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Celtic v Rennes tips – Celtic in dire need of win

Celtic Glasgow's players jubilate after scoring a goal during the UEFA Europa League football match Rennes against Celtic Glasgow on October 20, 2011 at the route de Lorient stadium in Rennes, western France. (credit: DAMIEN MEYER/AFP/Getty Images)
Celtic will be aiming to make it fourth time lucky in the Europa League when they host Rennes on Thursday night.

The Hoops are third in Group I with a record of two draws and one defeat leaving them two points behind second-placed Atletico Madrid and five behind Udinese at the halfway stage. A defeat here, coupled with a win for Atletico Madrid, would almost spell the end of the Hoops’ interest in the competition. And with manager Neil Lennon already in the firing line following some poor results domestically, a victory here would be a huge boost for the Scottish Premier League giants. Celtic are 7/5 (SportingBet) to register their first victory of the group stage.

Lennon will be hoping star striker Gary Hooper can break his European duck to get their campaign back on track, and the former Scunthorpe United and Southend United forward is 6/1 (William Hill) to do that by scoring first, 2/1 (Paddy Power) to net anytime. Anthony Stokes is 13/2 (William Hill) and 2/1 (Boylesports) in those respective markets, with both Mohamed Bangura and Georgios Samaras 6/1 to open the scoring and 15/8 (both bet365) to net anytime.

Rennes hold an identical record to Celtic’s and they too will be aiming to end their wait for a first victory. The French Ligue 1 side are 11/5 (Unibet) to accomplish that and leave Celtic Park with three points, while the draw can be backed at odds of 12/5 (Victor Chandler).

When these two teams went head-to-head earlier in the group game, Celtic left France with a point after Joe Ledley’s goal 20 minutes from time cancelled out a Cha Du-Ri own goal.

This match comes under bet365’s “Bore Draw” promotion and Victor Chandler’s “Don’t Hit The Bar” promotion. For bet365, place a pre-match correct score, half-time/full-time or scorecast bet and if the match finishes 0-0 all losing bets on those markets will be refunded. For Victor Chandler, place a five-fold or upwards on 90 minute (win/draw/win) football markets and if you have only one losing selection you will be refunded your stake as a free bet.

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