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 40.79%. A win for Celtic had a probability of 35.24% and a draw had a probability of 24%.
The most likely scoreline for a Bayer Leverkusen win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.73%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (7.47%) and 0-2 (5.95%). The likeliest Celtic win was 2-1 (8.03%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.95%). The actual scoreline of 0-4 was predicted with a 1.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Bayer Leverkusen would win this match.