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The action continues in Group E of the UEFA Champions League as Celtic and Atletico Madrid square off at Celtic Park on Wednesday.
The Spanish giants head into the midweek clash on a blistering run of six consecutive victories and will look to continue in the same vein.
Celtic maintained their blistering start to the Scottish Premiership campaign as they picked up a 4-1 victory over Hearts on Sunday.
Brendan Rodgers’ men, who already boast a seven-point lead at the top of the Premiership table, now turn their attention to the Champions League, where they have lost their opening two matches.
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Celtic head into Wednesday on a run of four wins in their last five matches across all competitions, with a 2-1 loss against Lazio on October 4 being the exception.
Atletico Madrid, on the other hand, continued their fine run of results last time out as they cruised to a 3-0 victory over Celta Vigo in the Spanish La Liga.
Diego Simeone’s side have now won six games on the bounce across all competitions, stretching back to a 1-1 draw against Lazio in their Champions League curtain-raiser on September 19.
Atletico Madrid have picked up four points from their opening two Champions League games to sit at the top of Group E, level on points with second-placed Lazio.
Celtic vs Atletico Madrid Head-To-Head and Key Numbers
- This will be the third-ever meeting between Celtic and Atletico Madrid, with the La Liga outfit winning the previous two meetings between the sides.
- Simeone’s men are on a six-match winning streak, scoring 16 goals and conceding six since September’s 1-1 draw against Lazio.
- Celtic are unbeaten in 20 of their 21 home matches across all competitions since the turn of the year, picking up 17 wins and four draws so far.
- The Spanish side are unbeaten in all but one of their seven away matches this season, claiming four wins and two draws so far.
Celtic vs Atletico Madrid Prediction
Celtic have endured a stuttering start to the Champions League campaign and will need a huge result on Wednesday to get back on track.
However, Atletico Madrid are currently firing on all cylinders and we fancy them seeing off the Scottish outfit, albeit by a narrow margin.
Prediction: Celtic 1-2 Atletico Madrid
Celtic vs Atletico Madrid Betting Tips
Tip 1: Atletico Madrid to win
Tip 2: Over 2.5 goals - Yes (There have been three or more goals scored in five of Madrid’s last six matches)
Tip 3: Both sides to score - Yes (Both sides have also scored in five of the visitors’ last seven outings)
