RB Leipzig vs. Celtic 10/5/22 UEFA Champions League Soccer Pick, Predictions, Odds

RB Leipzig and Celtic face off on Wednesday in a Group F UEFA Champions League showdown at Red Bull Arena. 

Celtic currently sits in third place in the group having picked up one point. Celtic’s last Champions League game was against Shakhtar Donetsk, and the game ended in a 1-1 draw. The only goal scored by Celtic was an own goal in the 10th minute, but the defense gave up a goal in the 29th minute, and that led to the 1-1 draw. Celtic had 56 percent of the possession and six shots on target, but they were defeated. Carl Starfelt and Georgios Giakoumakis are both dealing with injuries and won’t be able to go in this game. Cameron Carter-Vickers and James McCarthy are both also doubtful for this game. With so many injuries they are going to need the defense to be good. 

On the other side of this matchup is RB Leipzig who sits in 4th place in the group having picked up zero points. In the last Champions League game, they faced off against Real Madrid and the defense wasn’t awful, but they couldn’t find any success scoring and that led to the 2-0 defeat. They only had 47 percent of the possession and three shots on goal, and that led to the defeat. Konrad Laimer and Lukas Klostermann are both dealing with ankle injuries and won’t be able to go in this game. Mohamed Simakan is expected to continue at center-back, and they are going to need to have a big game from him here. 

The Celtic aren’t expected to have their top defender in this game, and that will be the difference here. This isn’t a game where RB Leipzig is going to score three or four goals, but they will score one or two, and they will play strong defense. Look for Celtic to not get on the board, and RB Leipzig will secure the victory.