Bayer 04 Leverkusen and Celtic get a break from their league challenge to fight for a possible trophy in this Europa League Group Stage fixture.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Celtic, who are travelling more than 1200 kilometers to play this game.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen form and stats
Bayer 04 Leverkusen was eliminated in the 16th finals last season in the Europa League. Young Boys was too strong.3-0-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Bundesliga numbers at home for Bayer 04 Leverkusen so far this season. On the other hand, in the Europa League, Bayer 04 Leverkusen has performed like this (both home and away): 3 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses.
The Leverkusen supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Bochum in Bundesliga and win 1-0. Lukáš Hrádecký loved the game against Bochum. With a stunning seven saves the goalkeeper played a huge part in the 1-0 victory. The goalie Lukáš Hrádecký was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 8.32 out of ten. Hrádecký stopped the opponent with seven saves and topped it up with a clean sheet.
1-1 away at Hertha BSC before that.There will be little rest for Leverkusen after this match as they are travelling to RB Leipzig for a Bundesliga game in only three days.
The Bayer 04 Leverkusen fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 10 goals in 6 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 11 goals have been conceded.
Celtic form and stats
Celtic was sent out of Europa League in the group stage last season.Total Europa League statistics for Celtic: 5 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses. A great winning streak in away games for Celtic as they have managed to win four matches in a row as the visitors. Not since the Livingston have they travelled home without three points.
The supporters enjoyed Celtic's previous game versus St. Johnstone, a League Cup 1-0 win played at home. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager A. Postecoglou when J. Forrest scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 69th minute.
Prior to that result Celtic won their away game at Dundee in the Premiership. The scoreline was 4-2.A quick return to home after this game, as Celtic are hosting Aberdeen in the Premiership only three days away.
Head 2 Head
The teams have faced each other previously this season, with the final score Celtic - Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0-4 logged in the official records.Top Goalscorers
  P. Schick 8 goals |   K. Furuhashi 7 goals |  F. Wirtz 4 goals |
Bayer 04 Leverkusen missing players
Celtic missing players
| Bayer 04 Leverkusen | Celtic | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Won | W | 6 | 16 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | ||
| 6 | 5 | Lost | L | 6 | 7 | ||
| 49 | 25 | Scored | S | 24 | 56 | ||
| 32 | 22 | Conceded | C | 20 | 27 | ||
| 92% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 84% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 84% | ||
| 64% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 64% | ||
| 52% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 42% | 36% | ||
| 16% | 21% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 28% | ||
| 60% | 57% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 44% | ||
| 36% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 44% | ||
| 12% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 16% | ||
| 5.7 | 5.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.6 | 7.6 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 3.5 | ||
| 2 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.5 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14.2 | 14.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 16.9 | ||
| 6 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 5.6 | ||
| 32% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 40% | ||
| 13.3 | 13.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.5 | 9.2 | ||
| 4.9 | 5.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 3.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| 2 | Real Betis | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 7 |
| 3 | Celtic | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -2 | 6 |
| 4 | Ferencváros | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -6 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bayern München | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 28 | 28 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 27 |
| 3 | Freiburg | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 22 |
| 4 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 21 |
| 5 | Union Berlin | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 20 |
| 6 | Wolfsburg | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
| 7 | RB Leipzig | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18 |
| 8 | Mainz 05 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 18 |
| 9 | Borussia M'gladbach | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 18 |
| 10 | Hoffenheim | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 17 |
| 11 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | -2 | 15 |
| 12 | Köln | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | -3 | 15 |
| 13 | Bochum | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 16 | -9 | 13 |
| 14 | Hertha BSC | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 20 | -14 | 13 |
| 15 | Augsburg | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | -10 | 12 |
| 16 | Stuttgart | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -6 | 10 |
| 17 | Arminia Bielefeld | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -9 | 9 |
| 18 | Greuther Furth | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 24 | -25 | 1 |