Bayer Leverkusen wird versuchen, sich alle drei Punkte zu sichern und sich für die letzten 32 der Europa League zu qualifizieren, wenn sie Celtic in ihrer vorletzten Begegnung in Gruppe G am Donnerstagabend ausrichten.
Die Hoops könnten unterdessen mit einem Sieg in der BayArena unter die ersten beiden aufsteigen, wenn Real Betis gegen Ferencvaros Punkte fallen lassen würde.
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.