Chelsea vs Celtic Prediction: Celtic shocked everyone by winning against Man City

Chelsea will take on Celtic at the Notre Dame Stadium in the Club Friendlies. Celtic pulled off the shock of the week by coming out on top against Man City this week. Who will come out on top when the ball stops after 90 minutes?

Chelsea got their prep for the upcoming season underway as they hosted Wrexham on Wednesday evening, and had to come from behind to earn a draw. After Chelsea was tipped into the lead in the 35th minute by Christopher Nkunku, Wrexham got goals from Luke Bolton and Jack Marriott, and then Lesley Ugochukwu equalized in the 82nd minute. Enzo Maresca's official tenure as Chelsea manager got underway. Chelsea will then be off to the United States for their pre-season tour, facing Celtic, Club America, Man City, and Real Madrid, before coming back to face Inter Milan on August 11. The new Premier League campaign gets underway for Chelsea at home to Man City on August 18, before an away trip later in August against Wolverhampton Wanderers. Chelsea have made six signings, with Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall arriving from Leicester City, while Ian Maatsen has been the only notable departure so far.

Sanchez; Adarabioyo, Badiashille, Colwill; Gusto, James, Ugochukwu, Chilwell; Madueke, Nkunku, Sterling

Celtic are well ahead in their own preparations for the new season, with the Scottish Premiership outfit set to kick off their new campaign by hosting Kilmarnock on August 4 after confirming manager Brendan Rodgers. The Scottish champions started off their pre-season campaign by drawing 1-1 against Ayr United on July 5, but then the team went on to secure three straight wins, including a 4-0 victory over DC United and 4-3 against the English champions, Manchester City, during their US tour. This makes them still priced as favourites for the league title despite their quiet window having seen only two notable signings in the form of 37-year-old goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel, looking to extend a good run of recent form to gain confidence for the upcoming campaign.

Schmeichel; Ralston, Welsh, Scales, Taylor; O'Riley, McGregor, Hatate; Kuhn, Furuhashi, Maeda

It appears that Celtic's good pre-season showing may very well spill over into this upcoming match. History for Chelsea doesn't offer too many examples of consecutive 2-2 draws, though we do believe that the friendly match will end in a similar result—a match that is sure to be action-packed and thrilling.