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Our Celtic vs Kairat Prediction Sees Bhoys Bulldoze Past Kazakhstanis

Celtic are in UEFA Champions League qualifying action this week, facing Kairat in the first leg of the play-offs. Brendan Rodgers’ men will want to make home advantage count and take a decent lead to next week’s game in Almaty.

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Celtic HT/FT – 1.52

Celtic Clean Sheet – 1.65

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Can Celtic Take a Big Lead to Almaty?

Celtic picked up another Scottish Premiership title last term, booking their place in the Champions League play-off round as a reward. After missing out on the league phase last term, the Bhoys are desperate to return to UEFA’s elite club competition.

Celtic have made a strong start to their 2025-26 campaign, winning three league and cup matches on the spin. However, this is their biggest game of the season yet.

Kairat were crowned Kazakhstan Premier League champions last term, winning their fourth crown and first since 2020. This is their first European campaign since the 2022-23 UEFA Europa Conference League, when they lost to Kisvarda in the second qualifying round.

The Almaty outfit have been busy in Europe this term, with Wednesday’s game in Glasgow being their seventh Champions League fixture already. They have seen off Ljubljana, Kuopio, and Slovan Bratislava in the previous rounds. Can the Kazakhstani champions stun Celtic over two legs?

Celtic vs Kairat Betting Odds

Celtic are the red-hot favourites to win on Wednesday and to book their place in the league phase. The Celts are available at 1.14 to secure a first-leg victory on home turf.

Kairat head to Celtic Park as the overwhelming underdogs, priced at 17.00 to pick up a shock win, while the draw is 8.00. The Kazakh side are available at 8.80 to go through.

Celtic Win – 1.14

Draw – 8.00

Kairat Win – 17.00

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Celtic have started the 2025-26 season with three wins from three. The Scottish champions edged past St Mirren in their opening league match before easing to a 2-0 away win at Aberdeen. Last weekend, Rodgers’ troops beat Falkirk 4-1 at home in the cup.

Kairat recently won four games on the bounce, but they make the trip to Scotland after two defeats. They lost to Bratislava in the previous round of the Champions League, although they reached the play-offs with a 4-3 penalty shootout win. They then suffered a league loss to Yelimay.

Celtic vs Kairat Betting Tips & Predictions

Celtic will be looking for a big margin of victory to take to Kazakhstan, and the Scottish side should be too strong for the team from Almaty.

We like the look of 1.52 for Celtic to be winning at half time and full time. Also, 1.65 for the hosts to keep a clean sheet is worth having a punt on.