Celtic vs. Sydney FC: Time, TV channel, live stream, lineups, and preview for Sydney Super Cup friendly

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Celtic will travel to Australia this month to take part in the inaugural Sydney Super Cup.

The scheduling of the 2022 FIFA World Cup means that most professional leagues are pausing during the tournament, with both Celtic and Everton making the trip down under for friendlies.

With Australian manager Ange Postecoglou at the helm, it will be a rare opportunity for Bhoys fans in the country to watch their team in action. 

The Hoops will play two games in Sydney, with their first match to be against Sydney FC at the newly-redeveloped Allianz Stadium.

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How to watch Celtic vs. Sydney FC

  Australia UK
Date Thursday, November 17 Thursday, November 17
Time 7:45 p.m. AEDT 8:45 a.m.
GMT
TV channel 10 Bold -
Streaming 10 Play Celtic TV

Australia: Network 10 will show all Sydney Super Cup matches live and free in Australia. Games will be televised on 10 Bold with streams available on 10 Play.  

UK: This game will be streamed live on Celtic TV to all fans outside of Australia. 

MORE: Live coverage of Celtic vs. Sydney FC

Celtic vs. Sydney FC projected lineups and team news

Celtic are expected to bring a near full-strength squad to Australia for the Sydney Super Cup.

While the likes of Cameron Carter-Vickers and Daizen Maeda will be missing through World Cup duties, other stars should get minutes in Australia. 

From Jota to Kyogo Furuhashi, this Celtic side will still prove to be very potent Down Under. 

Celtic projected starting lineup (4-3-3): Hart (GK) - Ralston, Starfelt, Jenz, Bernabei - Hatate, O'Riley, Turnbull - Abada, Furuhashi, Jota. 

Sydney FC come into this game after a 1-0 loss to fierce rivals Western Sydney Wanderers. 

Veteran defender Alex Wilkinson has been ruled out for months, former Everton star Jack Rodwell is yet to make his debut for the Sky Blues and Adam Le Fondre remains under an injury cloud. 

Goalkeeper Andrew Redmayne will also be missing as he's in Qatar with the Socceroos.

Sydney FC projected starting lineup (4-1-4-1): Heward-Belle (GK) - Grant, Donachie, Gurd, Caballo - Brattan - Mak, Yazbek, Caceres, Lolley - Wood. 

Celtic vs. Sydney FC prediction

It's never easy to predict how a friendly match will pan out, but it's clear that Celtic is the superior side coming into this clash.

Both sides will likely place the focus on maintaining fitness levels as they navigate this unique mid-season break.

If the Sky Blues attack - which includes the likes of Adam Le Fondre and Robert Mak - makes the most of their chances in this game, they could snag an unlikely result.

However, Celtic's overall quality should be enough to tip the match in their favour.

Prediction: 3-1 Celtic

Celtic vs. Sydney FC tickets

Tickets for this match are still available and can be purchased here. 

Joshua Thomas

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Josh has been covering sport for nearly a decade now having fallen in love with football at a young age. A UTS graduate, Josh has previously worked for GOAL and now covers football closely for The Sporting News.

Joshua Mayne

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Joshua Mayne is a content producer for The Sporting News Australia based in Sydney, Australia. He has previously worked as a newsreader at 2SER and journalist at Ministry of Sport. While Joshua’s main passions are football, rugby league, basketball and F1, he will watch any sport that's on. He is still waiting for Arsenal to win the Premier League again.