There’s a Battle of Britain clash in the Champions League tonight when Arsenal travel to Glasgow to take on Celtic.
Arsenal were in scintillating form on the opening day of the Premier League season with a thumping 6-1 win over Everton at Goodison. Celtic also got their season off to a winning start with a 3-1 victory away at Aberdeen.
The bookmakers have Arsenal as favourites to win the match tonight with a best price of Evens (888Sport) being available. After the way they won at the weekend it’s easy to see why the bookmakers have taken no chances, but we think that price is way too short. to be taken with any great confidence. Although the bookmakers and most of the media seem to think this will be straightforward victory for the Gunners we don’t see it that way.
.European nights at Parkhead are pretty special and the crowd definitely inspires the home players to produce exceptional performances. There are other more tangible facts as to why this tie might be a lot closer than a lot of people think.
Even although Celtic lost at home to Dynamo Moscow in the last round their home record in Europe is exceptionally good. Their record in Europe against English teams is also good. Celtic have lost just 3 of the 14 matches they have played against English opposition and in recent seasons have beaten Manchester United, Blackburn and Liverpool in Europe.
We think the 16/5 (Skybet) on offer for a Celtic win looks very tempting given how good their European record is at home and we’re going to go for the home win in this match.
The draw is 12/5 (Bet365) and that is another possibility and if you fancy a draw tonight we wouldn’t put you off your selection.
Our prediction is a home win for Celtic and we’re predicting a 1-0 win 23/2 (Betfair).
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