Europa League: FK Crvena Zvezda vs Celtic – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Europa League round 1 match between FK Crvena Zvezda and Celtic and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Celtic face a daunting first assignment in the Europa League when they visit the title favourites FK Crvena Zvezda on the opening day of the new campaign.

Form: FK Crvena Zvezda vs Celtic

FK Crvena Zvezda Form

FK Crvena Zvezda are without a win from their previous three outings, as Lech Poznan managed a draw, before they lost 1-2 against Pafos FC. Their latest match ended in a 1-1 draw with Pafos FC. It has been a bit hit-and-miss for FK Crvena Zvezda but at least mostly hit, as they put four wins on the board in their previous six Europa League matches. They didn’t draw any matches, but lost twice, scoring nine goals while conceding five.

Celtic Form

Celtic look solid currently after going three matches unbeaten, which started by drawing 0-0 against Kairat Almaty. They followed that up by sharing the spoils with Rangers in a 0-0 draw, before taking out Kilmarnock in a 1-2 win. Celtic 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 19 goals to 13.

Betting stats for FK Crvena Zvezda and Celtic

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between FK Crvena Zvezda 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: FK Crvena Zvezda vs Celtic

Aleksandar Katai is the most prolific Europa League marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Celtic look to Jota, hoping he can add to his current total of two Europa League goals in his latest games.

Betting markets: FK Crvena Zvezda vs Celtic

Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at Stadion Rajko Mitic across all tournaments FK Crvena Zvezda won seven times, drew two and lost one times. Celtic claimed six wins, three draw and one defeats in their last 10 games away.

Both teams to score

FK Crvena Zvezda scored the first goal of the game an impressive nine times out of the last ten games. Celtic scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Both teams have scored in last 7 consecutive FK Crvena Zvezda games Celtic should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in this coming Wednesday, as FK Crvena Zvezda only managed one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Celtic claimed seven clean sheets in their last 10 games.

Total goals

FK Crvena Zvezda saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of three goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Celtic, who managed to score 1.7 times in those matches. FK Crvena Zvezda are on a fine streak of scoring at least one goal in their last 15 matches.