Celtic v Bayern Munich

Celtic vs Bayern Munich Preview

This season's Champions League has reached the play-off stage of the competition and an intriguing contest looks to be in store north of the border in Glasgow when Scottish Premiership side Celtic play host to German Bundesliga visitors Bayern Munich with both teams keen to earn an advantage at Celtic Park on Wednesday night.

Celtic head into this 1st leg tie on the back of three wins on the trot following a resounding 5-0 home victory over Scottish Championship outfit Raith Rovers in the Scottish Cup which followed on from previous comprehensive victories against Motherwell 3-1 and Dundee 6-0 in the Scottish Premiership respectively.

Bayern Munich made it four wins on the trot in all competitions on the weekend when the visitors inflicted a heavy 3-0 loss upon Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga and Vincent Kompany's side will be confident that they can take a lead from this 1st leg into the return leg in Germany.

The bigger picture shows Celtic have been handed just two defeats within their previous 30 matches in all competitions, the latter being a 4-2 loss away from home against Aston Villa at Villa Park in the final game of the league phase in the Champions League.

Goals could also feature here on Wednesday night as five out of Celtic's eight games in the league phase of this competition resulted in both teams scoring.

Bayern Munich have recently picked up three wins in the German domestic top flight along with a win in the final game of the league phase in the Champions League, so Vincent Kompany's side will also have plenty of reasons to be upbeat about their chances in Glasgow on Wednesday night.

Domestic top flight victories gained over the likes of Freiburg 2-1, Holstein Kiel 4-3 and Werder Bremen 3-0 have been complemented by a 3-1 home win against Slovakian outfit Slovan Bratislava in the Champions League, so expectations will be high amongst the Bayern camp.

Indeed, Bayern Munich have collected no fewer than nine wins within their last 10 matches in all competitions, three of which have been achieved on their travels with wins at Salzburg in a club friendly along with victories on the road in the Bundesliga at Borussia M'gladbach and Freiburg.

However, a rather indifferent Champions League campaign has unfolded this season by Bayern Munich's standards as the visitors have registered five wins but have also slipped to three defeats as well, while four of their eight games in the league phase also resulted in both teams scoring as well.

Celtic v Bayern Munich Verdict

Both Celtic and Bayern Munich will be feeling confident about their chances here and both look set to score in this 1st leg.

Therefore, our main bet will be BTTS Yes @ 1.61

Other side bets worth considering:

Bayern Munich win & BTTS Yes @ 2.50

Correct Score: Bayern Munich 2-1 @ 9.00