Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs Celtic FC, Europe 2021-22 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Europa League · 2021-22
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
3 – 2
Full Time
Celtic FC
Thu 25 Nov 2021 · 17:45 UTC BayArena HT 45' · FT 45'
Exequiel Palacios 33' Y
Lukas Hradecky 39' Y
Y 69' Cameron Carter-Vickers

Overview

Match Preview

Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs Celtic FC — Europe at BayArena.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21
2 Aston Villa FC 8 21
3 FC Midtjylland 8 19
4 Real Betis Balompie 8 17
5 FC Porto 8 17
6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17
7 SC Freiburg 8 17
8 AS Roma 8 16
9 KRC Genk 8 16
10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15
11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15
12 Ferencvarosi TC 8 15
13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14
14 FC Viktoria Plzen 8 14
15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14
16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13
17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12
18 Lille OSC 8 12
19 Fenerbahce SK 8 12
20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12
21 Celtic FC 8 11
22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10
23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10
24 SK Brann 8 9
25 BSC Young Boys 8 9
26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7
27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7
28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7
29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6
30 FC Basel 1893 8 6
31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6
32 Rangers FC 8 4
33 OGC Nice 8 3
34 FC Utrecht 8 1
35 Malmo FF 8 1
36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1

Head-to-Head

2
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2 games · Avg 4.5 goals Celtic FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-11-25 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3–2 Celtic FC 2021-09-30 Celtic FC 0–4 Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Recent Form

Bayer 04 Leverkusen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Nov Celtic FC H 3–2 W
20 Nov VfL Bochum 1848 H 1–0 W
07 Nov Hertha BSC A 1–1 D
04 Nov Real Betis Balompie H 4–0 W
30 Oct VfL Wolfsburg H 0–2 L
27 Oct Karlsruher SC H 1–2 L
Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Nov Bayer 04 Leverkusen A 2–3 L
07 Nov Dundee FC A 4–2 W
04 Nov Ferencvarosi TC A 3–2 W
30 Oct Livingston FC H 0–0 D
27 Oct Hibernian FC A 3–1 W
23 Oct St. Johnstone FC H 2–0 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
100% Clean Sheets
Bayer 04 Leverkusen this season
0% Clean Sheets
Celtic FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Bayer 04 Leverkusen
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
1/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Celtic FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/1
46-60
–/1
61-75
–/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Facundo Medina 1 G
Svit Seslar 1 G
Celtic FC
Mika Baur 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs Celtic FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 15' It’s high time Gerardo Seoane made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 16' Magnificent from Robert Andrich! That is 33 goals in 287 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 21' A quiet spell here at BayArena. Celtic FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 26' Bayer 04 Leverkusen currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 31' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Bayer 04 Leverkusen and Celtic FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 33' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Exequiel Palacios.
  • 38' Bayer 04 Leverkusen seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 39' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Lukas Hradecky.
  • 40' Josip Juranovic is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 45' Celtic FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 50' It looks surprising Celtic FC does not make any changes. Exequiel Palacios has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 55' Bayer 04 Leverkusen is showing some good football. However, Bayer 04 Leverkusen are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 56' The Portugal Jota breaks the deadlock on 56 minutes. 1-2!
  • 61' Bayer 04 Leverkusen is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 66' Moussa Diaby has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 29 cards already picked up this season.
  • 69' A moment of madness from Cameron Carter-Vickers on 69 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Celtic FC will be frustrated.
  • 72' Celtic FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Michael Johnston is hanging Jota on the field on 72 minute.
  • 75' Bayer 04 Leverkusen ring the changes. Paulinho has done his job and it is now time for Nadiem Amiri to step up.
  • 76' James McCarthy is replacing Nir Bitton for the Celtic FC side.
  • 81' Michael Johnston has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 82' Robert Andrich is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 87' Bayer 04 Leverkusen is taking the lead after the goal scored by Moussa Diaby on 87.
  • 89' Edmond Tapsoba has so much to prove this time. He replaces Florian Wirtz on 89 minute.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-2.

Lineups

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gerardo Seoane

Celtic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ange Postecoglou

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Robert Andrich 2
Amine Adli 1
Florian Wirtz 1
Piero Hincapie 1
Josip Juranovic 1
Jota 1
Moussa Diaby 1
Lucas Alario 1

Head to Head

2021-11-25 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3–2 Celtic FC 2021-09-30 Celtic FC 0–4 Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Form

2021-11-25 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3–2 Celtic FC W 2021-11-20 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–0 VfL Bochum 1848 W 2021-11-07 Hertha BSC 1–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen D 2021-11-04 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4–0 Real Betis Balompie W 2021-10-30 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0–2 VfL Wolfsburg L 2021-10-27 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–2 Karlsruher SC L

Celtic FC Form

2021-11-25 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3–2 Celtic FC L 2021-11-07 Dundee FC 2–4 Celtic FC W 2021-11-04 Ferencvarosi TC 2–3 Celtic FC W 2021-10-30 Celtic FC 0–0 Livingston FC D 2021-10-27 Hibernian FC 1–3 Celtic FC W 2021-10-23 Celtic FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.38 Celtic FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 65% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Bayer 04 Leverkusen51% Draw24% Celtic FC25%
Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.38
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 43%
57%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

Bayer 04 Leverkusen or Draw
75%
Draw or Celtic FC
49%
Bayer 04 Leverkusen or Celtic FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Bayer 04 Leverkusen38% Draw41% Celtic FC21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.2%
2 – 1
9%
2 – 0
6.8%
1 – 2
6.3%
2 – 2
6.2%
1 – 0
6.2%
3 – 1
6%
0 – 0
4.8%
3 – 0
4.4%
3 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
4%
0 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Handicap Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers Push Celtic FC covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 15% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 21% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 14% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.