Celtic take on Kairat Almaty in the second leg of their Champions League qualifying play-off tie on Tuesday, and our betting tips can be backed in a 16/1 bet builder.
Scottish champions Celtic face a 7,000-mile round trip to and from Kazakhstan this week, as they take on Kairat Almaty in the second leg of their Champions League qualifying play-off tie.
The Hoops were held to a goalless stalemate in the first leg at Parkhead last Wednesday.
Brendan Rodgers’ side will be hoping for a better performance this time around, with a spot in the competition’s league phase – worth a potential £40 million – on the line.
Celtic head into the clash as odds-on favourites with football betting sites, following on from their 3-0 hammering of Livingston in the Scottish Premiership on Saturday afternoon.
Kairat, who are without rising talent and star forward Dastan Satpayev, are priced at around 4/1 to come out on top in 90 minutes. To qualify, they are rated at around 9/4.
Kairat Almaty vs Celtic Bet Builder Tips
- Kairat Almaty to Win @ 4/1
- Under 2.5 Goals @ 5/4
- Ricardinho – Over 0.5 Shots on Target @ 4/9
Kairat Almaty to Win @ 4/1
Despite enjoying 75% of possession in last week’s first leg, Celtic underwhelmed massively in their first continental match of the campaign, having registered just three shots on target.
It promises to be an even tougher test for the Glaswegians without the majority of The Green Brigade in the second leg, and with such a lengthy distance to travel, along with their poor record in Kazakhstan, we see value in backing the hosts to prevail, priced at around 4/1.
The Bhoys are winless in all three of their previous visits to the country (two losses, one draw).
Additionally, Kairat boast a strong record at home in Europe. They have won each of their last five home matches in continental play, overcoming Slovan Bratislava 1-0 last time out.
Under 2.5 Goals @ 5/4
It’s hard to envisage a goalfest in Tuesday’s clash after last week’s goalless stalemate, therefore we at SportsCasting are backing under 2.5 goals to be scored, priced at around 5/4.
This feat has been achieved in six of Kairat’s seven European outings this term, including both legs of their first and third round wins over Olimpija Ljubljana and Slovan Bratislava.
On top of that, under three goals have been scored in four of their last six home matches.
Ricardinho – Over 0.5 Shots on Target @ 4/9
Our final tip for Kairat Almaty vs Celtic in the Champions League play-off round is to back Brazilian forward Ricardinho to register at least one shot target, priced by bookmakers at 4/9.
The 24-year-old, who joined Kairat on loan from Viktoria Plzen in the summer, totalled just one shot at Celtic Park last week, having been introduced as a substitute in the 83rd minute.
Due to play a more prominent role in the second leg with Satpayev and Edmilson due to miss out, we expect Ricardinho to test Kasper Schmeichel with at least one shot on goal here.
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Kairat Almaty vs Celtic Betting
| Match Result | Odds |
| Kairat Almaty | 4/1 |
| Draw | 10/3 |
| Celtic | 4/7 |
| Player to Score at Any Time | Odds |
| Adam Idah | 1/1 |
| Daizen Maeda | 1/1 |
| Shin Yamada | 11/8 |
| Benjamin Nygren | 6/4 |
| Callum Osmand | 6/4 |
| Jota | 6/4 |
| Johnny Kenny | 6/4 |
| Marco Tilio | 6/4 |
| Luke McCowan | 2/1 |
| Arne Engels | 5/2 |
