- Date and Time: Wednesday, February 12, 2025, 21:00 GMT+1
- Venue: Celtic Park, Glasgow, Scotland
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| Celtic vs Bayern Munich | Wednesday, February 12, 2025, 21:00 GMT+1 |
| Celtic odds | 7.3 |
| Bayern Munich odds | 1.37 |
| Draw | 5.35 |
| Over 2.5 | 1.39 |
Celtic vs Bayern Munich Preview and Team News
Celtic Team News
Celtic will need every bit of reserve when they take on Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League round of 32. While it may be easy sailing for the visitors, Brendan Rodgers’ men will treat this game as a do-or-die encounter.
They’ve shown visible improvement under their coach this season, and nothing will test their cohesion more than this event. Although they like to sit deep inside their own half whenever they face tough opponents, they need to be proactive and take the match to Bayern on Wednesday.
For this to happen, Rodgers might invert one side of his attack and overload the other in order to allow his fullbacks to run forward and create dangerous crosses into the penalty box. With only Forrest being ruled out of this game, the Northern Irish manager will be able to call upon his most trusted players for this encounter.
Celtic predicted lineup vs Bayern Munich (4-3-3): Schmeichel; Ralston, Carter-Vickers, Trusty, Taylor; Engels, McGregor, Hatate; Jota, Idah, Maeda.
Bayern Munich Team News
Bayern Munich know how important it is for Celtic to win this event, so they’ll wait for the initial assault to pass and the home team to exhaust themselves.
They are veterans of this tournament, having won it a stunning six times. However, their last title came in 2019-20. Manager Vincent Kompany will hope to recreate the feat this time around and win over all the fans.
Bayern will have an inkling of how the hosts will attack in this match. To prevent the latter from succeeding, they’ll imbibe a zonal marking system. This will push them to play a high line in the hope of catching their rivals’ attackers in the offside trap.
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However, quite a few players, including Davies, Peretz and Hiroki Ito, have been ruled out of Wednesday’s game. Sane and Gnabry are also doubtful starters due to illness. With striker Kane going great guns, Munich will want to trouble the Celtic defenders by pushing as many numbers as possible in the final third.
When this happens, their wingers will come in and start linking up with each other, eventually bringing Kane into the action and feeding him balls to convert into goals.
Bayern Munich predicted lineup vs Celtic (4-2-3-1): Neuer; Stanišić, Upamecano, Kim, Guerreiro; Kimmich, Palhinha; Olise, Musiala, Coman; Kane.
Bet hereCeltic vs Bayern Munich Prediction
- Pick: Bayern Munich to win
- Odds: 1.37 (22Bet)
- Score prediction: Celtic 0-3 Bayern Munich
Bayern are the overwhelming favourites to win this game, and we expect them to do so without batting an eyelid. However, Celtic are not exactly minnows, and will surely give them a tough fight.
History, meanwhile, suggests that Munich hold an advantage over their opponents. They’ve won both matches played between these two clubs in the past, in the 2017 Champions League group stage.
Celtic vs Bayern Munich Prediction, Betting Tip
- Pick: Total over 2.5 goals
- Odds: 1.39 (22Bet)
A total of over 2.5 goals is expected, with most of them naturally coming from Bayern’s stables. Kane is well-known for his hold-up play and ability to draw the opposition defenders with him. He can do this while freeing up spaces for his teammates. Other Munich attackers, like Coman and Olise, are vital in setting up attacking moves for the guests.
For the home side, a lot of hope will rest upon the forward trio of Jota, Idah and Maeda. But they won’t be very successful unless their fullbacks, Taylor and Johnston, make piercing runs into the final third.
The latter duo will have a significant role to play in disarming Bayern’s midfielders and sending dangerous crosses.
Celtic beat Dundee 6-0 in the Premiership, while Munich whipped Holstein Kiel 4-3, which means both teams are in decent form in front of goal. What’s more, both the past games played between these rivals saw a total of over 2.5 goals being scored. This strengthens our hunch.
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