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Celtic vs LASK: How to watch, TV channel, kick-off time and Supercomputer prediction

Oliver Walton
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Celtic welcome LASK to Parkhead this week for a vital first-leg Champions League play-off clash.

The Hoops are entering the Champions League at the play-off stage once again after winning the Premiership last season.

They last featured in the competition proper in 2024-25, after losing out to Kazakh side Kairat Almaty over two legs in the play-offs this time last year.

Celtic went on to reach the Europa League knockout phase play-offs as they progressed through the league phase in 21st place.

They have the chance to reach the Champions League league phase for this season against LASK Linz, who won the Austrian Bundesliga last season.

Football Insider has all the information that supporters need ahead of the clash at Parkhead in midweek.

How can fans tune in to Celtic vs LASK?

The Hoops' defeat to Kairat went down as one of the biggest shocks in their history, so they will be aiming to avoid another loss at the same stage this season.

LASK won the Austrian Bundesliga for only the second time in their history last term, and are unbeaten in their last 13 competitive games, so will certainly provide a stern test for Martin O'Neill's side.

His squad retains a mostly clean bill of health for the encounter, with Portuguese winger Jota still not match fit as he continues to recover from a long-term problem

The match will kick off from Parkhead at 8pm on Wednesday, 19 August, and is due to be shown live on TNT Sports 1 and HBO Max.

Coverage for the clash will start at 7:30pm and is expected to end at 10:30pm.

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What is the supercomputer predicting for Celtic vs LASK?

Celtic are on a strong current run of their own, after starting the season with three successive victories and ending last term on a nine-game win streak.

O'Neill has talked up the importance of his players turning up for the UCL this season, though, after Football Insider previously revealed that Celtic's late summer business would be dictated by them qualifying for the league stage.

Stat gurus, Football Meets Data, have used their supercomputer to give Celtic a 54 per cent chance of progressing past LASK over two legs, so they are their favourites as it stands.

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