Celtic are being tipped to finish in 18th place in the new look Champions League- edging Real Madrid out of a place in the top half of the table.
Picking up 14 points, double their current total is rated as the most likely points tally, coming in at a 19.3% possibility.
The famous Opta computer is recognised as the world leading modelling system with the results of four rounds of matches used to produce the current table.
Celtic’s win over RB Leipzig has transformed their prospects, prior to that match they were on schedule for a close finish to reach the top 24, by beating the German outfit qualification is looking more certain with a top eight place not completely ruled out, Opta calculate that there is a 7.2% chance of reaching 17 points.
How many Champions League points will Celtic win?
11 points or less
12 points
13 points
14 points or more
Brendan Rodgers won’t be distracted by all of the forecasts, his Champions League focus is fully on Club Brugge who arrive at Celtic Park on November 27.
Last night the Belgian side beat Aston Villa at home, Villa’s first points loss in the competition with Opta projecting Brugge to finish in 25th place- missing out on progress in the competition.
Liverpool are on course to top the competition with Borussia Dortmund and Atlanta tipped for top eight finishes, highlighting the quality of the teams that Celtic have been up against.
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Let’s wait and see ,too many ifs buts ,mights and maybes to forecast anything at present I would settle for us making the playoffs,as that would be progress in Europe.
Far too early for nonsense like this…One step at a time please.