Celtic vs Young Boys Prediction, Lineups & Odds

By Peter Morris, Senior Football Analyst | Published: 3 months ago | Last Updated: Jan 23, 01:59 | 4 min read

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  1. Prediction
  2. Odds
  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Injuries
  7. Squads
  8. Table

Celtic to Cover the Line?

Young Boys look vulnerable and our betting prediction is to side with Celtic at 1.75 on the Asian Handicap market. We need our selection to overcome a -1.5 goal margin.

Match Preview

Celtic played Kilmarnock in their last match and this was a home game at Celtic Park. The scoreline was a 2-1 win in this Scottish Cup encounter, with Callum McGregor and Daizen Maeda scoring for Celtic.

Young Boys drew their last match 0-0 against FC Winterthur in the Swiss Super League. They had 65% possession and seven shots on target in this match. They also had eleven corners at Wankdorfstadion.

Celtic – Last 10 League Games

7 wins, 1 loss and 2 draws, averaging 2.4 goals from 12.9 attempts and 6.7 shots on goal. Celtic have had 73.9% possession and 8.6 corners per match. On average, the opposition have scored 0.7 goals from 5.9 attempts and 3.3 shots on goal, while earning 4.0 corners.

Top goalscorer Kyogo Furuhashi has found the net 5 times, with Arne Engels and Nicolas-Gerrit Kuehn scoring 4 each. Arne Engels is the leading assists maker on 3.

Young Boys – Last 10 League Games

Young Boys have won 5, lost 2 and drawn 3, with an average of 1.4 goals from 6.8 shots on goal and 16.8 attempts. There’s been an average of 51.6% possession, 8.1 corners taken and 3.9 corners against, while they’ve conceded 1.2 goals from 5.1 shots on goal and 9.7 attempts.

Darian Males has top scored with 4, followed by Cedric Itten and Joel Monteiro on 3 and 2. Cedric Itten has been top assists provider with 2 in the previous 10 games.

Confirmed Lineups

Celtic confirmed lineup (4-3-3): Kasper Schmeichel (GK), Alistair Johnston, Cameron Carter-Vickers, Auston Trusty, Greg Taylor, Arne Engels, Callum McGregor, Reo Hatate, Nicolas-Gerrit Kuehn, Kyogo Furuhashi, Daizen Maeda.

Young Boys confirmed lineup (4-4-2): Marvin Keller (GK), Zachary Athekame, Mohamed Aly Camara, Loris Benito, Jaouen Hadjam, Darian Males, Cheikh Niasse, Lukasz Lakomy, Joel Monteiro, Filip Ugrinic, Silvere Ganvoula.

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Expert Champions League Analysis

Knowing the players that are injured give us a helping hand when putting together football betting tips. Once we’ve also looked at the form guide, we use the available stats and make predictions.

Key Celtic vs Young Boys stats:

  • Celtic have scored 2 or more goals in 20 of their past 23 matches this season
  • Celtic have won 19 of their past 23 matches this season
  • Celtic have kept 17 clean sheets in their past 23 matches this season
  • Celtic have not lost any of their last 4 matches
  • Young Boys have conceded 2 or more goals in 8 of their last 19 matches this season

Celtic vs Young Boys Prediction

Rather than back Celtic on the 1x2 market, our Champions League tip is to back them off a -1.5 goal handicap. We’re taking the 1.75 that they win by two goals or more.

Depending on how confident you feel about Celtic winning by a big margin, you can head to the Asian Handicap market and choose your line.

Our Pick

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Celtic vs Young Boys Odds

With an estimated 77% chance of winning, the bookies are taking no chances with their 1.30 betting odds about Celtic triumphing in this Champions League match. Young Boys are regarded as a long shot to win and you can currently back them at 10.00.

Over 2.5 Goals is the market leader and that means three or more goals are predicted. The Yes option in the Both Teams to Score market is regarded as the most likely outcome and is trading at 1.75.

The leading football betting sites offer hundreds of markets when it comes to Champions League matches. Make sure you look through all the available options before deciding which bet to place.

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Team Stats

Latest Champions League and domestic league stats. Full Time Result, Goals, Corners and Possession.

Celtic logo Celtic Betting Stats

Young Boys logo Young Boys Betting Stats

Full time Result

  • 13 wins, 1 defeats and 6 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 6 wins, 1 defeats and 3 draws in previous 10 home matches

Full time Results

  • 6 wins, 10 defeats and 4 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 3 wins, 4 defeats and 3 draws in previous 10 away matches

Goals

Goals

Celtic

Young Boys

Goals / match
2.8 1.4
Conceded / match
1 2
Total / match
3.8 3.4

Corners

Corners

Celtic

Young Boys

For / match
7 6
Against / match
4.6 3.6
Total / match
11.6 9.6

Possession

Possession

Top Scorers & Assists

Top Scorers & Assists

Team News

You’ve found the right place for Celtic vs Young Boys team news, with all the latest information available including lineups and injuries so you’re fully informed.

