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Champions League | Knockout Round Playoffs | 1st Leg
Feb 12, 2025 at 8pm UK
Celtic Park
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Celtic
1 - 2
Bayern

Kuhn (1'), Maeda (79')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Olise (45'), Kane (49')

The Match

Match Report

Harry Kane scores the decisive goal to fire Bayern Munich to a narrow victory in the first leg of their Champions League knockout round playoff against Celtic.

Team News

Sports Mole rounds up all of the latest injury and suspension news ahead of Wednesday's Champions League clash between Celtic and Bayern Munich.

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

Celtic

All competitions
Champions League
Last Game: Celtic 5-0 Raith Rovers
Saturday, February 8 at 5.30pm in Scottish Cup

Bayern Munich

All competitions
Champions League
Last Game: Bayern 3-0 Werder Bremen
Friday, February 7 at 7.30pm in Bundesliga

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 45.01%. A win for Bayern Munich had a probability of 32.37% and a draw had a probability of 22.6%.

The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.93%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (6.46%) and 2-0 (5.88%). The likeliest Bayern Munich win was 1-2 (7.44%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.81%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 7.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted that Bayern Munich would win this match.

Result
CelticDrawBayern Munich
45.01% (0.537 0.54)22.62% (-0.013000000000002 -0.01)32.37% (-0.522 -0.52)
Both teams to score 65.43% (-0.182 -0.18)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
64.81% (-0.14999999999999 -0.15)35.19% (0.152 0.15)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
42.8% (-0.166 -0.17)57.2% (0.168 0.17)
Celtic Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
83.8% (0.148 0.15)16.2% (-0.145 -0.15)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
54.31% (0.262 0.26)45.68% (-0.261 -0.26)
Bayern Munich Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
78.08% (-0.355 -0.36)21.92% (0.356 0.36)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
44.81% (-0.541 -0.54)55.19% (0.543 0.54)
Score Analysis
    Celtic 45.01%
    Bayern Munich 32.37%
    Draw 22.62%
CelticDrawBayern Munich
2-1 @ 8.93% (0.058000000000002 0.06)
1-0 @ 6.46% (0.08 0.08)
2-0 @ 5.88% (0.102 0.1)
3-1 @ 5.42% (0.061 0.06)
3-2 @ 4.11% (0.0030000000000001 0)
3-0 @ 3.57% (0.078 0.08)
4-1 @ 2.47% (0.04 0.04)
4-2 @ 1.87% (0.011 0.01)
4-0 @ 1.62% (0.043 0.04)
4-3 @ 0.95% (-0.005 -0.01)
Other @ 3.73%
Total : 45.01%
1-1 @ 9.81% (0.017000000000001 0.02)
2-2 @ 6.78% (-0.029 -0.03)
0-0 @ 3.55% (0.027 0.03)
3-3 @ 2.08% (-0.021 -0.02)
Other @ 0.4%
Total : 22.62%
1-2 @ 7.44% (-0.068 -0.07)
0-1 @ 5.39% (-0.016999999999999 -0.02)
0-2 @ 4.09% (-0.057 -0.06)
1-3 @ 3.77% (-0.076 -0.08)
2-3 @ 3.43% (-0.051 -0.05)
0-3 @ 2.07% (-0.052 -0.05)
1-4 @ 1.43% (-0.044 -0.04)
2-4 @ 1.3% (-0.034 -0.03)
Other @ 3.46%
Total : 32.37%

How you voted: Celtic vs Bayern

Celtic
17.7%
Draw
11.1%
Bayern Munich
71.2%
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1-2
Bayern
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