Wednesday 06/08/2014, 20:00, Champions League Qualifiers, Celtic vs Legia Warsaw

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Celtic used to be a force to be reckoned with in European competitions, especially when they had home pitch advantage. Winning on the road has always been difficult for the Scottish side, but recent results were downright disappointing, everything culminating with the 4-1 defeat to Legia Warsaw. They return home, trying to offset that result, but scoring three times without allowing a goal since unlikely.

Celtic vs Legia Warsaw Odds

At Totepool

Celtic 1.45, Draw 4.30, Legia Warsaw 7.00

Celtic vs Legia Warsaw Tips

Celtic had no competition in the domestic championship after archrivals Rangers were relegated a few years ago, but they clearly show their limitations in Europe. While winning the Premier League was an easy thing to do, making the group stages of the Champions League proved to be a bridge too far in the recent campaigns.

It is the inability to collect points on the road that brought Celtic to their knees and they were clearly outplayed by the Polish opponents in the first leg. Despite scoring the first goal of the match, they were unable to stay in command and Legia Warsaw pushed them around, eventually scoring four times en route to a crushing win.

The visitors can be happy with that result and since everything went so good for them, it is only fair to assume that they will use exactly the same starting formation. If necessary, they will try to win in Glasgow and they have proved their ability to prevail away from home when needed. In the previous round, they scored five times in Ireland against St. Patrick's, after drawing the first leg.

Manager Deila's position is really shaking these days, but despite his best efforts, Celtic seems unable to win and even scoring goals is very difficult. He has nine strikers to choose from but unfortunately none of them looks capable of scoring two goals or more, so the host will need to use three forwards and hope for the best.

Key Facts

• Celtic lost three games in a row and allowed 10 goals in the last two matches, while being held scoreless by St. Pauli
• Legia Warsaw is on a scoring spree, undefeated in four rounds and scored an average of four goals per match, before settling for a draw in the last match

Celtic vs Legia Warsaw Prediction

Totepool makes an interesting proposition to its members, by offering odds of 2.10 to those willing to back the visitors not to lose by two goals or more. If Legia Warsaw is defeated by exactly one goal, the stakes are fully reimbursed, which means that punters are covered against a narrow margin win for Celtic.

Bet: Legia Warsaw +1.0 goals @ 2.10 with Totepool