Mr Fixit’s Champions League Tips: Celtic have the edge

CELTIC have done the difficult part by drawing in Romania and should see off Cluj at home tonight.

Slavia Prague await the winners for a qualifying “cup final” and James Forrest's strike last week gives the Scots the edge.

A score draw was a decent result although Cluj can't be written off as they drew 2-2 at Maccabi Tel Aviv in the previous round and tend to play on the front foot.

Dan Petrescu's side must score and they can against an outfit looking dodgy at the back and electric up top.

Celtic are no bigger than 1-3 to qualify and 4-6 to win in 90 minutes – the only result that can force extra time is 1-1.

Both to score pays 6-5 at McBookie and best bet could be Celtic and both to score at 7-2 with bet365.

Keeper Scott Bain hasn't looked as sharp as last season while the likes of Boli Bolingoli are still finding their feet.

So while Neil Lennon's men look exposed he can't have any complaints at the other end with 12 goals in two Premiership games and five at home to Nomme Kalju in the previous round.

Ryan Christie, now on penalties, has seven goals in seven games and is 10-3 at Unibet to score again.

Christie's hogged the headlines but Forrest and Callum McGregor are capable of contributing goals too and the latter looks big at 8-1 with William Hill to net.

Elsewhere, last season's semi-finalists Ajax were happy to draw 2-2 in Greece and should finish the job at home. They are just 4-11 at Coral though.

First up are Qarabag who won 2-1 at APOEL Nicosia and should repeat the feat at home where they are much stronger. The Azerbaijan side are 13-10 at Unibet.

It should be job done for Rosenborg who won 3-1 at Maribor. The Slovenians will go for broke and best bet here could be both to score at 17-20 with William Hill,

Both to score is also the call at LASK v Basel with the Swiss trying to recover after a 2-1 home defeat. That was a shock to many but not some and while the Austrians should qualify there could be loads of goals.

There can also be goals at Copenhagen v Red Star Belgrade as the Serbs know if they don't score they're out after a 1-1 home draw.

Bruges take a narrow 1-0 lead to Dynamo Kiev who are fancied for a home win at 23-20 with BetVictor.

Olympiakos should complete an aggregate victory against Istanbul after a 1-0 away win and Porto are also on the verge of the play-off round after winning 1-0 at Krasnodar.

Recommended Bets

• Celtic & btts
• Christie to score
• Rosenborg v Maribor btts
• LASK v Basel btts
• Qarabag
• Olympiakos

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