Feyenoord v Celtic

Feyenoord vs Celtic Preview

Feyenoord and Celtic will lock horns in the Netherlands in Tuesday night's Group E opener at the Stadion Feijenoord with both teams in confident mood after recording comprehensive victories in the domestic Dutch Eredivisie and Scottish Premiership leagues respectively on the weekend.

Feyenoord ran out comfortable winners on Friday night in the Dutch top flight when they registered a comprehensive 6-1 thrashing of Heerenveen which followed previous decisive wins against Almere City 6-1 and a 5-1 humiliation of Utrecht away from home to make it not only three wins on the trot but the hosts have also scored 17 goals in the process as well.

The bigger picture will also give Feyenoord plenty of reasons to be cheerful ahead of this upcoming Champions League tie with Celtic as the hosts have slipped to just one defeat out of their previous 11 matches in all competitions which includes six wins overall and this is likely to spur on Arne Slot's side for this clash.

Feyenoord have been dealt just two defeats in their last 14 games at their Stadion Feijenoord and having racked up nine wins during this period, the hosts look in good shape to make a positive start to their Champions League campaign with a win here.

Celtic are also thriving under the return of former manager, Brendan Rodgers, as The Hoops bring recent back-to-back wins into this Group F opener at the Stadion Feijenoord having accounted for the likes of fierce Glasgow rivals, Rangers, in the recent Old Firm derby along with Friday night's comprehensive 3-0 home win against Dundee.

The Scottish top flight visitors bring a decent set of results overall in all competitions into this European fixture as they have lost just once in their previous nine matches which consists of six wins during this period so they'll be hoping they can produce a much better showing on the Champions League stage this time around.

Celtic's previous results at this level have been simply woeful though as The Hoops have failed to win any of their last nine European ties overall in this elite competition which includes slipping to six defeats in the process, which certainly doesn't bode well for this upcoming trip to the Netherlands.

Having also lost three of their last five away ties in the Champions League as well, Brendan Rodgers looks to have his work cut out if his side are to walk away from the Stadion Feijenoord with even a point on Tuesday night.

Feyenoord v Celtic Verdict

Feyenoord and Celtic have never met before in any competitive match but with both teams in promising recent form and scoring plenty of goals in the process, this could be an entertaining encounter with Feyenoord looking the more likely for the important three points.

Therefore, our main bet will be Feyenoord win @ 1.60

Other side bets worth considering:

Feyenoord win & Over 2.5 goals @ 2.30

Correct score: Feyenoord 2-1 @ 8.50