Celtic’s domestic performances have been very contrasting to their European form this season. While in the Scottish Premier League they have been nothing but ruthless and dominating, their Champions League adventure has seen them struggle in front of the European powerhouses.
Celtic have won eight and drawn two in the league and remain unbeaten so far this season. However, they opened their Champions League campaign with a heavy drubbing at the hands of Paris Saint Germain.
The French outfit unleashed the likes of Neymar and Mbappe on the Scottish champions and Celtic were handed a 5-0 thrashing on their opening Champions League night. They bounced back in the next match against Anderlecht with a 3-0 win but Brendan Rodger’s men were again found wanting against Bayern Munich and eventually lost 3-0. They will, however, look to clinch the third spot and qualify for the knockout stages of the Europa League.
Rodgers seems to have conceded the top two spots in the Champions League group table and instead wants to shift his focus on retaining the Scottish League title and winning the domestic cups. It was evident from the team he set up against Bayern last time out. It was clear that Rodgers was not exactly hoping for a win and rather wanted to rest his star players like Rogic and Dembele for the important semi-final clash against Hibernian. Last time out against Aberdeen, Celtic fielded a very strong side as well.
The top of the table clash was a must win and Celtic hammered Aberdeen 3-0. They barely got any time to rest and take on Kilmarnock on the 28th of October who despite being 11th on the table will be high on confidence after holding Rangers to a 1-1 draw.
Predicted 4-2-3-1 Celtic Line-Up Vs Kilmarnock
Defence
Craig Gordon is likely to feature in goal for the Hoops again in a match where they will be hoping to pick up all three points.
The defensive four for Celtic is likely to be Kieran Tierney at left back with Dedryck Boyata most likely to move to right back in place of the suspended Mikael Lustig.
Kristoffer Ajer is likely to be partnered at centre back with Nir Bitton with the Israeli defensive midfielder playing as a makeshift centre back.
Midfield
The two-man midfield axis is likely to be made of Callum McGregor alongside Celtic’s star midfielder Scott Brown with Olivier Ntcham returning to the bench.
Attack
Moussa Dembele is expected to be rested giving Leigh Griffiths a chance to start.
