Four of Celtic's last six matches have gone under 2.5 goals
Braga’s last four outings have produced fewer than three goals
Recommended bet: Under 2.5 goals
Celtic played out a 1-1 draw in their opening Europa League game away to Red Star Belgrade and now face Sporting Braga in their first match of the campaign at Celtic Park.
The Portuguese visitors secured a 1-0 home win in their opener against Feyenoord, but followed that with a disappointing defeat by the same scoreline against Nacional next time out in their domestic league.
Now these two do battle in what should be an intriguing Europa League clash.
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Team news
Alistair Johnston, Auston Trusty and Jota remain long-term absentees for Celtic, but Anthony Ralston returned from injury against Hibs last time out and should feature.
The Bhoys are still searching for their best attacking line-up and head coach Brendan Rodgers could make changes trying to find the right combination.
Jonatas Noro and Mario Dorgeles are set to miss out for Braga with Achilles and knee injuries respectively, but former Celtic defender Gustav Lagerbielke is likely to play.
The stats
Celtic have only lost one of their last eight home games in European competition, a 2-1 defeat to Bayern Munich in the Champions League last season.
Braga have not won any of their last four Europa League away games and the Portuguese side have only scored twice in their last four matches in all competitions.
The Scottish giants won both games when this pair last met in the Champions League back in 2010.
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Prediction
Celtic's European efforts have been disappointing this season, seeing them lose their Champions League play-off to Kairat Almaty after failing to score over the two legs against their Kazakh opponents.
The Hoops followed that with a 1-1 draw against Red Star Belgrade in their first Europa League league phase game and it is clear that their attack has not clicked this season at the top level.
After selling Adam Idah and signing Kelechi Iheanacho, the Bhoys are still searching for their best team and may have to settle for another cagey affair when they host Braga.
The visitors have only won two of their seven games in the Portuguese top-flight this season, but picked up an impressive win at Feyenoord in their first Europa League clash.
Braga have only scored twice in their last four games, but Rodgers' men have hardly been prolific by their high standards, they were held to a goalless draw by Hibs at the weekend.
With both teams struggling to get things going in attacking areas, this looks likely to be a low-scoring affair and under 2.5 goals is the pick
