Scottish champions Celtic face off against Italian heavyweights AC Milan as both clubs continue their preparations for the 2026-27 European club campaign.
Ayomide Oguntimehin provides the lowdown for the July. 25 encounter at the Celtic Park in Glasgow.
Celtic vs AC Milan match preview
Celtic continue preparations for the 2026-27 season with another clash against AC Mila’n in what marks their fourth game of preseason. The Hoops started off with a 1-1 draw against Shelbourne, before they were thrashed 4-1 by Sporting CP in their second game. Martin O’Neill’s side won the Scottish league and cup last season and are hoping to enjoy an improved performance in the UEFA Champions League next season.
AC Milan, meanwhile, are currently in their rebuilding phase after a difficult end to the 2025-26 season. They missed out on a place in the Champions League and have also seen the departure of Massimiliano Allegri, with former Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim taking over at the club. The Rossoneri also have another clash against bitter rivals Inter Milan to come after this, as they look to maintain good form ahead of next season.
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Best betting tips
Away (AC Milan) to Win
Prediction
AC Milan have dominated previous clashes against Celtic and have better quality in their ranks to maintain their winning record once again.
Celtic vs AC Milan Head-to-Head
(Last five meetings)
- 03.12.2020 – AC Milan 4-2 Celtic
- 22.10.2020 – Celtic 1-3 AC Milan
- 26.11.2013 – Celtic 0-3 AC Milan
- 18.09.2013 – AC Milan 2-0 Celtic
- 04.12.2007 – AC Milan 1-0 Celtic
AC Milan have dominated this fixture in recent meetings, winning all of their last five matches across all competitions.
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Recent form: Celtic
Celtic are currently on a poor run of form in preseason and they are winless in all of their three games so far, losing once and recording two draws.
The Hoops have also not kept a clean sheet in any of these matches, although they managed to get on the scoreboard in all three games.
Recent form: AC Milan
AC Milan finished the season in poor form, recording just a single win from their final five Serie A games of the season.
The Rossoneri suffered three defeats during this period, and managed to keep just a single clean sheet, during a 0-0 draw against Juventus back in April.
Player to watch
Samuel Chukwueze (AC Milan)
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Super Eagles winger Samuel Chukwueze has returned to AC Milan after his loan spell at Fulham in the Premier League and will he very keen to impress Amorim in this clash.
His pace and direct dribbling would cause Celtic difficulties and his crossing ability could provide an attacking outlet for his side.