The Champions League squads highlight the star players operating for every team in the division.

Celtic vs Young Boys Lineups

Celtic Confirmed Lineup 4-3-3

Young Boys Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

Celtic Confirmed Lineup 4-3-3

1 Kasper Schmeichel
2 Alistair Johnston 20 C. Carter-Vickers 6 Auston Trusty 3 Greg Taylor
27 Arne Engels 42 Callum McGregor 41 Reo Hatate
10 Nicolas-Gerrit Kuehn 8 Kyogo Furuhashi 38 Daizen Maeda
33 Marvin Keller
24 Zachary Athekame 13 Mohamed Aly Camara 23 Loris Benito 3 Jaouen Hadjam
39 Darian Males 20 Cheikh Niasse 8 Lukasz Lakomy 77 Joel Monteiro
7 Filip Ugrinic 35 Silvere Ganvoula

Young Boys Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

Celtic Substitutes

  • 5Liam Scales
  • 7Luis Palma
  • 9Adam Idah
  • 11Alex Valle
  • 12Viljami Sinisalo
  • 13Hyun-Jun Yang
  • 14Luke McCowan
  • 17Maik Nawrocki
  • 28Paulo Bernardo
  • 29Scott Bain
  • 47Dane Murray
  • 56Anthony Ralston

Young Boys Substitutes

  • 4Tanguy Zoukrou
  • 6Patric Pfeiffer
  • 9Cedric Itten
  • 10Kastriot Imeri
  • 11Ebrima Colley
  • 14Miguel Chaiwa
  • 15Meschack Elia
  • 21Alan Virginius
  • 26David von Ballmoos
  • 27Lewin Blum
  • 30Sandro Lauper
  • 40Dario Marzino

Previous Celtic Lineups

15 Jan Scottish Premiership
Dundee FC 3-3 Celtic
11 Jan Scottish Premiership
Ross County 1-4 Celtic
09 Jan Scottish Premiership
Celtic 2-0 Dundee United

Previous Young Boys Lineups

19 Jan Swiss Super League
Young Boys 0-0 Winterthur
15 Dec Swiss Super League
Young Boys 2-1 Servette
12 Dec Champions League
Stuttgart 5-1 Young Boys

If you’re looking for the Celtic vs Young Boys lineups, then we have predicted lineups and confirmed starting 11s along with the substitutes for each team.

Injuries & Suspensions

Celtic Injury Table

Type Name Info
No players are currently reported injured or suspended.
James Forrest Foot injury
Odin Thiago Holm Calf Injury

Young Boys Injury Table

Type Name Info
No players are currently reported injured or suspended.
Abdu Conte Knock injury
Mats Seiler Unknown
Facinet Conte ACL injury
Saidy Janko Unknown

Team Squads

Celtic Squad

Young Boys Squad

Get the lowdown on player injuries and suspensions thanks to our injury news section. We have a list of players currently unavailable for their teams.

Get the important stats for every player thanks to our team-by-team squad information.

