AZ Alkmaar – Celtic
26.08.2021
Celtic have all eyes on a place in the group stage when they head to the Netherlands to take on AZ Alkmaar in the return leg of their Europa League playoff. The Scottish side leads 2-0 from the first leg and has been in great form after the shaky start to the season. AZ head to this game on the back of two straight losses and having failed to score so the pressure on them is immense at this point in time. They have no clean sheet in their last three matches and will be looking to recover from a bad start to the campaign.
Celtic are in stunning form and will be keen on carrying the same here; they’ve won each of their last six matches and scored two or more goals in each one of them. Heading into this game, they are coming from a 6-0 win over St. Mirren in the Premiership.
Two very strong sides meet here, focusing on the group stages of the Europa League. Celtic have done well lately, and are in very good goal scoring form. AZ are also in great form at home and will be pushing to recover from the first leg loss. They’ve scored consistently at home and should be planning an attacking strategy going to this game. With both sides good in attack, both teams to score here looks good.
This match will be played on 26/08/2021 at 21:15.
