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Celtic welcome Falkirk to Celtic Park for a Scottish League Cup quarterfinal on Sunday. The hosts are coming into the game on the back of a comprehensive 5-1 thrashing of Slovan Bratislava at the same venue in the UEFA Champions League.
Liam Scales, Kyogo Furuhashi, Arne Engels, Daizen Maeda and Adam Idah all scored to help the Hoops win their opening game in a Champions League campaign for the first time since 2001. Kevin Wimmer put their visitors on the scoreboard.
Brendan Rodgers' side will turn their focus to the League Cup and secured their spot at this stage with a 3-1 home win over Hibernian in the last round.
Falkirk, meanwhile, saw off Airdrieonians with a routine 2-0 away win in the Scottish Championship. Dylan Tait and Sean Mackie scored second-half goals to help them leave with all three points.
The Bairns booked their spot in the League Cup last eight with a 2-0 home win over Hearts in the last round.
Celtic vs Falkirk Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- Celtic have 17 wins from 23 head-to-head games. Falkirk were victorious three times while three games were drawn.
- Their most recent clash came in April 2024 when Celtic claimed a 3-0 victory in the Scottish Cup.
- Seven of the last nine head-to-head games have produced three goals or more.
- Celtic have made a seven-game winning start to the season across competitions.
- Falkirk have scored at least two goals in seven of their last eight games across competitions.
- Celtic have scored at least two goals in all seven competitive games they have played this season.
- Falkirk's last five competitive games have been level at the break.
Celtic vs Falkirk Prediction
Celtic fans will still be in dreamland, having witnessed a rare Champions League victory last time out. The Scottish champions have been rampant in attack this season and will be expected to easily dispatch the second-tier opponents as they chase down a 22nd League Cup title.
Falkirk are unlikely to be pushovers though and are firm favorites to return to the top flight after 14 years away following their 100% start to the Championship. Furthermore, they eliminated a Premiership side to get there.
However, the gulf in quality between the two sides is too great, which, coupled with their hosts' imperious form, means it is hard to see beyond a comfortable Celtic win.
Prediction: Celtic 4-0 Falkirk
Celtic vs Falkirk Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Celtic to win
Tip 2 - Both teams to score: No
Tip 3 - Over 2.5 goals
Tip 4 - Halftime/Fulltime result: Celtic/Celtic
