Bayer Leverkusen zal op zoek zijn naar alle drie de punten en zich kwalificeren voor de laatste 32 van de Europa League wanneer ze Celtic hosten in hun voorlaatste Groep G-ontmoeting op donderdagavond.
De Hoops konden ondertussen naar de top twee gaan met een overwinning in de BayArena, als Real Betis punten zou laten vallen tegen Ferencvaros.
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.