Who will secure three important points in the battle for the knockout stage?

The Europa League is slowly entering its decisive phase, with the seventh and penultimate matchday of the league phase taking place this week. Some teams are under particular pressure, including the Scottish champions from Glasgow. Martin O’Neill’s team has only seven points after six games and is currently in 24th place. A defeat against the “Rossoblu” could see the Scots slip out of the qualifying play-offs. This is not entirely unrealistic, as five clubs currently have the opportunity to overtake the Green and Whites. In our Bologna vs. Celtic Glasgow prediction, we take a closer look at this match.

Of course, we also have to look at the home team, which is in a much better position than the visitors with eleven points from their first six games. What’s more, Vincenzo Italiano’s team even has the chance to qualify directly for the round of 16. However, a win against Glasgow is a must. Nevertheless, the Italians will not feel too much pressure, because even if they lose, the “Rossoblu” would only slip to 22nd place at worst. And even then, the Serie A representative would still have everything in its own hands. In our opinion, the lack of pressure is also a possible reason why the Bologna vs. Celtic Glasgow odds favor a home win.

In addition, the home side are difficult to beat in their own stadium and have lost only four home games this season. The only teams to have done so so far are Fiorentina, Atalanta, Juventus, and, somewhat surprisingly, Cremonese. Apart from the defeat against the Serie B promoted team, Vincenzo Italiano’s side have only lost to top teams. As we would not currently count the Scots in this category, the Bologna vs. Celtic Glasgow tip for a win for the away team seems rather risky.

Bologna – Celtic Glasgow Head-to-head record

However, this is because the home side are participating in one of the three international competitions for only the second time in the club’s history. For us, this is one of the reasons why the Bologna vs. Celtic Glasgow betting odds should be a little closer overall. Martin O’Neill’s team is simply much more experienced internationally and has only missed out on participating in international competitions twice since 2003. So if we also look at the players’ level of experience, the visitors have a huge advantage here.

Bologna – Celtic Glasgow Tip

Let’s summarize once again. The Rossoblu have a significantly better squad, are difficult to beat at home, and are going into this game with significantly less pressure. For us, these are definitely indicators that we expect the home team to score. Now comes the big “but.” Vincenzo Italiano’s team has won only one of its last seven competitive games and has not kept a clean sheet in any of them. If we also take into account that the visitors desperately need something to show for their efforts, in fact a win, the Bologna vs. Celtic Glasgow betting tip for “both teams to score – yes” is the obvious choice.

Alternatively, you can add the Bologna vs. Celtic Glasgow odds for the visitors to win a point to your betting slip. You can find these at Betway. The visitors are much more experienced internationally, have won three games in a row and know exactly what is at stake in this match. This almost suits the Rossoblu, because with only one win in their last seven games, Vincenzo Italiano’s team is not exactly brimming with confidence. In addition, the players will also have in the back of their minds that a win on the last matchday against Maccabi Tel Aviv would be enough to qualify for the knockout stages. So the Italians don’t need to take any big risks.