Europa League: VfB Stuttgart vs Celtic – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Europa League round of 32 match between VfB Stuttgart and Celtic and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Celtic go up against VfB Stuttgart on Thursday for a Europa League meeting at MHPArena.

Form: VfB Stuttgart vs Celtic

VfB Stuttgart Form

VfB Stuttgart look well suited to take on any opponent presently, as their last 3 matches saw them get two wins and a draw. They ran out 3-1 and 1-4 against FC Koln and Celtic respectively. Their winning streak came to an end against FC Heidenheim as the game finished level. The exact score was 3-3. VfB Stuttgart won four of their last six Europa League matches on home soil, while drawing once and losing once. They conceded seven and scored 12 goals.

Celtic Form

Celtic have only one win in their last three matches, as they did beat Kilmarnock by 2-3. Disappointment followed, going down 1-4 against VfB Stuttgart, and 1-2 against Hibernian. Celtic claimed two wins against two draws and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Europa League. The scoreline from these matches reads 12 goals conceded and 12 scored.

Betting stats for VfB Stuttgart and Celtic

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

Players in form: VfB Stuttgart vs Celtic

Benjamin Nygren shows decent form right now for Celtic, as he scored three goals in his last six games in the Europa League. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing VfB Stuttgart, who are strong favourites on Thursday. Siding with Bilal El Khannouss also look a nice prospect as he scored four goals in his last six Europa League matches.

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Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at MHPArena across all tournaments VfB Stuttgart won seven times, drew two and lost one times. Celtic claimed five wins, two draw and three defeats in their last 10 games away. VfB Stuttgart are on a fine streak of 8 matches without defeat at home. Celtic remained without defeat in 5 away games on the bounce.

Both teams to score

VfB Stuttgart scored the first goal in seven out of their last ten games. Celtic scored the opening goal in six of the last ten away from home. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive VfB Stuttgart games Both teams have scored in last 5 consecutive Celtic games. VfB Stuttgart managed to open the scoreline in no less than seven of their previous 10 games. Their opponent from Celtic performed a similar feat as they scored the opener in six of their last 10 games. Both teams scored in the last 3 consecutive meetings between VfB Stuttgart and Celtic.

Total goals

VfB Stuttgart saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals were scored in eight of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Celtic. They performed an average of 2.1 goals in these. VfB Stuttgart were on the scoreboard at least once in their previous 8 matches. Celtic are on a fine streak of scoring at least one goal in their last 13 matches.