Aston Villa v Celtic

Aston Villa vs Celtic Preview

Aston Villa will be eager to return to winning ways when they play host to Scottish Premiership outfit Celtic at Villa Park in this upcoming Champions League clash on Wednesday night after two draws and a defeat in their last three matches in all competitions.

Celtic meanwhile picked up a fifth win in six games in all competitions last time out in the Champions League as The Hoops registered a vital 1-0 home win against Swiss outfit, Young Boys, which has helped Brendan Rodgers's side up into 18th place in the overall Champions League standings and on the brink of achieving a place in the play-offs.

Draws with Arsenal and West Ham in the domestic Premier League along with a disappointing 1-0 defeat away from home at French Ligue 1 side, Monaco, have seen the west midlands club slip to a mini-slump but with home advantage once again at Villa Park on Wednesday night, Aston Villa will be up for this encounter.

The hosts currently occupy ninth place in the Champions League table but find themselves level on points with eighth placed Bayer Leverkusen prior to this final round of games in the league phase of this season's competition.

Results so far on home soil at Villa Park in this season's Champions League campaign have been very solid indeed as Unai Emery's side have picked up important wins against Bayern Munich and Bologna along with a draw with Juventus.

Celtic handed themselves a valuable lifeline in their quest to secure a place in the play-offs round in the Champions League with a 1-0 home win against Young Boys last time out which followed previous wins captured in the Scottish top flight.

Victories gained over the likes of St Mirren, Dundee United and Ross County in the Scottish Premiership along with a Scottish Cup 2-1 home win against Kilmarnock will also give the visitors plenty of confidence ahead of this upcoming trip down to the west midlands on Wednesday night.

Results away from home have also been pretty steady from Celtic as The Hoops have been handed just the single defeat from their previous 12 outings on the road in all competitions which also includes picking up seven wins in the process as well.

This season's Champions League campaign has also seen Brendan Rodgers's side put together a decent looking sequence of results as the Scottish outfit have been dealt just one loss but have also registered important wins against the likes of Slovan Bratislava, RB Leipzig and Young Boys, all of which were on home soil though.

Aston Villa v Celtic Verdict

Aston Villa's results at home in this competition should give the hosts the edge over Celtic on Wednesday night.

Therefore, our main bet will be Aston Villa win @ 1.53

Other side bets worth considering:

Aston Villa win & Over 2 goals @ 2.05

Correct Score: Aston Villa 2-1 @ 8.50