Ace Football previews the Europa League game between Celtic and Sturm Graz who meet up this coming Thursday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
As the early season favourites, Celtic will look to justify their title credentials on Thursday when they take on Sturm Graz for a round 3 match in the Europa League.
Form: Celtic vs Sturm Graz
Celtic Form
Celtic are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Braga by a 0-2 score, before winning 3-2 against Motherwell. They were back on the losing side in a 2-0 defeat against Dundee FC. Celtic claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Europa League. They also drew zero and lost three, as they scored nine and conceded 14 goals.
Sturm Graz Form
In their last three matches, Sturm Graz first beat Rangers 2-1, then Altach by 0-2 and finally BW Linz by 3-4. Sturm Graz only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Europa League. In these six matches they drew one and lost four as well as being outscored by ten goals to three.
Betting stats for Celtic and Sturm Graz
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Celtic and Sturm Graz played across all tournaments.
- In 7 of the last 9 Celtic home matches in the Europa League, the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Celtic home matches in the Europa League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Celtic home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Celtic matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Celtic matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Sturm Graz have lost 6 of the last 8 away matches in the Europa League while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- In the last 9 Sturm Graz matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Sturm Graz have lost 4 of the last 5 matches in the Europa League while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- In 9 of the last 10 Sturm Graz matches in the Europa League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Sturm Graz have won 5 of the last 6 matches while scoring less than 2.5 goals
Players in form: Celtic vs Sturm Graz
Jota is showing good form for Celtic, scoring one goals in their last six matches. Otar Kiteishvili scored once in his previous half dozen outings.
Popular betting markets: Celtic vs Sturm Graz
Full-time result
Celtic claimed a modest five wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in three of the games, whilst losing two. Sturm Graz won seven of their last 10 games away, drew zero and lost three of the games in this run. Sturm Graz won their last 4 matches.
Both teams to score
Celtic scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Sturm Graz scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Celtic managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.
Total goals
Celtic saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in four of the last ten matches that Sturm Graz played across all tournaments. They scored 1.8 times on average in the process.
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