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Betting tips for Valencia VS Celtic 21.02.2019

Valencia and Celtic face each other this Thursday at the Mestalla in a challenge to be counted on for the second leg of the sixteenth-finals of the Europa League. Valencia come here in front of the tie after a comfortable victory out of doors, with a foot and a half in the next stage of the race. On the other side comes a Celtic who needs to do what he has not done since December 2014, which is to score 3 goals out of doors in a European competition.

Valencia did not get better than 3rd place in Group H of the Champions League, behind Juventus and Manchester United, and ahead of the Young Boys and as such, moved to the Europa League, where they already left happy in the first hand of this Celtic (0-2) and coming here well positioned to move on. The Che have not lost any of the last 7 consecutive games in all competitions, even though they have won only 1 of the last 5, being that only victory against this Celtic. Playing at home for European competitions, the team won 2 of their 3 Champions League games, beating Manchester United (2-1) and Young Boys (5-1), losing to Juventus (0-2). The team has not been as well as last season, and arrives here without being able to count on Rodrigo Moreno, Gabriel Paulista and Piccini, all injured.

 Celtic, for their part, arrived here after securing 2nd place in Group B of the Europa League, behind Red Bull Salzburg, ahead of Rosenborg and Leipzig. The Scot won 8 of the last 9 consecutive games, losing the remaining game against Valencia (0-2), a result that left them far from qualifying for the next stage of the competition. To turn the tie within 90 minutes, Celtic would need to score 3 goals without conceding any, and the last time the team scored 3 goals out of doors in a European competition was in December 2014, against Dinamo Zagreb where they still lost by 4-3.

Usually this is a strong team playing in their domains, and a team much less able to play as a visitor, something that needs to change in order to move forward in the race. To complicate things, the team travels to Spain without being able to count on Kouassi, Tomas Rogic, Benkovic, Ntcham and Ralston, all injured, being Kieran Tierney in doubt.
 
 

Valencia VS Celtic Prediction: X/1 4.80

Valencia VS Celtic  Betting Tip: Over 2.5 Goals @ 2.00

Valencia VS Celtic Score Recommendations: 2-1 10.00