Celtic vs Roma Tips & Preview - Hoops to avoid defeat at home

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Celtic showing solid form under interim manager despite recent defeat.
Roma faces challenges after two consecutive losses in Serie A.
Expect goals from both teams with their defensive struggles.

Celtic vs Roma

Celtic host Roma in the league phase of the UEFA Europa League, with both teams looking to make a late push for the top eight.

The hosts are showing some good form lately and are also looking solid in front of their fans. They can avoid defeat against the Italians, who appear to be heading into this clash low on confidence.

Celtic News

Celtic have claimed two wins and a draw from their five league phase matches, earning a 3-1 away victory over Feyenoord in their previous fixture. That result is part of an impressive run under interim manager Martin O’Neill, who led the team to five straight victories across all competitions.

However, Celtic will come into this clash off the back of a 2-1 home defeat to Hearts in Wilfried Nancy's first match in charge as permanent manager. The good news is that they had been on a six-match unbeaten run at Celtic Park prior to that result and will be keen to get things back on track.

Celtic have a knack for fast starts and have scored at least one first-half goal in three of their last four matches across all competitions. However, they have also failed to keep a clean sheet in three of those four fixtures.

Roma News

It has been a mixed league phase campaign for Roma so far, having claimed three wins and suffered two defeats in their five matches. One of those wins came in their previous fixture, a 2-1 victory at Midtjylland.

Roma appear to be slipping into a slump ahead of this clash, having lost their last two Italian Serie A matches. Gian Piero Gasperini's team fell 1-0 at home to Napoli before suffering a similar defeat at Cagliari last weekend.

Both results highlight a recent defensive frailty for Roma, who have now conceded in their last four matches across all competitions. However, they have scored in seven of their last nine away matches.

Head to Head

There are no previous matches between Celtic and Roma.

Verdict

Celtic v Roma

Roma appear to be going through a little dip in form at the moment and could find things difficult in Glasgow. Meanwhile, Celtic are unbeaten in six of their last seven home matches and can earn a win or draw on Thursday.

Both teams have struggled to keep things tight at the back lately and could be set to score here. Having scored over 0.5 first-half goals in three of their last four matches, Celtic could be set for a similar pattern here.

Celtic

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