd August 7.45pm
Well, this one looks pretty done and dusted then as Celtic hold a massive 5-0 first leg lead over Astana in this play off round tie in the UEFA Champions League. That great performance from the Scottish Championship at Celtic Park last week has given them such a comfortable cushion that they can now take it easy on their long trip to Kazakhstan on Tuesday. Celtic are narrow underdogs to win the second leg as well and cruise through to the group stage of the competition.
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Astana v Celtic Betting Tips
Well, the Kazakhstan outfit have a mountain to climb then here. They were trounced 5-0 at Celtic Park last week so they are going to need a miracle in this one to repeat what they did last season in getting to the group stage of the Champions League. Astana are actually running with a good home record in Europe as they are unbeaten in their last 14 European home games since a 3-0 loss against Villarreal CF in the 2014/15 UEFA Europa League play-offs. Since that defeat, they have gone W7 D7 at home in Europe. In the second qualifying round, they took a 2-1 aggregate win over FK Spartaks J?rmala and then edged Legia Warsaw 3-2 in the third qualifying round, taking a 3-1 home win. Both teams to score at bet365 in this one is a price of 4/6 and the game to go over 2.5 goals is a quote of 4/5. This is Astana’s third Champions League campaign.
Celtic striker Leigh Griffiths is an 11/8 quote in the anytime goalscorer market for the game, with Scott Sinclair at 2/1. Celtic’s win last week against Astana at Celtic Park in the first leg was the biggest-ever margin of home victory in a UEFA Champions League play-off. They met Astana last season in the third qualifying round and moved past them with a 3-2 aggregate having played out a 1-1 draw in Kazakhstan in the first leg. A repeat of the 1-1 draw at Bet365 is a price for 11/2, while a Celtic 2-1 option is a 9/1 poke which still backs both teams getting on the scoresheet. No one has scored against the Celtic defence so far in this season’s Champions League and they are unbeaten in their last four away games in Europe with a W2 D2 record going for them. At this stage last season, Celtic edged Hapoel 5-4 on aggregate but with such a huge lead in this one, they are in for a far more comfortable ride.
Astana v Celtic Betting Odds
Celtic 6/4, Astana 7/4, Draw 12/5
Astana v Celtic Predictions
Celtic to win: This isn’t likely going to produce the kind of goals that the first leg did and that is because the Scots are so comfortable. Astana may push early on but the challenge may fade quickly. Just back Celticto get through with a win.
