Celtic v Alashkert Preview and Prediction

Date/Time: 18^th July 2018, (Kick-off 7:45 PM)

On Wednesday night, Scottish champions Celtic take on Armenian side Alashkert in the Champions League first qualifying first round second leg.

Celtic heads into this clash 3-0 up from the first leg and will be expecting progress to the next round of the competition from this clash. The Armenian visitors will just be hoping to avoid embarrassment in Glasgow.

The home side has a poor recent record in the Champions League, winning just three of the last nine games in Europe’s elite competition. In fact, the first leg win ended a four-game losing run for the Scottish champions in the competition.

Brendan Rodgers side has also lost their last three home games in the Champions League.

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Like the home side, Alashkert has a poor record in the Champions League. However, the Armenian visitors have only played nine games in Europe’s elite competition, all of which have been since 2016.

The visitors have won just two of those aforementioned Champions League games. Their recent games in this competition have been low scoring, with under 2.5 goals scored in five of their last seven games.

Alashkert have failed to win any of their four away games in the Champions League. However, they have drawn three of those four games on their travels in the competition.

Prediction

Celtic win and/or over 2.5 goals