Celtic vs Bayern Munich Predictions

The visitors Bayern Munich should come out on top as the winners against Celtic in the UEFA Champions League 2024-25 playoffs phase first leg.

Match info: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Celtic Park, Glasgow

Date: Wednesday, 12^th February 2025

Time: 9 pm Nigerian time

Celtic will play their first Champions League knockout match for 12 years when they welcome German giants Bayern Munich to Glasgow on Wednesday night.

The new league phase format in the competition worked wonders for Celtic, but not for Bayern, who face the prospect of not reaching the last 16 of the competition for the first time in over two decades.

Head-to-head:

• Celtic have never beaten Bayern Munich in the 4 meetings between the two teams.
• Bayern Munich recorded 3 victories.
• The other clash ended in a draw.
• Celtic scored 2 goals in their matches.
• Bayern hit the back of the net 7 times.
• This is going to be the fifth time Celtic and Bayern Munich are going to meet one another across all competitions.
• Bayern Munich have lost three of their four away matches in the UCL this season.

Form:

• Celtic in the Champions League: W-D-D-W-L
• Celtic in all competitions: W-L-W-W-W
• Bayern Munich in the Champions League: W-W-W-L-W
• Bayern Munich in all competitions: L-W-W-W-W

Team News:

• All the players for the hosts Celtic FC are match-fit and ready to battle against Bayern. Nicolas Kuhn is at risk of suspension as he already has four yellow cards to his name.
• Bayern Munich will be without the services of Hiroki Ito, Daniel Peretz, Alphonso Davies, Joao Palhinha, and Serge Gnabry.

Player(s) to watch:

• Adam Idah has been able to score three goals in eight UCL games for Celtic this season. The Ireland national football team forward will be looking to step up and with the support of home fans by his side the 25-year-old might come up with a special performance. All Celtic fans will have high hopes for the forward.
• Harry Kane is going to play a crucial role up front. Harry Kane scored a brace for Bayern Munich in their last league match. This will keep his confidence high coming into the UCL playoff game against Celtic. It is the first leg and Kane will be ready to give his all to give his team an advantage. The goals continue to flow in for the English striker and he will be looking to continue his form in the Champions League.