Champions League: Aston Villa vs Celtic – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Champions League round 8 match between Aston Villa and Celtic and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Aston Villa are highly favoured to claim a win against Celtic, whom they face this coming Wednesday. In their current shape, a win at Villa Park seems to be the obvious outcome.

Aston Villa are placed nineth with 13 points after seven matches. Celtic occupy a position as 18th in the league on 12 points.

Form: Aston Villa vs Celtic

Aston Villa Form

Aston Villa are without a win from their previous three outings, as Arsenal managed a draw, before they lost 1-0 against Monaco. Their latest match ended in a 1-1 draw with West Ham. Aston Villa claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Champions League. They also drew one and lost zero, scored three goals and conceded zero.

Celtic Form

Celtic are unbeaten in their last three matches, first beating Ross County by 1-4. This was followed by a 3-3 with Dundee FC and a 1-0 win against BSC Young Boys. Celtic came through their last six away games in the Champions League without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew two and lost four in which, they were outscored by 17 goals to one.

Betting facts for Aston Villa and Celtic

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Aston Villa and Celtic. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

In-form players: Aston Villa vs Celtic

Daizen Maeda shows decent form right now for Celtic, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Champions League. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Aston Villa, who are strong favourites this coming Wednesday. Siding with Jhon Duran also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six Champions League matches.

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Full-time result

Aston Villa won five of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Villa Park. They drew four and lost one as well, while Celtic won five of their last 10 games away. They drew four and lost one. Aston Villa are a tough nut to crack currently, with no less than 9 matches without defeat. Celtic remained unbeaten in their last 6 games on the bounce.

Both teams to score

Aston Villa scored first in six of their last ten home games. Impressively, Celtic scored the first goal in eight out of previous ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 5 consecutive home games Aston Villa played. Celtic have kept their opponents from scoring six times in their previous 10 matches. Meanwhile, Aston Villa have been able to keep a clean sheet in one of their last 10 games.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Aston Villa’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Celtic, who scored 2.3 times on average in these matches.