Europa League: Celtic vs AZ Alkmaar preview, team news, prediction and tips - Smart Bettors Club
Europa League: Celtic vs AZ Alkmaar preview, team news, prediction and tips
August 17
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Celtic will play hosts to AZ Alkmaar in the first leg of the Europa League playoff round on Wednesday. The kick-off is at 20:45 CEST.

Preview

Despite enduring a rather poor start to the 2021/22 season under new manager Ange Postecoglou, Celtic have managed to improve their form lately. The Hoops' Champions League aspirations were dispelled by Midtjylland in the early rounds but now the Scottish giants are on a four-game winning streak in all competitions, including a 7-2 aggregate victory over Jablonec in the EL third qualifying round.

AZ, in turn, have only played one official match this season as the Dutch outfit qualified for this stage of the competition thanks to their third-placed finish in the Eredivisie last term. As for their current run in the Dutch top flight, Pascal Jansen's side were beaten 1-0 by Waalwijk in their season opener over the weekend.

Team news

Christopher Jullien is the only confirmed injury absentee in Postecoglou's set-up while Ryan Christie remains doubtful due to a knock. Owen Wijndal and Jeremy Helmer, meanwhile, are set to miss out on their side's trip to Scotland.

Prediction

The Hoops appear to have found their feet under the guidance of Postecoglou and will be desperate to extend their winning streak to five games on the bounce on Wednesday and thus take one step towards the Europa League group stage. Let's say that AZ are highly unlikely to stop Celtic on their home soil as the Dutch side have lost their arguably two best players Myron Boadu and Calvin Stengs to Monaco and Nice respectively over the last few weeks. Moreover, AZ's loss to Waalwijk on Sunday only proves the fact that Jansen's men haven't gotten any better following the star duo's departure from Alkmaar.

Tip

Celtic to win at 2.1 with 1XBET.


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