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Champions League | League Stage
Jan 22, 2025 at 8pm UK
Celtic Park
Young Boys

Celtic
1 - 0
Young Boys

Furuhashi (31'), Benito (86' og.)
Kuhn (20')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Ganvoula (45+1'), Camara (47'), Ugrinic (64'), Benito (83')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Wednesday's Champions League clash between Celtic and Young Boys, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Celtic 2-1 Kilmarnock
Saturday, January 18 at 5.30pm in Scottish Cup
Last Game: Young Boys 0-0 Winterthur
Saturday, January 18 at 5pm in Swiss Super League

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 Celtic win with a probability of 75.01%. A draw had a probability of 14.2% and a win for Young Boys had a probability of 10.74%.

The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.61%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.34%) and 3-1 (8.21%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.01%), while for a Young Boys win it was 1-2 (3.1%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 5.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Celtic would win this match.

Result
CelticDrawYoung Boys
75.01% (3.044 3.04)14.25% (-1.424 -1.42)10.74% (-1.624 -1.62)
Both teams to score 60.67% (0.284 0.28)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
74.59% (2.746 2.75)25.41% (-2.748 -2.75)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
54.55% (3.486 3.49)45.45% (-3.49 -3.49)
Celtic Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
94.28% (1.155 1.16)5.71% (-1.159 -1.16)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
77.93% (3.204 3.2)22.07% (-3.209 -3.21)
Young Boys Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
64.34% (-0.498 -0.5)35.65% (0.493 0.49)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
27.58% (-0.514 -0.51)72.42% (0.511 0.51)
Score Analysis
    Celtic 75.01%
    Young Boys 10.74%
    Draw 14.25%
CelticDrawYoung Boys
2-1 @ 8.61% (-0.449 -0.45)
2-0 @ 8.34% (-0.318 -0.32)
3-1 @ 8.21% (0.13 0.13)
3-0 @ 7.96% (0.23 0.23)
4-1 @ 5.88% (0.466 0.47)
1-0 @ 5.83% (-0.64 -0.64)
4-0 @ 5.7% (0.522 0.52)
3-2 @ 4.24% (0.011 0.01)
5-1 @ 3.36% (0.467 0.47)
5-0 @ 3.26% (0.491 0.49)
4-2 @ 3.03% (0.202 0.2)
5-2 @ 1.74% (0.221 0.22)
6-1 @ 1.61% (0.312 0.31)
6-0 @ 1.56% (0.319 0.32)
4-3 @ 1.04% (0.057 0.06)
Other @ 4.65%
Total : 75.01%
1-1 @ 6.01% (-0.75 -0.75)
2-2 @ 4.44% (-0.295 -0.3)
0-0 @ 2.04% (-0.379 -0.38)
3-3 @ 1.46% (-0.016 -0.02)
Other @ 0.3%
Total : 14.25%
1-2 @ 3.1% (-0.434 -0.43)
0-1 @ 2.1% (-0.425 -0.43)
2-3 @ 1.53% (-0.123 -0.12)
0-2 @ 1.08% (-0.237 -0.24)
1-3 @ 1.07% (-0.166 -0.17)
Other @ 1.86%
Total : 10.74%

How you voted: Celtic vs Young Boys

Celtic
90.1%
Draw
5.9%
Young Boys
3.9%
152
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