Celtic vs Falkirk Prediction: Expect Barins to battle at Parkhead

Only a win will do for Celtic on Sunday as they battle to close the gap at the top but visitors Falkirk may provide a bit of a test for the Glasgow giants at Parkhead. 

Read on for my Celtic vs Falkirk predictions.

Team News

Celtic will be without the suspended Auston Trusty after his red card at Hearts last weekend, while Jota, Alistair Johnston, Callum Osmand, Cameron Carter-Vickers and Marcelo Saracchi are all missing through injury.

Falkirk are unlikely to make any changes to the side that thrashed Hibs 4-1 last weekend, with the visitors continuing to be without injured quartet Gary Oliver, Filip Lissah, Ross MacIver and Thomas Lang.

Football Odds

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Celtic vs Falkirk Odds

The Bhoys are the clear favourites at 3/10 to win, with Falkirk the 17/2 underdogs and a draw 9/2.

Celtic to Win, Celtic Most Corners & Falkirk Most Cards is a price boost and is available at 9/4, rather than 7/4. Over 2.5 goals is 1/2 and both teams to score is a 4/5 chance.

Celtic to win & Both Teams To Score  @ 13/8

Celtic may have endured a tough season overall, but under the guidance of Martin O'Neill they have been close to perfect, winning 11 of his 14 games in charge across two spells and losing just once.

The Bhoys are unbeaten in six since O'Neill returned for his second stint of the season, and that run includes a 1-0 win at Falkirk last month.

The hosts should be able to claim maximum points, but the Bairns can at least make it competitive by getting on the scoresheet.

Falkirk were unlucky not to claim a point in that reverse fixture, managing more shots and more shots on target than Celtic, and they should come into this clash in optimistic mood after their demolition of Hibs.

Celtic have conceded six goals in total across their last three games and have started to show a few signs of vulnerability at the back, but they have enough quality in attack to outgun the visitors in what could be an entertaining affair at Parkhead.

Benjamin Nygren to score anytime @ 9/10

There are a few Celtic players who stand out as potential anytime scorers and the pick of the bunch is perhaps Benjamin Nygren.

The 24-year-old is the joint leading scorer in the Premiership this season with 11 goals, alongside Motherwell’s Tawanda Maswanhise and Lawrence Shankland of Hearts.

Nygren was on target in the 4-2 win over Utrecht in the Europa League on Thursday and now has four goals in his last six games.

The Sweden international has scored in three successive Premiership games and netted the only goal of the game when these sides met last month.

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