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Leverkusen logo
Europa League | Group Stage
Nov 25, 2021 at 5.45pm UK
BayArena
Celtic logo

B. Leverkusen
3 - 2
Celtic

Andrich (16', 82'), Diaby (87')
Palacios (33'), Hradecky (39')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Juranovic (40' pen.), Jota (56')
Carter-Vickers (69')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's Europa League clash between Bayer Leverkusen and Celtic, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

We said: Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 Celtic

Celtic were well beaten against Leverkusen in September, but with the hosts to be without a few key players on Thursday, a closer affair could be on the cards this time around. Nevertheless, the Germans will be the favourites for this contest and still have enough quality in their squad to secure all three points at the BayArena. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Bayer Leverkusen win with a probability of 43.42%. A win for Celtic had a probability of 34.64% and a draw had a probability of 21.9%.

The most likely scoreline for a Bayer Leverkusen win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.46%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (5.34%) and 3-1 (5.34%). The likeliest Celtic win was 1-2 (7.5%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (8.95%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 4.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Bayer Leverkusen would win this match.

Result
Bayer LeverkusenDrawCeltic
43.42%21.92%34.64%
Both teams to score 69.02%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
69.14%30.85%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
47.78%52.21%
Bayer Leverkusen Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
84.91%15.08%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
56.39%43.6%
Celtic Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
81.27%18.72%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
49.91%50.08%
Score Analysis
    Bayer Leverkusen 43.42%
    Celtic 34.64%
    Draw 21.92%
Bayer LeverkusenDrawCeltic
2-1 @ 8.46%
1-0 @ 5.34%
3-1 @ 5.34%
2-0 @ 5.05%
3-2 @ 4.47%
3-0 @ 3.19%
4-1 @ 2.53%
4-2 @ 2.12%
4-0 @ 1.51%
4-3 @ 1.18%
5-1 @ 0.96%
Other @ 3.29%
Total : 43.42%
1-1 @ 8.95%
2-2 @ 7.09%
0-0 @ 2.82%
3-3 @ 2.5%
Other @ 0.56%
Total : 21.92%
1-2 @ 7.5%
0-1 @ 4.73%
1-3 @ 4.19%
0-2 @ 3.96%
2-3 @ 3.96%
0-3 @ 2.21%
1-4 @ 1.75%
2-4 @ 1.66%
3-4 @ 1.05%
0-4 @ 0.93%
Other @ 2.71%
Total : 34.64%

How you voted: B. Leverkusen vs Celtic

Bayer Leverkusen
78.4%
Draw
11.4%
Celtic
10.3%
185
Head to Head
Sep 30, 2021 8pm
Group Stage
Celtic
0-4
B. Leverkusen

Rogic (50'), Carter-Vickers (57')
Hincapie (25'), Wirtz (35'), Alario (58' pen.), Adli (90+4')
Bakker (41')
rhs 2.0
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