Champions League | Knockout Round Playoffs | 1st Leg
Feb 12, 2025 at 8pm UK
Celtic Park
Celticvs.Bayern
The Match
Preview
Sports Mole previews Wednesday's Champions League clash between Celtic and Bayern Munich, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
Predicted Lineups
Sports Mole looks at how Bayern Munich could line up for their Champions League playoff against Celtic on Wednesday night.
Form, Standings, Stats
Last Game: Celtic 5-0 Raith Rovers
Saturday, February 8 at 5.30pm in Scottish Cup
Saturday, February 8 at 5.30pm in Scottish Cup
Goals
for
for
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Last Game: Bayern 3-0 Werder Bremen
Friday, February 7 at 7.30pm in Bundesliga
Friday, February 7 at 7.30pm in Bundesliga
We say: Celtic 0-2 Bayern Munich
Celtic have been excellent at home in Europe this season, but all three wins came against sides who were eliminated in the league phase, and Bayern represent a huge step up in quality. Despite losing three of their four away games in the league phase, Bayern will be confident of progressing even if they lose narrowly here, given their excellent home record, but Kompany's men should be able to silence the raucous home atmosphere and take a commanding lead into the second leg. Read more.Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats, suggests the most likely outcome of this match is a Celtic win with a probability of 44.47%. A win for Bayern Munich has a probability of 32.89% and a draw has a probability of 22.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win is 2-1 with a probability of 8.87%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome are 1-0 (6.38%) and 2-0 (5.78%). The likeliest Bayern Munich win is 1-2 (7.51%), while for a drawn scoreline it is 1-1 (9.79%).
| Result | ||
| Celtic | Draw | Bayern Munich |
44.47% ( 1.98) | 22.63% ( -0.23) | 32.89% ( -1.74) |
| Both teams to score 65.61% ( 0.28) |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
