NEC's advanced pressure and wide receivers meet an Omonia side with a direct escape through Montnor. That creates a contest between repeated home deliveries and attacks behind the first press. Celtic–Beşiktaş also brings together flank supply, central runners and defensive units that have struggled to protect the next action.
NEC's chance creation extends beyond Tadić. Kers has recent delivery evidence, Bischoff offers another wide connection, and Linssen, Chery and Lebreton provide different receiving positions. Omonia's Montnor-to-Kakoullis equaliser against Benfica shows a route into the space that Heerenveen found behind NEC's pressure.
Storm's absence removes a recent NEC starter, while Tadić, Sandler and Fonville are limited later options in the current reporting. Omonia regain Coulibaly centrally but travel without Balkovec and Nego, changing the fullback arrangements around him. I expect NEC to keep seeking wide receptions and renewed attacks, with Omonia looking to release Montnor before the home line resets. I'm backing goals in NEC–Omonia because those routes point to useful chances in both directions.
Hassan has supplied a European goal for Celtic and helped create the second-ball sequence finished by Baur against Celta. Beşiktaş have their own direct connection through Özcan, plus completed transition attacks through Olaitan, Fakılı and Oh. Their recent low-cross concession and failed exit against Palace give Celtic's pressure a specific target.
Carter-Vickers is available after starting Celtic's latest match. Beşiktaş remain without Miretti, while Kökçü is planned for the bench rather than restoring the starting creative unit. The surviving direct route gives the visitors an opening connection, with later substitutions adding different receiving options as Celtic continue to support their attack. I'm also backing goals in Celtic–Beşiktaş, based on the interaction of those established attacks with the opposing defensive gaps.
