Champions League WON 3–0
Wed, Aug 19 · 21:00 · Celtic Park
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Celtic vs Lask Linz — UEFA Champions League
Tipster's pick Celtic or Lask Linz
Confidence High · 4/5
Odds 1.25 Odds via Bet365
Expert analysis

High Scoring Trends Favor Either Side Winning

Celtic have averaged 2.6 goals scored in recent matches while letting in just 0.8. Lask Linz show even stronger numbers with 3.6 goals for and only 0.2 against. These figures suggest matches involving either side often produce clear winners rather than stalemates. The teams’ attacking output points to games where one side pulls ahead. Limited defensive records for opponents could play a role in open play. Historical patterns in such fixtures tend to avoid draws when goals flow freely. Current squad approaches align with this trend of decisive outcomes.

AcePredictor Analysis by AcePredictor 74.5% win rate
Result
3–0 WON +0.25u

Our pick “Celtic or Lask Linz” at odds 1.25 won — final score 3–0.

Match timeline
  1. First half
  2. B. Nygren 26'
  3. C. Duran 38'
  4. Second half
  5. R. Hatate ↓ M. Baur 65'
  6. A. Schopf ↓ K. Danek 65'
  7. C. Duran assist B. Nygren 67'
  8. C. Lang ↓ M. Usor 73'
  9. L. Scales ↓ K. Tierney 76'
  10. S. Tounekti ↓ Yang Hyun-Jun 76'
  11. K. P. Molgaard Jorgensen 82'
  12. H. Hassan ↓ C. Duran 83'
  13. A. Ralston ↓ C. Donovan 83'
Recent form · last 5 finished matches
Celtic DDWWW
D vs Middlesbrough 1–1 Jul 18
D vs AC Milan 2–2 Jul 25
W vs Dundee 1–0 Aug 3
W @ Kilmarnock 5–1 Aug 9
W @ Dundee Utd 4–0 Aug 15
Lask Linz WWWWW
W vs Fortuna Düsseldorf 2–0 Jul 18
W @ Kalsdorf 7–0 Jul 25
W vs Grazer AK 3–0 Jul 31
W @ Austria Vienna 2–0 Aug 9
W vs Ried 4–1 Aug 14
Goals trend · last 5 matches
Celtic
Scored 2.6 avg
1 2 1 5 4
Conceded 0.8 avg
1 2 0 1 0
Lask Linz
Scored 3.6 avg
2 7 3 2 4
Conceded 0.2 avg
0 0 0 0 1
Confirmed lineups
Celtic 4-3-3
  • 1 Viljami Sinisalo G
  • 51 Colby Donovan D
  • 20 Cameron Carter-Vickers D
  • 6 Auston Trusty D
  • 63 Kieran Tierney D
  • 42 Callum McGregor M
  • 8 Benjamin Nygren M
  • 22 Mika Baur M
  • 11 Camilo Durán F
  • 9 Kasper Høgh F
  • 13 Yang Hyun-Jun F
Bench Ross Doohan, Liam Scales, Dane Murray, Tony Ralston, Luke McCowan, Sebastian Tounekti, Reo Hatate, James Forrest, Haissem Hassan, Michel Ange Balikwisha, Callum Osmand, Johnny Kenny

Martin O'Neill

Lask Linz 3-5-2
  • 1 Lukas Jungwirth G
  • 4 Xavier Mbuyamba D
  • 43 Alemão D
  • 16 Andrés Andrade D
  • 20 Kasper Jørgensen M
  • 9 Krystof Daněk M
  • 10 Robert Ljubičić M
  • 30 Sascha Horvath M
  • 2 George Bello M
  • 7 Samuel Adeniran F
  • 8 Moses Usor F
Bench Fabian Schillinger, Tobias Schützenauer, Miguel Freckleton, Manoël Verhaeghe, Yvan Dibango, Art Smakaj, Melayro Bogarde, Alessandro Schöpf, Florian Flecker, Christoph Lang

Dietmar Kuhbauer

Team news · injuries & suspensions
Celtic FC
  • OUT A. Johnston Inactive
  • OUT Jota Knee Injury
  • OUT A. Oxlade-Chamberlain Red Card
  • OUT A. Johnston Inactive
  • OUT Jota Knee Injury
  • OUT A. Oxlade-Chamberlain Red Card
LASK Linz
  • OUT R. Harakate Knee Injury
  • OUT A. Smakaj Knee Injury
  • OUT R. Harakate Knee Injury
  • OUT A. Smakaj Knee Injury