Celtic will take on German side VFB Stuttgart on Thursday in the Europa league knockout playoffs for a place in the Round of 16 in the coveted competition.

The Hoops will face Stuttgart for the first time since their 5-4 aggregate victory in the fourth round of the UEFA Cup in 2003 and would hope to reach the round of 16 stage of an European competition since their 2012/13 Champions league campaign.

Celtic are looking like a completely different team since the appointment of Martin O'Neill and would definitely carry on their unbeaten run as I predict a 3-1 victory for the Hoops against Stuttgart, similar to the two sides' last game at Parkhead.

What according to you would be the ideal result for Celtic in the first leg of the tie?