Midtjylland v Celtic
Midtjylland

Midtjylland vs Celtic

, KO: 17:45 , MCH Arena
Celtic

Martin O'Neill has restored the feelgood factor at Celtic and will now look to breathe fresh life into their Europa League campaign with a win away to pacesetters Midtjylland.

Celtic's season was in danger of disintegrating under Brendan Rodgers, with a cloud of negativity hanging over the club when a loss at Tynecastle left them eight points behind leaders Hearts in the SPFL Premiership.

O'Neill was drafted in as interim boss, two decades after his first spell in charge, and his effervescent effect has been immediate.

A 4-0 win over Falkirk, which saw a first-half goals bet land for me, got the Hoops back on track and they followed it up by beating Rangers 3-1 in Sunday's League Cup semi-final.

Celtic now head to Denmark to continue a Europa League campaign that has been a mixed bag so far, with one win, one draw and one defeat.

Midtjylland, in contrast, have won all three of their matches, which has surprised me a little given how close they came to being knocked out of the tournament by Hibernian in the qualifiers.

The Danes shocked Nottingham Forest with a win at the City Ground, with two bets landing for Slips Tips in the 3-2 thriller.

Midtjylland have also have seen off Sturm Graz and Maccabi Tel Aviv so they will be confident of beating the Hoops on home soil.

How the bookies view it: Danes to bring home bacon

Celtic's revival under O'Neill makes this a tough one to call but BOYLE Sports have Midtjylland as their 11/10 favourites with home advantage. The Scottish champions are priced at 12/5 and the draw is a little bigger at 13/5.

Head to head: Happy Midtjylland memories

These sides faced off in the Champions League qualifiers during the first few weeks of Ange Postecoglou's reign as Celtic manager. Midtjylland won that tie 3-2 on aggregate after following up a 1-1 draw at Celtic Park with a 2-1 extra-time victory in Denmark.

Players to watch: Respect is Dju

Midtjylland foward Franculino Dju has been in fantastic form of late, with seven goals in his last five games. The powerful and pacy youngster could get some joy and he's 5/4 at Bet365 for anytime scorer.

Johnny Kenny heads into this game with his confidence soaring after scoring three times in his O'Neill's first two games back at the helm. The Irish striker is 11/4 for anytime scorer with Bet365 and a decent 4/6 just to have an effort on target.

Probable line-ups

Midtjylland look set to be without Adam Gabriel, Edward Chilufya and Ovie Ejeheri. Celtic are still without key defenders Cameron Carter-Vickers and Alistair Johnston while striker Kelechi Iheanacho is also a doubt.

Midtjylland: Olafsson, Diao, Erlic, Bech, Billing, Osorio, Byskov, Castillo, Bak Jensen, Dju, Cho.

Celtic: Schmeichel, Ralston, Scales, Trusty, Saracchi, McGregor, Engels, Nygren, Maeda, Tounekti, Kenny.

Anything else catch the eye?

There isn't much between these teams and both previous meetings ended level after 90 minutes. That makes the stalemate appealing while the half-time draw is a bit safer and pays 6/5 at BOYLE Sports.

Celtic were good value for corners under Rodgers and it has continued under O'Neill, winning an average of 10 across their last two games, although a few of those did come in extra time against 10-man Rangers.

Only one of Midtjylland's three Europa League group games has hit double figures for corners but I've a feeling that will change here with both teams going for a win. So over 10.5 flag kicks looks worth a punt at 21/20 with BOYLE Sports.

Midtjylland vs Celtic Betting Tips & Predictions
Franculino Dju and Johnny Kenny over 0.5 efforts on target
20/23
Bet365
Half-time draw
6/5
Boylesports
Over 10.5 corners
23/20
Boylesports
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