Celtic Glasgow vs. Lazio Roma – Prediction (24.10.2019)

Preview and Teams Comparison.

Celtic and Lazio have never previously met before – the Bhoys are winless in their last nine meetings with Italian sides in all competitions (D3 L6) since beating Milan 2-1 in the 2007-08 Champions League. Celtic have gone on to lead at half-time in the last three UEL home games in which they have taken a lead before the 30-minute mark. Three of Lazio’s last four away goals (across all competitions) have arrived in the 16th-30th minute period. Across all stages of this competition, Lazio have conceded exactly once in each of their last seven halves of UEL football on hostile turf. Lazio have never previously faced Scottish opposition in European competition – they’re winless in their last nine against British sides (D4 L5) since winning 2-1 at Chelsea in the 1999-00 Champions League.

Top of their group after two matchdays, Celtic are unbeaten in all of their UEFA Europa League (UEL) fixtures this campaign (W3, D1). All of those matches saw Celtic win the second half ‘to-nil’, and concede only penalty goals (if at all), inside the 31st-45th minute period. Odsonne Édouard has scored in Celtic’s last three UEL home wins, scoring the decider on two occasions. Winners by a 2-0 scoreline in their last two UEL home games, Celtic have drawn none of their last ten UEL home games (W6, L4). A 60% majority (three) of the last five wins in that sequence saw Celtic open the scoring inside the first 30 minutes of play.

Intriguingly, this will be Lazio’s first-ever UEFA club competition match against Scottish opposition. However, they mark the occasion with dire recent away form in the UEL, notably losing four of their last five UEL group stage away games. Three of Lazio’s last five UEL victories saw Ciro Immobile score Lazio’s final goal, in the 75th minute or later. Over a third (four) of the 11 goals conceded by them across those four defeats have arrived in the 75th minute or later. Though they drew level in two of that losing quartet, they enjoyed a combined total of less than 13 minutes’ parity after going behind.

Match Info and Live Scores.

Pre-match League Table.