{"id":1480150,"date":"2026-08-18T11:14:56","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T10:14:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?post_type=news&p=1480150"},"modified":"2026-08-18T11:14:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T10:14:58","slug":"celtic-vs-lask-predictions-betting-tips-19-08-26","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/celtic-vs-lask-predictions-betting-tips-19-08-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Celtic vs LASK predictions and betting tips: Hoops fancied to build a play-off lead"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Celtic vs LASK is the first leg of a Champions League play-off at Celtic Park on Wednesday night, with the Scottish champions strong favourites to take control of the tie.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Celtic have home advantage for the opener and will want a lead to protect in Austria. Andy Francis has the best bets, our score prediction and the head-to-head record below. The game kicks off at 8pm BST on Wednesday, August 19th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Premium Tips<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Andy expects Celtic to lay down a marker at home, with their attacking quality set against qualifying opposition on a big European night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Premium Tip<\/th>Odds<\/th>Why we\u2019re backing it<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Celtic To Win & Both Teams To Score<\/strong><\/td>11\/4<\/td>Celtic are strong favourites at Celtic Park and should create plenty against a LASK side just reaching this stage of qualifying, with Hogh, Duran, Nygren and Kenny all capable of finding the net. LASK are well-organised but arrive with genuine European pedigree and carry a threat on the counter, the kind of side likely to nick a goal even while chasing the game. That blend, a big home shift from Celtic layered with LASK’s incentive to leave with an away goal, makes both teams scoring a sensible companion to the straightforward home win rather than a pure home banker.<\/td><\/tr>
Kasper Hogh To Score 1st Goal<\/strong><\/td>9\/2<\/td>Kasper Hogh leads the Celtic line and is fancied to get the nod as the focal point of the attack, even with Duran, Nygren and Kenny also sharing the goal threat. Celtic should dominate territory and chances from early on against a LASK side set up to frustrate rather than press high, and as the main central outlet Hogh is best placed to get the first meaningful sight of goal. First goalscorer markets reward being first to react in a game Celtic are expected to control from the start, and at 9\/2 that price on their focal striker looks fair value.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Back these tips with William Hill \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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