Linfield v Celtic Betting Preview – UEFA Champions League 14th July 7.45pm
This fixture has received a lot of political attention, but hopefully, all of that fades away quickly and we can enjoy a good night of football in the competition. Linfield battled their way past La Fiorita in the first qualifying round to set up this tie, but they will be heavy underdogs for the match and it will be interesting to see if they can produce a special night. Celtic though haven’t lost a game anywhere since last November and are odds-on favourites to secure a first leg advantage.
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Linfield v Celtic Betting Tips
The first ever meeting between Linfield and Celtic will go down on Friday night in this re-arranged fixture. Former Rangers striker David Healy is the boss of the Northern Ireland outfit, and he got them past the first qualifying round to set up this massive tie for them. They beat out La Fiorita in the first round, winning out 1-0 on aggregate and now there is going to be a huge night at Windsor Park for Linfield. They only have to look to last season’s Champions League qualifiers to take some inspiration from Celtic’s away defeat at Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps. While punters are not going to be expecting the Blues to come away with the win in this one, it is interesting to ponder what kind of handicap that the underdogs could hold on to. A quote of 6/5 on a Linfield +2.25 Asian Handicap looks a little generous.
You can be assured that they will defend resolutely and are catching Celtic very early in the summer ahead of the new season. Celtic have been going through some routine motions in friendly matches as a warm-up for this one, probably having taken things easy in those games. Celtic are expected to win this fixture and tie pretty comfortably at the end of the day and the Scottish champions are as short as 2/5 at bet365 to win this to nil. There’s not a great deal of value in that then so over in the Correct Score market at bet365 a Celtic 2-0 option looks to be around the mark at a quote of 9/2 offering much better value. Look for the real value in live in-play betting for your goalscorer market. The last time that Celtic lost a match in any competition was back on November 23rd against Barcelona, it’s unlikely that they will slip up in this one.
Linfield v Celtic Betting Odds
Celtic 1/10, Draw 15/2, Linfield 14/1
Linfield v Celtic Predictions
Celtic to win: This may end up being very lopsided. The Scottish outfit should be able to power their way to good advantage here and Linfield aren’t likely to get on the board. Look around the 2-0 correct score mark for the visitors in Belfast on Friday night.