UEFA FlagTables & Standings

Champions League

# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Liverpool 6 6 0 0 13:1 18
2 Barcelona 6 5 0 1 21:7 15
3 Arsenal 6 4 1 1 11:2 13
4 Leverkusen 6 4 1 1 12:5 13
5 Aston Villa 6 4 1 1 9:3 13
6 Inter Milan 6 4 1 1 7:1 13
7 Brest 6 4 1 1 10:6 13
8 Lille 6 4 1 1 10:7 13
9 Dortmund 6 4 0 2 18:9 12
10 Bayern Munich 6 4 0 2 17:8 12
11 Atlético Madrid 6 4 0 2 14:10 12
12 AC Milan 6 4 0 2 12:9 12
13 Atalanta 6 3 2 1 13:4 11
14 Juventus 6 3 2 1 9:5 11
15 Benfica 6 3 1 2 10:7 10
16 Monaco 6 3 1 2 12:10 10
17 Sporting 6 3 1 2 11:9 10
18 Feyenoord 6 3 1 2 14:15 10
19 Club Brugge 6 3 1 2 6:8 10
20 Real Madrid 6 3 0 3 12:11 9
21 Celtic 6 2 3 1 10:10 9
22 Man City 6 2 2 2 13:9 8
23 PSV 6 2 2 2 10:8 8
24 Dinamo Zagreb 6 2 2 2 10:15 8
25 PSG 6 2 1 3 6:6 7
26 Stuttgart 6 2 1 3 9:12 7
27 Sh. Donetsk 6 1 1 4 5:13 4
28 Sparta Prague 6 1 1 4 7:18 4
29 Sturm Graz 6 1 0 5 4:9 3
30 Girona 6 1 0 5 4:10 3
31 Crvena Zvezda 6 1 0 5 10:19 3
32 RB Salzburg 6 1 0 5 3:18 3
33 Bologna 6 0 2 4 1:7 2
34 RB Leipzig 6 0 0 6 6:13 0
35 Slovan Bratislava 6 0 0 6 5:21 0
36 Young Boys 6 0 0 6 3:22 0
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Barcelona 3 3 0 0 12:1 9
2 Bayern Munich 3 3 0 0 11:2 9
3 Liverpool 3 3 0 0 8:0 9
4 Leverkusen 3 3 0 0 7:0 9
5 Arsenal 3 3 0 0 6:0 9
6 Inter Milan 3 3 0 0 6:0 9
7 Celtic 3 2 1 0 9:3 7
8 PSV 3 2 1 0 8:3 7
9 Aston Villa 3 2 1 0 3:0 7
10 Lille 3 2 1 0 5:3 7
11 Brest 3 2 1 0 4:2 7
12 Dortmund 3 2 0 1 10:4 6
13 Monaco 3 2 0 1 9:5 6
14 Real Madrid 3 2 0 1 9:6 6
15 Juventus 3 2 0 1 5:2 6
16 Sporting 3 2 0 1 7:6 6
17 Atlético Madrid 3 2 0 1 6:5 6
18 AC Milan 3 2 0 1 6:5 6
19 Club Brugge 3 2 0 1 3:4 6
20 Man City 3 1 2 0 8:3 5
21 Stuttgart 3 1 1 1 6:4 4
22 Benfica 3 1 1 1 5:3 4
23 PSG 3 1 1 1 3:3 4
24 Crvena Zvezda 3 1 0 2 8:8 3
25 Girona 3 1 0 2 4:4 3
26 Sturm Graz 3 1 0 2 1:3 3
27 Feyenoord 3 1 0 2 5:9 3
28 Sparta Prague 3 1 0 2 4:8 3
29 Sh. Donetsk 3 1 0 2 3:9 3
30 Atalanta 3 0 2 1 2:3 2
31 Dinamo Zagreb 3 0 2 1 2:5 2
32 Bologna 3 0 1 2 1:3 1
33 RB Leipzig 3 0 0 3 4:7 0
34 Slovan Bratislava 3 0 0 3 3:11 0
35 Young Boys 3 0 0 3 1:10 0
36 RB Salzburg 3 0 0 3 0:9 0

Scotland FlagScottish Premiership 2024/2025

# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Celtic 33 26 3 4 97:22 81
2 Rangers 33 20 6 7 68:35 66
3 Hibernian 33 14 11 8 54:41 53
4 Dundee United 33 14 8 11 41:40 50
5 Aberdeen 33 14 8 11 45:49 50
6 St Mirren 33 12 5 16 45:54 41
7 Hearts 33 11 7 15 43:44 40
8 Motherwell 33 11 6 16 37:56 39
9 Kilmarnock 33 9 8 16 38:58 35
10 Ross County 33 9 8 16 33:56 35
11 Dundee FC 33 9 7 17 50:71 34
12 St Johnstone 33 8 5 20 33:58 29

Switzerland FlagSwiss Super League Super League

# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Basel 33 18 7 8 72:32 61
2 Servette 33 15 10 8 52:43 55
3 Young Boys 33 15 8 10 49:42 53
4 Luzern 33 14 9 10 61:51 51
5 Lugano 33 14 7 12 48:47 49
6 Lausanne 33 13 8 12 52:44 47
7 St. Gallen 33 12 11 10 46:43 47
8 FC Zurich 33 13 8 12 44:48 47
9 Sion 33 9 9 15 41:51 36
10 Grasshoppers 33 7 12 14 35:46 33
11 Yverdon 33 8 9 16 33:57 33
12 Winterthur 33 8 6 19 32:61 30
1 Basel 37 21 7 9 87:43 70
2 Servette 37 17 11 9 61:52 62
3 Young Boys 37 17 9 11 59:48 60
4 Lugano 37 15 8 14 54:57 53
5 Lausanne 37 14 10 13 59:51 52
6 Luzern 37 14 10 13 66:60 52
1 FC Zurich 37 15 8 14 54:54 53
2 St. Gallen 37 13 13 11 52:51 52
3 Sion 37 11 11 15 47:55 44
4 Winterthur 37 10 7 20 41:68 37
5 Grasshoppers 37 8 12 17 41:53 36
6 Yverdon 37 8 12 17 37:66 36

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