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We are all used to Celtic switching off in key moments and therefore it is no surprise that they are over evens to beat Kazakhstan champions Shakhter Karagandy. Let’s first look at some stats.
- Shakhter Karagandy are approaching the end of their national league and currently sit in 3rd place.
- They are in good form and have racked up 7 straight wins at home, keeping clean sheets in 6 of them.
- They have eliminated BATE (Belarus) and Skënderbeu Korçë (Albania) on their way to this final play-off.
- Celtic have been very solid this season keeping clean sheets in 5 of their 6 official matches so far, racking up 5 wins and 1 draw.
- They have eliminated Cliftinville (Northern Ireland) and Elfsborg (Sweden) on their way to this final play-off.
I think that apart from looking at the stats one needs to put these teams into perspective. Celtic’s squad is superior in quality and Neil Lennon knows anything other than a win will put undue pressure on his team in the second leg. This will be no walk in the park but the Scots should have enough in them to put a firm hand on qualification and odds over evens are good enough value for me. Medium-low level stakes.
Pick: 2
Odds: 2.25
Bookmaker: ➾ William Hill
Stake: 5 units
Tipster: ibfm23
| TIPSTER: Ibfm23 | Total profit: +12.76 | Tips won: 13 |
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| Speciality: Football | Total picks: 31 | Tips pushed: 2 |
| 14.09 | • Watford vs Charlton | 2.05 | 8 | ❌ | -8 |
| 14.09 | • Burnley vs Blackburn | 2 | 8 | ❌ | -8 |
| 10.09 | • Ukraine vs England | 2.63 | 5 | ❌ | -5 |
| 10.09 | • Armenia vs Denmark | 2.3 | 10 | ✅ | +13 |
| 10.09 | • Iceland vs Albania | 2.2 | 8 | ✅ | +9.6 |
| 06.09 | • Poland vs Montenegro | 2 | 8 | ❌ | -8 |
| 06.09 | • Czech Republic vs Armenia | 2.15 | 5 | ❌ | -5 |
| 31.08 | • Blackburn vs Bolton | 2.5 | 5 | ✅ | +7.5 |
| 31.08 | • Oxford vs Rochdale | 2.1 | 5 | ❌ | -5 |
| 27.08 | • PAOK vs Schalke | 2.3 | 8 | ✅ | +10.4 |
