Match Preview

Both RSC Anderlecht and Celtic took convincing beatings from Bayern Munich and PSG in their respective first UEFA Champions League, Group B fixtures of the 2017/18 campaign. When you look at the competing teams in our RSC Anderlecht vs Celtic preview and assess the other teams in the group they share, it’s clear that both clubs will be heading for an early European exit this year. The latest football odds find it hard to pick a winner between these well matched outfits, but read our expert betting tips below to help you decide on who to back.

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In their European records, we see that the Belgians have won just once in seventeen Champions League matches in the run up to today’s free RSC Anderlecht vs Celtic betting tips. It’s an appalling set of results for a team with such a rich history in continental competition. They have suffered defeat in eight of their last nine UCL home games.

For their part, the Scottish champions are used to finding life tough in Europe’s most prestigious competition. They lost 5-0 to Neymar and PSG in their last UCL game prior to our RSC Anderlecht vs Celtic predictions. Brendan Rodgers will be acutely aware that the Hoops haven’t won a Champions League away game in over five years.

In 2003, the teams also shared a Champions League group, playing each other twice in the space of six weeks. At Parkhead, Celtic roared to a 3-1 victory, but in the game played in Belgium, Anderlecht picked up a narrow 1-0 win. Those results are indicative of the kind of struggles the Bhoys endure when they leave Scotland.

RSC Anderlecht vs Celtic Prediction and Betting Advice

With Anderlecht so poor at home and Celtic so poor away in the UCL, a share of the points is the most likely outcome. That result would be pretty useless in the grand scheme of things for each club, but nevertheless, it’s the first call we make in today’s RSC Anderlecht vs Celtic picks. The Celts away win over Spartak Moscow in 2012 is their only away victory in the Champion’s League group stages since the 90s – they are staggeringly poor on their travels. Things have improved under Brendan Rodgers management in that regard and last year they picked up draws at Borussia Monchengladbach and Man City at the same stage of the competition. With that information considered, they should have enough to leave Belgium with a point against slightly weaker opponents. Unibet’s odds are the best value you can find for this prediction, so our advice is to use their services.

An analysis of the goal-scoring statistics of these teams leads us to conclude that both are likely to score on Wednesday, which is the next instalment of our free football tips. Celtic have managed to find the net in fourteen of their last fifteen fixtures. Their blank against PSG was just the second time in eight they were kept out in Europe. Anderlecht’s failure to score against Bayern was the only match in five where they didn’t manage a goal. They have also scored in five of their last seven Champions League outings despite winning just one of those contests. The Belgians have only kept one clean sheet in fifteen in this competition, while the Hoops couldn’t keep the opposition off the score sheet in any of their group games last season. There are goals to be had for both outfits this week and 10Bet have brilliant prices to help you take advantage of that.