Celtic vs Kairat Almaty Tips & Preview - Scottish giants set for comfortable home victory

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Celtic aiming for UEFA Champions League league phase.
Celtic boasts a perfect season start, strong attack.
Kairat Almaty struggling with form, no goals in last two UCL away matches.

Celtic vs Kairat Almaty

Celtic are eyeing a place in the league phase of the UEFA Champions League as they host Kairat Almaty in the playoff first leg.

The Scottish side are regulars in the main tournament and will be confident of progressing. They have made a fine start to the season and should have too much quality for the visitors, who are poor on their travels.

Celtic News

Celtic drew a bye from the qualifying rounds and join the competition in the playoff stage. They have made a fine start to the season and are maintaining a 100% record across all competitions.

The Scottish champions have picked up two wins in the Premiership, keeping clean sheets across both matches. They will head into Wednesday's clash off the back of 4-1 victory over Falkirk in a League Cup clash last weekend.

That win over Falkirk highlighted Celtic’s solid attack, and they have scored in both halves in their last two matches. Brendan Rodgers' team have also won both halves in the two fixtures.

Kairat Almaty News

Kairat Almaty reached the playoffs after overcoming Slovan Bratislava on penalties following a 1-1 aggregate draw. They claimed a 1-0 home victory in the first meeting but lost by the same margin in the second leg before holding their nerves in the shootout.

The Kazakhstanis do not come into this clash in the best form, having lost their last two matches. They followed up the result at Slovan Bratislava with a 3-2 home defeat to Yelimay Semey in a domestic fixture last weekend.

Another issue that appears to plague Kairat Almaty lately is a lack of cutting-edge in attack. They have failed to score in their last two Champions League away matches.

Head to Head

This will be the first-ever meeting between Celtic and Kairat Almaty.

Verdict

Celtic v Kairat Almaty

Celtic have superior quality over Kairat Almaty and will be keen to secure a dominant victory at home. They have scored in and won both halves in their last two matches, and could be set for a similar pattern on Wednesday.

Kairat Almaty have found things difficult going forward lately, failing to score in their last two Champions League qualifiers. With Celtic earning a win-to-nil in two of their three matches this season, a repeat could be considered here.

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