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Betting tips for Celtic vs Salzburg 13.12.2018

Celtic and Red Bull Salzburg come face-to-face this Thursday night at Celtic-Park in a challenge for Group 6 of the Europa League. Celtic have been well on their way to the final and are well positioned to move on to the next level. On the other side comes a Red Bull Salzburg 100% winner in this grouping and has not yet tasted defeat since the start of the season.

Celtic are in second place with 9 points, 3 wins and 2 losses, with 5 goals scored and 6 goals conceded. Celtic have won their last two Group B games against Leipzig (2-1) and Rosenborg (0-1), and placed themselves in a strong position to advance in the competition, needing only a draw to continue in the race. However, with Leipzig 3 points behind and with superiority in the direct confrontation, the Scots will not want to play for the draw, as that could go wrong.

Celtic are undefeated to play at home this season in all competitions, having won 12 of the 13 games played here, scoring 33 goals and 7 goals conceded. In addition, these are in a series of 9 consecutive victories to play in their domains. The Scots are here to be the group's all-time leader, and they are 100% victor in the group, and they will have a hard time getting all three points here, with Brendan Rodgers predicting that they will throw a team at full strength. Kouassi and Ajer are out, both injured.

 Red Bull Salzburg, in turn, is in 1st place with 15 points, fruit of 5 victories, with partial of 15 goals scored and 5 conceded goals. The Red Bulls are in a fantastic moment of form, they have won all 5 games in this group and already have the qualification as group leaders assured, arriving here without pressure and with nothing to fight for. Salzburg have already played 29 games this season and have not lost any of them, scoring 75 goals and 22 conceded in the process.

As visitors, the Austrians have 13 wins in 16 away games, tying the remaining 3, and scored 47 goals, giving 14 in the process. The team is now in a moment of breakthrough and, despite being already at the top of the group, they can choose to finish the race with a 100% winning record and finish the group stage with a better record. However, there are some worrying casualties, as is the case of Reinhold Yabo and Haidara, both injured, and Schlager, punished. Now players like Farkas, Ludewig, Jasper van der Werff and Szobozlai are in doubt, all of them recovering from physical problems.


Celtic are far from a draw to ensure their presence in the next stage of the competition, while Red Bull Salzburg is more than qualified as a group leader. Celtic will not want to play for the draw and will tighten up with the Austrians. However, Salzburg are a team that has already shown that it is lethal on the counterattack. This could be a hectic game, with opportunities for both sides of the field.
 

Celtic vs Salzburg Prediction: X/2 5.50

Celtic vs Salzburg  Betting Tip: Over 2.5 Goals @ 2.00

Celtic vs Salzburg Score Recommendations: 1-2 10.00