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LASK Linz vs Celtic: prediction & betting odds 25 August 2026

Published: 23 August 2026 22:00
Author: Simon Dalton Simon Dalton
Fact checked by: Alex Tarabrin Alex Tarabrin
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The second leg of the 2026/27 UEFA Champions League qualifying play-offs will take place in Linz on 25 August 2026, with LASK hosting Celtic. After a 0:3 defeat in the first match, the Austrian club need to overturn a three-goal deficit to keep their chances of reaching the group stage alive.

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LASK are three goals away from the Champions League. After a 0:3 defeat in Glasgow, a good home performance will no longer be enough for the Austrians: a three-goal victory would only take the tie into extra time, while they need to win by at least four to settle it within 90 minutes. The first-leg score leaves almost no room for cautious football. 

The 0:3 scoreline at Celtic Park is somewhat deceptive, though. LASK did not look like a side that had been comprehensively outplayed: the Austrians had two goals ruled out for offside and regularly found space around the opposition penalty area. Celtic were far more clinical in front of goal and punished their opponents with their own chances. LASK will now have to play even more boldly — and worry far less about what happens behind their attacking unit. 

Recent results also point towards this kind of football. At least two goals have been scored in each of LASK's previous ten competitive matches, with the team scoring in nine of them. Before travelling to Glasgow, the Austrians thrashed Grazer AK 3:0, beat Austria Vienna 2:0 and dispatched Ried 4:1. They know how to attack, and the tournament situation now virtually demands that they turn the second leg into a chase. 

Celtic, by contrast, have no need to chase the game. But a big advantage does not necessarily mean sitting deep in defence. The Scots have scored in each of their last ten matches, with the total going over 2.5 in seven of those games. The scenario in which the hosts push their lines up and start leaving space is particularly dangerous for LASK: the side that has just scored three against the Austrians will have even more opportunities for quick attacks. 

This is where a bet on four goals stops looking like a simple chase for a high price. LASK need to radically change the nature of the tie, while Celtic simply have to exploit what will inevitably open up behind the hosts. Even scorelines such as 2:2 or 1:3 fit the pattern of this kind of second leg perfectly. 

Odds of 2.30 provide some room for risk, but the match scenario itself points towards high scoring. LASK have to open up the game, and Celtic have already shown how costly space can be for the Austrians. 

Betting prediction
Over 3.5
Cf
Odds
13/10
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Team lineups

LASK Linz

Dietmar Kühbauer
coach
Player Matches Goals
Line-up
Lukas Jungwirth
gk. 0 0
Andrés Alberto Andrade Cedeño
df. 2 0
Melayro Chakewno Jalaino Bogarde
df. 1 0
George Oluwaseun Bello
df. 0 0
João Victor Tornich
df. 0 0
Kasper Poul Mølgaard Jørgensen
df. 0 0
Xavier Tshimanga Kamaluba Ntite Mukendi Mpoy Mbuyamba
df. 0 0
Robert Ljubičić
mf. 2 1
Sascha Horvath
mf. 0 0
Moses Usor
fw. 2 1
Samuel Oluwabukunmi Adeniran
fw. 0 0
Substitutes
Fabian Schillinger
gk. 0 0
Tobias Schützenauer
gk. 0 0
Junior Yvan Nyabeye Dibango
df. 1 0
Manoël Louis-Philippe Verhaeghe
df. 0 0
Miguel Oliver Freckleton
df. 0 0
Alessandro André Schöpf
mf. 2 0
Art Smakaj
mf. 0 0
Kryštof Daněk
mf. 0 0
Christoph Lang
fw. 2 0
Florian Flecker
fw. 1 1
Celtic

