Celtic vs AZ Alkmaar: UEFA Europa League Qualification Live| Kick off time, Live Streaming, When and where to watch Celtic vs AZ Alkmaar, Live score, Teams, Prediction, Online Channel

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Jehan Mucadum
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Celtic vs AZ Alkmaar: The UEFA Europa League qualifiers take place on Thursday as Celtic takes on AK Alkmaar in the 1st leg match in Glasgow.

Match Details:

Teams: Celtic vs AZ Alkmaar

Venue: Celtic Park, Glasgow

Date: Thursday 19th August, 2021

Time: 12:15 AM IST

Live Link: https://ppv.celticfc.tv/

Preview

The Scottish side will look to secure a place in the Europa League on Thursday when they face Alkmaar at home in the 1st leg.

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Celtic eased past Jablonec in their previous round 7-2 on aggregate to book their place in this final qualifying match.

They are upbeat and on a four-match winning streak, which gives them the required consistency.

A victory in the league cup against Hearts on the weekend further boosted their confidence.

On the other hand, the Eredivisie side finished 3rd last season and secured their spot for this qualifier.

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They won a majority of their pre-season friendlies but were beaten on the opening day in a shock loss to Waalwijk 1-0.

Even with that loss, they are a strong side and have been performing well in recent weeks.

Neither side have faced each other before. Hence, the two-legged tie will be the chance to put one over the other with a chance to reach the UEL finals.

Form Guide

Celtic: LWWWW

AZ Alkmaar: WWWWL

Last Matches of both teams:

Celtic 3-2 Hearts

RKC Waalwijk 1-0 AZ Alkmaar

Where to watch the live streaming and broadcast of Celtic vs AZ Alkmaar in India?

The match can be live streamed on the either club’s official website.

Team News

Jullien is ruled out for the home side due to a knee injury, with his return still weeks away.

Wijndal is the only absentee for the Netherlands based side after he picked up a groin injury.

Celtic possible 11:

Hart, Ralston, Welsh, Starfelt, Taylor, Rogic, McGregor, Turnbull, Abada, Edouard and Furuhashi

AZ Alkmaar possible 11:

Verhulst, Sugawara, Martins Indi, Chatzidiakos, Gullit, Koopmeiners, Clasie, de Wit, Pavlidis, Gudmundsson and Aboukhlal

Prediction: Celtic 2-1 AZ Alkmaar

Celtic are on a good run in the recent weeks and picked up the momentum.

Alkmaar may have endured a loss on the weekend but are still a strong side with their form and consistency.

Both sides have performed well and this should be a cracker.

But with the home advantage for Celtic, we expect them to narrowly edge this one.

Players to watch out for: Turnbull, Furuhashi, Gudmundsson and Aboukhlal.


       

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