Celtic v Lincoln Red Imps predictions, betting tips, lineups and odds (Champions League qualifiers - 20.7.2016)

Wednesday, 20 July 2016 10:37
Written by David Bet

Celtic aim to bounce back from their 1st leg humiliation by overturning a 1-0 deficit against Gibraltar part-timers Lincoln Red Imps in the second leg of their Champions League qualifying tie. This article contains our CELTIC v LINCOLN RED IMPS betting preview with the best predictions, betting tips, enhanced odds,probable line-ups, bookie offers and no deposit bonuses on the match!

CELTIC v LINCOLN RED IMPS BETTING PREVIEW

Celtic suffered an embarrassing 1-0 defeat in the first leg against a team containing a taxi driver, a fireman, a policeman and a customs officer among others. Since then, they played a friendly game on Saturday against Wolfsburg which they won 2-1 with goals from Callum McGregor and Ryan Christie. The Bhoys should ultimately run out comfortable winners to book a tie against Zalgiris Vilnius of Lithuania or Astana of Kazakhstan

There are still some injury concerns for Brendan Rodgers. Jozo Simunovic and Dedryck Boyata injured. Patrick Roberts will also miss out on this clash while Nir Bitton and Stefan Johansen are battling to be fit for Wednesday’s game. defender Erik Sviatchenko suffered a head injury last time out, although it was reported to be nothing too serious. Furthermore, the former Liverpool manager will surely not stick with the error prone Nigerian at the heart of his defence

Lincoln Red Imps had the biggest moment in their history in taking down the Bhoys in the first leg. Striker Lee Casciaro's goal gave the Red Imps their unlikely win. They were beaten in the First Qualifying Round by Flora of Estonia away from home and Lincoln Red Imps have lost 3 of their 4 away Qualifiers in the Champions League with the exception being a win at Andorra Champions FC Santa Coloma last season. Last season they also managed to play hard against Midtjylland in a 1-0 defeat and doing that will give them a chance to upset Celtic

Away team travel with a fully fit squad and are likely to play with the same starting XI. They are expected to work hard to try and close down Celtic and hope for scraps on the break.

CELTIC v LINCOLN RED IMPS PROBABLE LINEUPS

Celtic (4-4-2): Gordon, Lustig, Sviatchenko, O’Connell, Tierney, Roberts, McGregor, Brown, Armstrong, Griffiths, Dembele

Lincoln Red Imps (4-5-1): Navas Paul, Lopes, Zachara, Roy Chipolina, Ryan Casciaro, Lee Casciaro, Kyle Casciaro, Joseph Chipolina, Calderon Vallejo, Patino Blasco, Walker