Celtic vs Real Madrid Match Analysis and Prediction

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Scottish giants Celtic will welcome Real Madrid to Glasgow on Tuesday for a Champions League group-stage match.

The hosts have won all seven of their matches at the start of the 2022-23 campaign, while Real Madrid have been successful in their first five, four of which have been in La Liga.

Celtic could hardly have prepared for this tie any better, with them having beaten rivals Rangers 4-0 in the Scottish Premiership on Saturday to move five points clear of the Gers at the top of the table.

The Hoops have been in strong form at the start of this season winning all seven of their matches, six of which have been in the league, while they claimed a 4-1 victory over Ross County in the Scottish League Cup at the end of August.

Ange Postecoglou’s side will play in Group F of this season’s Champions League alomgside Real Madrid, RB Leipzig and Shakhtar Donetsk, and while Real are the huge favouriets to top the group, second looks open.

Meanwhile, Real Madrid are the holders of the European Cup, lifting the trophy for the 14th time last season by defeating Liverpool 1-0 in the final.

Carlo Ancelotti’s side are also the reigning Spanish champions, and they have already claimed some silverware this season, beating Eintracht Frankfurt 2-0 in the UEFA Super Cup towards the start of August.

Los Blancos have four more matches before the international break, taking on Celtic and RB Leipzig in the Champions League, in addition to Mallorca and Atlletico Madrid in the league.

Real Madrid took on Celtic in the quarter-finals of the 1979-80 European Cup, losing 2-0 in the first leg in Glasgow before claiming a 3-0 in victory the reverse fixture in Madrid to progress to the semi-finals, where they were beaten by Hamburg.

Celtic vs Real Madrid head to head

The two teams have previously met on three occasions in the European Cup and in a friendly, where Real Madrid have claimed two victories while Celtic have won once. Real Madrid have scored five goals and conceded two in the process, and they meet for the first time in the Champions League group stage.

Celtic 2-0 Real Madrid 1979/80

Real Madrid 3-0 Celtic 1979/80

Real Madrid 2-0 Celtic 11/08/12

Celtic latest home form

Celtic have recently been on a good run of form at home, as they have been unbeaten in their nine most recent matches. They managed to defeat Rangers 4-0 in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored 12 goals and conceded just two.

Celtic 2-2 Blackburn Rovers 16/07/22

Celtic 2-0 Norwich City 23/07/22

Celtic 2-0 Aberdeen 31/07/22

Celtic 2-0 Hearts 21/08/22

Celtic 4-0 Rangers 03/09/22

Celtic latest away form

Celtic have recently been on a good run of form on the road, having been unbeaten in their five most recent matches. They defeated Ross County 4-1 in their last away game in the League Cup. In their last five matches, they have scored 23 goals and conceded just four.

Legia Warsaw 2–2 Celtic 20/07/22

Ross County 1-3 Celtic 06/08/22

Kilmarnock 0-5 Celtic 14/08/22

Dundee United 0-9 Celtic 28/08/22

Ross County 1-4 Celtic 31/08/22

Real Madrid latest home form

Real Madrid have recently been on a relatively good run of form at home, having been unbeaten in their four most recent matches. They managed to defeat Real Betis 2-1 in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored eight goals and conceded four.

Real Madrid 0-1 Barcelona 24/07/22

Real Madrid 2-2 America 27/07/22

Real Madrid 2-0 Juventue 31/07/22

Real Madrid 2-0 Eintracht Frankfurt 10/08/22

Real Madrid 2-1 Real Betis 03/09/22

Real Madrid latest away form

Real Madrid have recently been on a good run of form on the road, having been unbeaten in their five most recent matches. They managed to defeat Espanyol 3-1 in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored 11 goals and conceded four.

Cadiz 1-1 Real Madrid 15/05/22

Liverpool 0-1 Real Madrid 28/05/22

Almeria 1-2 Real Madrid 14/08/22

Celta Vigo 1-4 Real Madrid 20/08/22

Espanyol 1-3 Real Madrid 28/08/22

Celtic news

Celtic lost Kyogo Furuhashi in the early stages of the game against Rangers due to a shoulder injury, and the forward is now a major doubt for this contest.

Carl Starfelt suffered a knee problem in the same game, and he is also a doubt, allowing Georgios Giakoumakis and Moritz Jenz to come into the side.

Real Madrid news

Alvaro Odriozola and Jesus Vallejo were again missing aganst Real Betis through injury and will miss out here, while Toni Kroos and Federico Valverde are likely to start here.

Rodrygo and Eduardo Camavinga could drop out, while Antonio Rudiger might have to accept a spot on the bench once again.

Prediction and Odds

This has all the makings of an intense affair and we are expecting an entertaining contest on Tuesday, with a draw not coming as a surprise.

However, we just have a feeling that Real Madrid’s quality and experience will allow them to outdo their Scottish hosts and secure all three points here.

Odds: 1 2.30 X 2.05 2 2.21