Celtic v Sturm Graz Bet Builder Tips & Match Preview

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Celtic will be targeting a morale-boosting victory when they play host to Sturm Graz in the Europa League on Thursday night.
Brendan Rodgers’ side have produced a string of underwhelming displays this season, the most recent of which saw them slump to a shock 2-0 defeat at Dundee on Sunday.
The Bhoys will now turn their attention towards the Europa League as they look to bounce back from a 2-0 loss at home to Braga on matchday two.
As for Sturm Graz, they will be targeting an Old Firm double after defeating Rangers 2-1 in their last Europa League outing.
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📈 Celtic v Sturm Graz Form & Tactics
Celtic have been well below par this term, with Sunday’s 2-0 loss away at Dundee the latest in an ever-growing list of abject showings from the Scottish champions this season. While that was Celtic’s first domestic defeat of the campaign, they have failed to take top honours from three of their opening eight league games of the season and now find themselves five points behind table-topping Hearts.
Brendan Rodgers’ side have looked shaky at the back in recent weeks, conceding exactly two goals in each of their last three matches across all competitions. It’s also worth noting that the Hoops failed to hit the back of the net in two of those three contests.
Despite Celtic’s struggles this term, they continue to deliver high team corner totals, with Rodgers' side averaging north of eight flag kicks per 90 in this season’s Scottish Premiership. It’s also worth noting that Celtic have earned a combined total of 22 corners across their last two continental contests at home.
Sturm Graz will arrive in Glasgow in high spirits, given that they have won six of their last seven matches in all competitions. That impressive sequence has coincided with the Blacks winning each of their last four matches in the Austrian Bundesliga - a return that has them sitting three points clear at the top of the table having played a game fewer than the chasing pack.
After kicking off their Europa League campaign with a disappointing 2-0 loss away at FC Midtjylland, Sturm Graz bounced back with a 2-1 win over Rangers on matchday two.
Sturm Graz’s Austrian Bundesliga matches this season have averaged a sizable 5.23 cards per game, not to mention five cards were flashed during their aforementioned 2-0 loss to Midtjylland in Denmark.
📔 Celtic v Sturm Graz Formation & Team News
Despite Celtic’s sluggish start to the season, it would come as a huge surprise if Brendan Rodgers went with anything other than his tried and trusted 4-3-3 formation.
The Celtic boss could bring Alistair Johnston back into the team on Thursday night after the right-back returned to training following a spell on the sidelines. Question marks remain over the fitness of key forward Daizen Maeda who missed out at Dundee on Sunday with a hamstring injury.
Long-term absentee Jota will definitely miss out for the hosts while Callum Osmand, Jahmai Simpson-Pusey and Shin Yamada were all left out of Celtic’s Europa League squad.
As was the case against Rangers on matchday two, Sturm Graz are again expected to line up with a 4-2-3-1 formation.
Sturm Graz boss Jurgen Samuel may have no choice but to change his goalkeeper on Thursday night after Oliver Christensen was forced off during Sunday’s 4-3 win over BW Linz. The Blacks boss will definitely be without injured duo Arjan Malic and Daniil Khudyako while forward Belmin Beganovic is a doubt after failing to make the matchday squad last weekend.
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