Since losing to Feyenoord 2-0, the hosts have won both of their Scottish Premiership contests, including a 2-1 victory against Motherwell on Saturday. Two goals were scored in extra time, including the game-winning goal from Matt O’Riley, causing late drama in the contest.
The visitors lost 2-0 on the road to AC Milan in Serie A on Saturday and will want to do better in this game.
On Wednesday, Celtic will host Lazio at Celtic Park in a group stage match of the UEFA Champions League.
In their first home game of the season, the hosts will try to avenge a 2-0 away setback they suffered at Feyenoord in their season opener last month.
Ivan Provedel’s heroics in net helped the visitors tie Atletico Madrid at home in their first game of the season. The game finished in a 1-1 draw as the Italian goalkeeper scored a header in the final seconds to tie it up for his team.
Celtic vs Lazio Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
The 2019–20 UEFA Europa League has seen two matches between the two teams thus far, both of which occurred in the group stage. With 2-1 victories both at home and away, the hosts enjoy a perfect record in these encounters.
In their past five games in all competitions, the hosts have only lost once while winning four of them.
In contrast, the visitors have only won once in their past five games, losing twice and drawing the other two.
In their previous ten matches—including qualifiers—Celtic is winless. Meanwhile, Lazio has gone winless in their previous five contests.
Celtic vs Lazio Prediction
The Bhoys have two victories in three games and an undefeated home record this year. Additionally, they have preserved clean sheets in each of their previous two home games. Odin Thiago Holm and Gustaf Lagerbielke, who were both sent from the game against Feyenoord barely five minutes apart, will be missed by Brendan Rodgers.
Nat Phillips is set to start after making a comeback from an injury and joining the game against Motherwell off the bench. Due to an injury, Cameron Carter-Vickers is still out of action.
In their past five games in all competitions, the Biancocelesti have only managed one victory, and in their last four road matches, they have lost three times. Alessio Romagnoli, who had a nasal fracture in the loss to Milan, participated in that match, thus Maurizio Sarri will take a fully loaded team to Glasgow.
The hosts are undefeated against their Italian opponents and will want to keep it that way in this game. Lazio has a good team, though, and they won’t give up easily. In light of this, a scoreless draw can result.
Consensus: Celtic 1-0 Lazio
