We have a Celtic v Young Boys prediction for you plus a breakdown of the betting odds, team news and matchups ahead of Wednesday’s Champions League fixture.
Celtic continued their run on all fronts at the weekend with a 2-1 Scottish Cup 4th round triumph over Kilmarnock meaning they’re unbeaten in their last five games.
Young Boys on Saturday played out a disappointing 0-0 draw at home against Winterthur meaning they stayed 9th in the Swiss Super League.
How To Watch Celtic v Young Boys
When is Celtic v Young Boys?
Celtic v Young Boys is scheduled to kick off at 8 pm on Wednesday, January 22nd.
TV Channel
RTÉ 2, TNT Sports 3, discovery +, RTE Player
Where is Celtic v Young Boys Being Played?
Celtic Park, Glasgow, Scotland.
Celtic v Young Boys Odds
Team | Odds | Chance |
|---|---|---|
Celtic | 1/4 | 80% |
Young Boys | 9/1 | 10% |
Draw | 9/2 | 18.2% |
Celtic are currently priced as 1/4 favourites ahead of this game.
Young Boys are 9/1 underdogs per the latest football odds at BoyleSports and if you fancy a draw that is priced at 9/2.
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Handicap Betting
Celtic: -2 @ 2/1
Young Boys: +2 @ 20/23
Handicap Draw: -2 @ 16/5
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Celtic’s Form
Celtic claimed another domestic double in the 23/24 season, but it was another Group Stage elimination in the Champions League that removed the gloss from their season.
They currently lead the SPL by thirteen points clear of bitter rivals Rangers twenty-three games into the season which means another league title could be on the cards in the coming months. Furthermore, the change in the Champions League format has given them their best chance of competing in Europe in arguably over a decade.
Celtic opened their Champions League journey taking full advantage of the new format beating Slovan Bratislava 5-1. However, they got their seasonal dose of Champions League reality on the following matchday being comprehensively beaten 7-1 by Dortmund.
In their third game, they had tightened up by drawing 0-0 away to Atalanta and then had a 3-1 win over RB Leipzig. In their most recent games, they drew 1-1 at Celtic Park against Club Brugge as well as away to Dinamo Zagreb.
Celtic are currently in an unseeded knockout playoff place, but a win could all but confirm a playoff position at a minimum.
Celtic’s Last Five Results
Celtic 2-1 Kilmarnock | January 18th | Win
Dundee 3-3 Celtic | January 14th | Draw
Ross County 1-4 Celtic | January 11th | Win
Celtic 2-0 Dundee United | January 8th | Win
Celtic 3-0 St Mirren | January 5th | Win
4 Wins and 1 Draw
Young Boys’ Form
In 23/24 Young Boys had a strong domestic season winning their second successive Swiss Super League and reaching the Quarter-Final of the Swiss Cup. However, they finished third in their Champions League group and were subsequently dumped out of the Europa League playoffs 4-2 on aggregate to Sporting.
Despite that promise 24/25 has been less positive with them currently ninth and well off the place in the Swiss Super League.
Their Champions League journey may be six games in but they remain pointless following six successive defeats. They were beaten convincingly 0-3 by Aston Villa and battered 5-0 by Barcelona in their opening two fixtures.
That was followed by two more competitive games albeit with the same result losing 0-1 to Inter and 2-1 against Shakhtar. Any hopes of managing a late playoff surge were stifled in their next two games, again battered 1-6 by Atalanta and 5-1 against Stuttgart.
Young Boys' faith is sealed sitting bottom of the league phase 36th and pointless, but they can put a damper on Celtic’s hopes with a result in this game.
Young Boys’ Last Five Results
Young Boys 0-0 Winterthur | January 18th | Draw
Young Boys 6-0 Biet-Bienne | January 15th | Win
Ludogorets 1-0 Young Boys | January 10th | Loss
Young Boys 1-2 Hannover | January 10th | Loss
Young Boys 4-1 Sepsi OSK | January 7th | Win
2 Wins, 2 Losses and 1 Draw
Celtic v Young Boys Predicted Lineups
Celtic’s Predicted Starting XI (4-3-3)
GK: Schmeichel.
RB: Johnston, CB: Carter-Vickers, CB: Trusty, LB: Taylor
RCM: Engals, CM: McGregor, LCM; Hatate
RW: Kuhn, CF: Kyogo, LW: Maeda
Young Boys Predicted Starting XI (4-2-3-1)
GK: Keller
RB: Blum, CB: Zoukrou, CB: Camara, LB: Hadjam
CM: Ugrinic, CM: Lakomy
RW: Virginius, AM: Colley, LW: Montiero
CF: Itten
Celtic v Young Boys Head-To-Head Results & Stats
All-Time Head-To-Head Record
Celtic wins: 0
Young Boys wins: 0
Draws: 2
Head-To-Head Results
Celtic 1-0 (AET) Young Boys | UEFA Cup | September 29th, 1993
Young Boys 0-0 Celtic | UEFA Cup | September 14th, 1993
Key Players To Watch
Kyogo – Celtic
The Japanese attacker (29) has been a crucial component of Celtic’s success since signing for the club in 2021 scoring 85 times and assisting 19 from 164 games across all competitions and remains their most reliable attacking threat in 2024.
Kyogo has 12 goals and 4 assists across 31 games in all competitions this season in this game he is priced at 7/2 to score first and 10/11 to score anytime.
Cedric Itten – Young Boys
Swiss Striker Itten (28) ironically signed for Young Boys from Celtic’s bitter rivals Rangers in the summer of 2022 and he’s been an overwhelming success scoring 44 times and assisting 19 from just 107 games in all competitions.
When at Rangers he appeared in 2 games against Celtic albeit for only 17 minutes in total he was on the winning side on both occasions. This year for Young Boys he has 8 goals and 4 assists from 27 games and is priced at 12/1 to score first or 7/2 to score at any time in this game.
Celtic v Young Boys Prediction & Best Bet
Prediction: Celtic 2-0 Young Boys
This new Champions League format has worked wonders for Celtic and they look very likely to reach the knockout stages of the competition for the first time since the 2012/13 season when they lost 5-0 on aggregate in the Round of 16 to Juventus.
Young Boys are having a poor season both domestically and in Europe and it’s very difficult to see that ending anytime soon.
Celtic to win this game comfortably.
Best Bet: Celtic Win + Under 3.5 Total Goals @ 8/5
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