Martin O'Neill
coach
Player Matches Goals
Line-up
Viljami Kari Veikko Sinisalo
gk. 2 -5
Auston Levi-Jesaiah Trusty
df. 2 0
Cameron Robert Carter-Vickers
df. 2 0
Colby Donovan
df. 2 0
Kieran Tierney
df. 2 0
Callum William McGregor
mf. 2 1
Mika Joel Baur
mf. 2 0
Camilo Andres Durán Marquez
fw. 2 2
Erik Benjamin Nygren
fw. 2 1
Hyun-Jun Yang
fw. 2 0
Kasper Waarts Thenza Høgh
fw. 2 0
Substitutes
Ross Doohan
gk. 0 0
Anthony Ralston
df. 2 0
Liam Scales
df. 2 0
Dane Murray
df. 1 0
Reo Hatate
mf. 2 0
Luke McCowan
mf. 1 0
James Forrest
mf. 0 0
Sebastian Tounekti
fw. 2 0
Haissem Yousry Fouad Hassan
fw. 1 0
Callum James Osmand
fw. 0 0
Johnny Kenny
fw. 0 0
Michel-Ange Sumaï N'Koyi Limpata Balikwisha
fw. 0 0

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Current season

Logo LASK Linz LASK Linz
Celtic Logo Celtic
2 Lost 0
4.5 GF per game 4
11.5 Corner Kicks 11
1.75 Yellow cards 1.5

