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Club Brugge just put seven past Sint-Truidense on Saturday and also won at home against Aston Villa in its last Champions League match three weeks ago. AC Milan and Borussia Dortmund, however, have outclassed Brugge in this event, and traveling to Glasgow has proven tricky for the likes of Slovan Bratislava and Red Bull Leipzig, outscored a combined 8-2. Brendan Rodgers' Celtic have five players already with four goals or better, with one of those, young Irish striker Adam Idah, netting a brace in Saturday's 4-1 romp past Hearts. Another win puts Celtic in solid position to advance to the knockout phase of the Champions League. I'm on Celtic money line.
There are very few things scarier than Celtic at home. They’ve played two home matches so far in this competition and outscored their opponents 8-2 in the process. They defeated Slovan Bratislava 5-1, which wasn’t the biggest shock in the world, but their dismantling of RB Leipzig 3-1 was a bit more of a shock. Celtic have too many powerful strikers at their disposal. Callum McGregor, Kyogo Furuhashi, Nicolas-Gerrit Kuhn, Alistair Johnstone and more will be looking to make a big impression as they take on Club Brugge, which has a worse defense than the Leipzig side that already took a beating. I’m expecting goals in this match, but specifically, more goals from Celtic. This is too good to pass up at plus odds.
There are very few certainties in life. Death and taxes come to mind, and close behind are goals at Celtic Park. The environment created by supporters and the players alike make forward-facing football the only way to play. Looking at their UCL matches so far, Celtic have scored a tremendous nine goals, averaging over two per match, while conceding the same amount. While Club Brugge would like to keep this game close, they’re not in a position where they can sit back. Both sides will be out for three points, and I wouldn’t be shocked if Over 2.5 goals is covered by the hosts alone.
In the Scottish Premiership, Celtic is atop the table and also leads by a mile with 35 goals scored. In all competitions, Celtic has scored at least two goals in six straight. In the side's four UCL matches, the combined goal total has gone way Over in three. Nicolas-Gerrit Kuhn has been the star for the Bhoys, amassing 11 goals and 11 assists in 18 matches across all competitions. Club Brugge is second in the Belgian Pro League table and also with 30 goals and just scored seven on Saturday. Two of the team's four UCL matches have gone Over. Both sides should be playing for a W and not simply a draw.
I was expecting this line to be 3.5, so I’ll gladly pay a little juice at this number. Club Brugge is coming off a 7-0 victory against STVV in the Belgian Pro League and they’ve scored two or more goals in four of their past six games across all competitions. Celtic can also score in bunches, scoring two or more goals in six consecutive games in all competitions. Celtic has scored eight goals in their first two UCL games at Celtic Park, so give me Over 2.5 at -145.



