Check out our 6/4 prediction for Leipzig vs Celtic below
Celtic head to Germany on Wednesday knowing that only three points will do if they are to retain any hopes of progressing from Group F.
Ange Postecoglou's side have taken just a single point from their opening two Champions League matches but they should have taken all three from the game against Shakhtar and they should not be fearing a trip to the Red Bull Arena where Leipzig were thumped 4-1 by Shakhtar on matchday 1.
Marco Rose's side are struggling to find any sort of rhythm on the domestic front, so much so that they sit down in 11th place in the Bundesliga having won only three of their eight league matches. They do go into this fixture on the back of a confidence-boosting 4-0 with over Bochum at the weekend but Bochum are the whipping boys of the German top flight this season so it would be unwise to get carried with with that win.
Leipzig sit bottom of Group F with zero points having already shipped six goals and Celtic's prospects of adding to that are much greater than the match odds imply. The hosts are 11/20 with Betway which feels too short, while the Hoops are an appealing 9/2 chance to inflict another defeat on Leipzig.
Celtic weren't at their best against Motherwell at the weekend but it was important they got their domestic campaign back on track after that shock defeat at St Mirren.
Some better finishing would have earned Celtic all three points in Shakhtar on matchday 2 but it was encouraging that they were able to create so many chances against a side that had made a good start to this season's competition and the Hoops will cause this leaky Leipzig rearguard all sorts of problems if they approach this game with the same zest.
It's at the other end of the pitch that Celtic have more problems. The have managed just one clean sheet in 11 European games under Postecoglou and that is making life very difficult.
Prediction for Leipzig vs Celtic
Leipzig have played 12 matches in all competitions this term and ten of them have produced three or more goals so over 2.5 backers will be all over this game.
The outright match odds suggest this is almost a formality for Leipzig but the host's form this term barely warrents them being so short, especially as they face a Celtic side that are capable of causing any side in Europe problems on their day.
The combination of not being able to finish chances and an inability to keep a clean sheet has cost Celtic so far in this group but they are almost certainly going to get big chances in the Red Bull Arena and, if they can finish any of them, they will give themselves a great chance of coming away from this game with at least a point.
Prediction for Leipzig vs Celtic: Draw/Celtic (Double Chance) - 6/4
Leipzig vs Celtic odds with Betway
- Leipzig - 11/20
- Draw - 100/30
- Celtic - 9/2
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