Kairat Almaty v Celtic Tips

Celtic are the better out of the two sides and know they need to pull up with a result here. They were unfortunate not to beat Almaty in the first leg in their 0-0. Even though I think Almaty will come out stronger than they did at Celtic, now being at home in front of the fans, I still think if Celtic turn up today and take their chances, they'll win this easily.

The first leg between the sides ended in a 0-0. No Scottish team has ever won in Kazakhstan. Almaty have not lost any of their last 4 European games. Predict another draw between the sides.

The first leg ended in a goalless draw. Celtic had a major portion of the possession with eleven shots on goal and three on target, yet could not score. Kairat Almaty were solid in defense, and despite their defensive role, they managed eight shots on goal. I think with home advantage, they will be more aggressive as shown when beating Slovan Bratislava at home with over fifty percent possession, 17 shots on goal, seven on target, and scoring the winning goal. I don't see much scoring, but I am confident of a 1-0 scoreline in favor of the hosts.

Let's have a go at goals tonight as the first leg was dominated by both defenses with a goalless draw. But everything to play for tonight for both sides.

I am going unders in this second leg after a goalless draw in the first leg. We have two good defenses, and this might be close tonight.

Kairat Almaty were very unlucky against Celtic in the first leg, and they now have a good chance of progressing at home tonight. I think Celtic are a poor side just now, and they are not playing very well either. Almaty will not have a better chance of getting into the group stages of the Champions League, but if they play well it could very easily happen.

I think this could be a low-scoring game, and that has shown with last week being a 0-0 draw. Unexpectedly, Almaty saw only one side scoring in both of their home games in the Champions League so far.

Kairat have yet to concede a goal at home in prior rounds and will make it tough for Celtic to break them down again after the goalless draw in Glasgow. The strengths of Celtic should tell in the end and win to nil.

I'm going to back the upset here. The Kazakh side looked strong at Parkhead and may be able to sneak this one to dupe Celtic out of Europe.

Celtic is the clear favorite here. With their experience in runoff play, they will win both halves to make it to the Champions League log.

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