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

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Jehan Mucadum
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Real Betis vs Celtic: It’s the Group G opening match in the Europa League on Thursday as Celtic is on the road to face Real Betis with the aim to start off with a win.

Match Details:

Teams: Real Betis vs Celtic

Venue: Estadio Benito Villamarin, Sevilla, Spain

Date: Thursday 16th September, 2021

Time: 10:15 PM IST

Live Link: https://www.sonyliv.com/

Preview

Real Betis qualified for this competition after securing a 6th place finish in the La Liga last season while Celtic had a difficult route to reach the Europa League.

The Scottish side missed out on Champions League football after losing to Midtjylland in their qualification tie but with wins against Jablonec and AZ Alkmaar; they qualified for the Europa League.

These are two evenly matched sides performing well in their respective leagues for a while now and deservedly reached this stage.

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The Spanish outfit head into this on the back of a 2-1 away win against Granada on Tuesday with Rodri and Canales scoring the crucial goals to set up the win.

Betis is in 9th position after 4 matches with 5 points to their name.

On the other hand, Celtic picked up a comfortable 3-0 win over Ross County on Saturday to go to 5th in the league table.

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Ajeti scored a brace while Carter-Vickers got his name on the scoresheet as well.

Celtic is on the 5th spot in the table with 9 points from their five matches played.

Both sides will aim to start their European quest on a positive note and create an impression in this competition.

Form Guide

Real Betis: WDDLW

Celtic: WWLLW

Last Matches of both teams:

Granada 1-2 Real Betis

Celtic 3-0 Ross County

Where to watch the live stream and broadcast of Real Betis vs Celtic in India?

The match is live streamed on the Sony LIV App or Jio TV while the broadcast is available on the Sony Sports Network.

Team News

Lainez is a major doubt for the home side due to a sprained knee injury while Barta and Sabaly are the other casualties as well,

The visitors have a number of concerns as well with Jullien, Forrest, Dembele, Furuhashi and Johnston ruled out due to long term injuries.

Real Betis possible 11:

Silva, Miranda, Ruiz, Pezzella, Montoya, Guardado, Canales, Sanchez, Juanmi, Fekir and Jose

Celtic possible 11:

Hart, Juranovic, Carter-Vickers, Starfelt, Ralston, McCarthy, McGregor, Turnbull, Jota, Abada and Ajeti

Prediction: Real Betis 2-2 Celtic

Both sides have been good in recent months and hence we expect a closely fought contest.

Celtic has scored more goals this season and their attackers have been in good form but with home support, Betis will made it difficult for the visitors.

A share of the spoils is on the cards.

Players to watch out for: Fekir, Jose, Ajeti and Turnbull.


       

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