Our prediction for this Europa League match:
Celtic
Match Time & Date:
24/10/2019
03:00 PM
Prediction: 1-1
Lazio
Celtic will be looking to build on a 2-0 win over Cluj when they face Lazio in the Group E derby. The Hoops did well to get their revenge on the Romanian side for the defeat in the Champions League qualifiers and they are now on a quest to move one step closer to booking their place in the knockout stages of the Europa League. Over the years Celtic have turned their Celtic Park into a real fortress and they are definitely capable of matching the Biancocelesti in front of home fans in Glasgow.
The Serie A club quickly bounced back from a 2-1 loss to Cluj, with the team beating Rennes 2-1 at home ground. However, it is well known that Lazio are not regarded as good travelers and, no doubt, they would be happy with one point from the Celtic Park showdown.
Highlighted Player (Fraser Forster):
Originating from Hexham, Fraser Forster is an English goalkeeper who spent his early career at Newcastle United, but surprisingly did not make a single Premier League appearance during the seven years at St James’ Park. Forster first showed promise during the loan spell with Norwich City, but it was the stint with Celtic that earned him wide acclaim and saw him become an England international.
After spending four years at Parkhead, the highly rated goalkeeper returned to the Premier League to sign for Southampton and he has since acted as club’s number one goalkeeper. Forster has been a member of the England national team since 2013, usually acting as a back up for Joe Hart, making a handful of appearances in international friendlies.
Forster was in the Three Lions squad at the 2014 World Cup and Euro 2016, and with quite a few of good years in front of him, the towering goalkeeper should get the opportunity to win few more England caps before he retires from football.
Highlighted Team (Lazio):
Lazio Roma are an Italian football club based in Rome. Lazio were founded in 1900 and they compete in the Serie A. The Biancocelesti (The White and Sky Blues) have won two Serie A trophies (1973/1974, 1999/2000), while lifting six Coppa Italia titles.
The capital club play their home games at Stadio Olimpico and Roma are regarded as Lazio’s main rivals.
The two teams face each other in the Derby della Capitale and it is considered the fiercest inter-city derby in Italy. Lazio won UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup in 1999, with the team beating Mallorca in the title game. The same year they managed to clinch the UEFA Super Cup trophy as they outplayed English giants Manchester United at Stade Louis II, Monaco.
The likes of Pavel Nedved, Giuseppe Favalli, Juan Sebastian Veron, Sinisa Mihajlovic, Roberto Mancini, Giuseppe Signori, Miroslav Klose and Simone Inzaghi are notable footballers who played for Lazio in the past.
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