AIK vs Celtic
Europa League Qualification
Date: Thursday, 29 August 2019
Kick-off at 18:00 UK / 19:00 CET
Venue: Friends Arena (Stockholm).
Team News
With Scott Bain injured and Fraser Forster currently ineligible for European competition, Craig Gordon will return to the starting line-up. Hatem Elhamed and Ryan Christie are also expected to return after missing out on Sunday.
Don’t be surprised if Neil Lennon gives exciting youngster Mikey Johnstonanother European start, following his hugely impressive performance in the home leg. Despite scoring twice on Sunday, Vakoun Bayo will probably start on the bench.
AIK confirmed at a press conference on Wednesday that they had no new injury concerns and that Tarik Elyounoussi would return to the squad.
Current Form
Aside from an admittedly dramatic blip two weeks ago against Cluj and Dunfermline, the Scottish champions have been in sparkling form this season.
Emphatic early league wins have been matched by an impressive first-leg victory over AIK, followed by a comfortable 3-1 home success against Hearts on Sunday.
While question marks remain about their defensive solidity, Neil Lennon will be rightly confident Celtic have the firepower to get a result.
AIK, meanwhile, go into the tie in mixed form, having won only one of their last four games. a home defeat against Kalmartwo weeks ago was followed by the 2-0 first leg reverse in the first leg at Celtic Park, before a welcome 3-1 win at Ostersunds at the weekend.
AIK Solna vs Celtic Stats
AIK have hosted a Scottish club in European competition only once before and won 1-0 against Dundee United – but lost 3-1 on aggregate
Celtic have played three other different Swedish teams in the Champions League qualifiers during the past eight years
In the away matches of those ties, Celtic both won and lost 2-0 and drew 0-0
AIK vs Celtic Prediction
Even though the visitor defeated the host in the previous game, they will still be worried about the host’s form in the home matches. They will be looking to settle for a draw or even loss at a low margin that will not affect their lead.
We can expect the home team to win either one of the halves in the game.
The host has a good form in their home stats which will worry the visiting side. The host will see to use the knowledge of their home ground well in the game. The match is undeterminable precisely with the current stats. We can bet on a double chance for the ninety minutes. It will either be the home team to win or a draw to decide the result at the end.
AIK vs Celtic Betting tips
To win either half: AIK @ 2.00 (1/1)
Double chance: AIK or Draw @ 1.57 (4/7).