Tables

# Team Form Matches played W D L G Points
1
PSG
4 4 0 0 20:5 12
2
Real Madrid
4 4 0 0 13:7 12
3
Arsenal
4 3 1 0 8:3 10
4
Como
4 3 0 1 19:6 9
5
Barcelona
4 3 0 1 14:6 9
6
Aston Villa
4 3 0 1 12:6 9
7
Manchester City
4 3 0 1 12:7 9
8
Liverpool
4 3 0 1 14:10 9
9
Brugge
4 3 0 1 11:7 9
10
Sporting CP
4 3 0 1 8:4 9
11
Real Betis
4 3 0 1 8:6 9
12
Borussia Dortmund
4 3 0 1 7:5 9
13
Bayern Munich
4 2 2 0 12:5 8
14
Stuttgart
4 2 1 1 7:4 7
15
Inter Milan
4 2 0 2 8:6 6
16
LASK Linz
4 2 0 2 10:9 6
17
Manchester United
4 2 0 2 8:8 6
18
Galatasaray
4 2 0 2 8:9 6
19
Fenerbahce
4 1 2 1 6:11 5
20
AS Roma
4 1 1 2 10:8 4
21
Shakhtar Donetsk
4 1 1 2 4:4 4
22
Viking
4 1 1 2 9:10 4
23
Atlético Madrid
4 1 1 2 4:5 4
24
PSV
4 1 1 2 3:4 4
25
Bodo Glimt
4 1 1 2 4:9 4
26
Porto
4 1 0 3 6:7 3
27
Napoli
4 1 0 3 6:11 3
28
Villarreal
4 1 0 3 8:14 3
29
AEK Athens
4 1 0 3 5:11 3
30
RB Leipzig
4 1 0 3 5:11 3
31
FK Sabah
4 1 0 3 4:10 3
32
Feyenoord
4 1 0 3 4:11 3
33
Lens
4 1 0 3 4:16 3
34
Slavia Prague
4 0 1 3 5:9 1
35
Lille
4 0 1 3 4:10 1
36
Slovan Bratislava
4 0 0 4 1:17 0
# Team Form Matches played W D L G Points
1
PSG
2 2 0 0 10:3 6
2
Real Madrid
2 2 0 0 6:2 6
3
Como
2 2 0 0 8:2 6
4
Barcelona
2 2 0 0 8:1 6
5
Aston Villa
2 2 0 0 9:1 6
6
Liverpool
2 2 0 0 6:4 6
7
Real Betis
2 2 0 0 4:2 6
8
Borussia Dortmund
2 2 0 0 5:3 6
9
Manchester United
2 2 0 0 7:2 6
10
Fenerbahce
3 1 2 0 6:5 5
11
Bayern Munich
2 1 1 0 7:2 4
12
Stuttgart
2 1 1 0 4:2 4
13
Viking
2 1 1 0 7:4 4
14
Bodo Glimt
2 1 1 0 1:0 4
15
Arsenal
1 1 0 0 3:0 3
16
Manchester City
2 1 0 1 7:5 3
17
Brugge
2 1 0 1 5:3 3
18
Sporting CP
2 1 0 1 5:4 3
19
Inter Milan
2 1 0 1 4:4 3
20
LASK Linz
2 1 0 1 7:6 3
21
Galatasaray
2 1 0 1 3:4 3
22
AS Roma
2 1 0 1 7:4 3
23
Shakhtar Donetsk
2 1 0 1 3:2 3
24
Atlético Madrid
2 1 0 1 2:2 3
25
Porto
3 1 0 2 4:4 3
26
Napoli
2 1 0 1 4:4 3
27
Villarreal
2 1 0 1 3:7 3
28
AEK Athens
2 1 0 1 3:3 3
29
RB Leipzig
2 1 0 1 3:3 3
30
FK Sabah
2 1 0 1 3:2 3
31
Feyenoord
2 1 0 1 3:5 3
32
PSV
2 0 1 1 2:3 1
33
Lens
2 0 0 2 1:11 0
34
Slavia Prague
2 0 0 2 3:5 0
35
Lille
2 0 0 2 4:7 0
36
Slovan Bratislava
1 0 0 1 0:3 0
# Team Form Matches played W D L G Points
1
Arsenal
3 2 1 0 5:3 7
2
PSG
2 2 0 0 10:2 6
3
Real Madrid
2 2 0 0 7:5 6
4
Manchester City
2 2 0 0 5:2 6
5
Brugge
2 2 0 0 6:4 6
6
Sporting CP
2 2 0 0 3:0 6
7
Bayern Munich
2 1 1 0 5:3 4
8
Como
2 1 0 1 11:4 3
9
Barcelona
2 1 0 1 6:5 3
10
Aston Villa
2 1 0 1 3:5 3
11
Liverpool
2 1 0 1 8:6 3
12
Real Betis
2 1 0 1 4:4 3
13
Borussia Dortmund
2 1 0 1 2:2 3
14
Stuttgart
2 1 0 1 3:2 3
15
Inter Milan
2 1 0 1 4:2 3
16
LASK Linz
2 1 0 1 3:3 3
17
Galatasaray
2 1 0 1 5:5 3
18
PSV
2 1 0 1 1:1 3
19
Lens
2 1 0 1 3:5 3
20
AS Roma
2 0 1 1 3:4 1
21
Shakhtar Donetsk
2 0 1 1 1:2 1
22
Atlético Madrid
2 0 1 1 2:3 1
23
Slavia Prague
2 0 1 1 2:4 1
24
Lille
2 0 1 1 0:3 1
25
Manchester United
2 0 0 2 1:6 0
26
Fenerbahce
1 0 0 1 0:6 0
27
Viking
2 0 0 2 2:6 0
28
Bodo Glimt
2 0 0 2 3:9 0
29
Porto
1 0 0 1 2:3 0
30
Napoli
2 0 0 2 2:7 0
31
Villarreal
2 0 0 2 5:7 0
32
AEK Athens
2 0 0 2 2:8 0
33
RB Leipzig
2 0 0 2 2:8 0
34
FK Sabah
2 0 0 2 1:8 0
35
Feyenoord
2 0 0 2 1:6 0
36
Slovan Bratislava
3 0 0 3 1:14 0
Legend
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# Place
Matches played Games played
W Wins
D Draws
L Losses
G Goals

LASK Linz vs Celtic Odds

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17:30
1 15/4
X 3/1
2 3/4
Under 2.5 5/4
2.5
Over 2.5 67/100
15:00
1 4/25
X 73/10
2 20/1
Under 2.5 163/100
2.5
Over 2.5 11/20
20:00
1 10/1
X 11/2
2 29/100
Under 2.5 7/4
2.5
Over 2.5 12/25
20:05
1 4/25
X 8/1
2 17/1
Under 2.5 49/20
2.5
Over 2.5 33/100
12:30
1 17/10
X 12/5
2 33/20
Under 2.5 91/100
2.5
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