Celtic vs LASK Prediction, Betting Tips & Preview – Champions League 19 August 2026
Celtic vs LASK Prediction, Betting Tips & Preview – Champions League 19 August 2026
Introduction
Celtic host LASK at Celtic Park on Wednesday, 19 August 2026, with kick-off at 20:00 UK time / 21:00 Central European time, in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League play-off. The return match is scheduled for 25 August in Linz, and the winner over two legs earns a place in the league phase.
This is not the sort of qualifying tie Celtic can afford to treat casually.
Martin O'Neill's team are favourites, Celtic Park gives them an obvious advantage and their attacking form has been excellent. But LASK arrive as Austrian champions and have started the new domestic season with three straight victories.
Celtic have won their first two Premiership matches, beating Dundee 1-0 and Kilmarnock 5-1, before producing a 4-0 League Cup win away to Dundee United on Saturday.
LASK's league start has been just as convincing: 3-0 against GAK, 2-0 away to Austria Vienna and...