In the Champions League play-off stage, LASK Linz will face Celtic at home at the Raiffeisen Arena. The two teams just met previously, with LASK Linz suffering a 0-3 defeat, though they had earlier beaten Rapid Vienna 3-1 and Altach 4-2. Celtic have been on an unbeaten run recently; after defeating LASK Linz 3-0, they also beat Hibernian 2-1 and played out two 0-0 draws against Kairat.
Looking at attacking and defensive data, LASK Linz have averaged 2.00 points per game over their last 8 matches, with an average of 2.50 goals scored per home match. Celtic have averaged 1.67 points per game over their last 8 matches, conceding an average of 0.50 goals per away match. In the Champions League sample, both teams currently average 1.00 points per game.
Nutmegly's AI model prediction leans towards a home win. The model calculates the probability of a home win at 76.04%, a draw at 15.58%, an away win for Celtic at 8.38%, and a 59.38% probability for over 2.5 total goals in the match. The key talking point of this match is whether LASK Linz can use their home attacking firepower to reverse the disadvantage from their previous encounter.
