Celtic v Young Boys

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A 2-1 home win against Kilmarnock in the Scottish Cup over the weekend will give Celtic plenty of confidence ahead of this upcoming Champions League clash with Swiss outfit, Young Boys, when the two teams meet at Celtic Park on Wednesday night with the 21st placed hosts looking to extend their unbeaten run in all competitions to six games and secure their place in the play-offs.

As for Young Boys, the visitors were held to a rather frustrating 0-0 stalemate at home by Winterthur in the Swiss Super League on Saturday upon their return to competitive football following the winter break over Christmas and the New Year, and little is expected from Giorgio Contini's side as they sit rock-bottom of the Champions League table.

Previous wins against St Mirren, Dundee United and Ross County in the Scottish Premiership have also contributed to Celtic's five-match unbeaten sequence along with a 3-3 draw with Dundee since being handed a heavy 3-0 loss away from home at arch-rivals, Rangers.

The bigger picture shows Celtic have lost just once in their last 25 matches in all competitions which came in the shape of that aforementioned defeat to Rangers but The Hoops have also collected a total of 18 wins within this impressive period of results as well.

Celtic have also lost just once in their six Champions League ties to date as well while picking up important wins against Feyenoord 2-1, Slovan Bratislava 5-1 and a 3-1 win against RB Leipzig, all of which have been recorded at Celtic Park.

Young Boys returned to competitive action on the weekend in the Swiss domestic top flight which resulted in a 0-0 draw with Winterthur but although the Swiss visitors had played a string of club friendlies over the winter break, their apparent lack of top flight football may pose a few problems in Glasgow on Wednesday night.

Results overall in all competitions have produced a mixed bag of returns for Giorgio Contini's side as Young Boys have picked up five wins, a draw but have also slipped to four defeats as well.

Their previous Champions League tie resulted in a heavy 5-1 capitulation away from home at German Bundesliga outfit, Stuttgart, and having lost all six of their games in this competition so far in this season's campaign, it is no surprise to see Young Boys bottom of the league table and zero points to their name.

Young Boys have lost all three of their away ties to date, slipping to losses at Barcelona 5-0, Shakhtar Donetsk 2-1 and Stuttgart 5-1 respectively.

Celtic v Young Boys Verdict

Celtic should make the most of home advantage against a poor Young Boys outfit here although both teams look set to hit the back of the net as well.

Therefore, our main bet will be BTTS Yes @ 1.66

Other side bets worth considering:

Celtic win & BTTS Yes @ 2.50 Correct Score: Celtic 3-1 @ 10.00