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Real Madrid Women welcome Celtic Women to the Alfredo di Stefano Stadium for a UEFA Women's Champions League fixture on Thursday (October 17th). The hosts are coming off a 1-1 draw against city rivals Atletico Madrid in the Liga F over the weekend.
Caroline Weir put them ahead in the seventh minute while Vilde Boe Risa drew the visitors level with 12 minutes left on the clock.
Celtic, meanwhile, fell to a 1-0 defeat away to Hearts in the SWPL 1. Maria Mcaneny's 34th-minute own goal decided the contest.
The Hoops will turn their focus back to the continent where their opening group stage game saw them suffer a 2-0 defeat at home to Twente. Real Madrid fell to a 3-2 defeat away to Chelsea.
The loss left Las Blancas in third spot in Group B on zero points. Celtic are bottom, also on zero points.
Real Madrid Women vs Celtic Women Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- This will be the first meeting between the two sides.
- Four of Real Madrid's last five games have seen both sides find the back of the net.
- Five of Celtic's last six games across competitions have seen one side keep a clean sheet.
- Seven of Real Madrid's nine games this season have witnessed more goals scored in the first half than the second.
- Celtic are competing in the Women's Champions League group stage for the first time in their history.
- Real Madrid have lost just one of nine games played this season (seven wins).
Real Madrid Women vs Celtic Women Prediction
Real Madrid won their opening seven games of the season across competitions but are winless in their last two. Nevertheless, the Spanish outfit still have good chances of qualification to the knockout rounds behind Chelsea and will be expected to claim maximum points here.
Celtic, for their part, navigated three qualification ties to get to the group stage but fell to defeat against fellow group stage debutants Twente.
Real Madrid are the heavy favorites here and anything other than a comfortable victory would be considered an upset. We are backing the hosts to cruise to a multi-goal win and clean sheet.
Prediction: Real Madrid Women 3-0 Celtic Women
Real Madrid Women vs Celtic Women Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Real Madrid Women to win
Tip 2 - Both teams to score: No
Tip 3 - Over 2.5 goals
Tip 4 - Real Madrid to score in both halves
