Match Report
In the standings it was Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1st on 13 points, Celtic 3rd on 9 — separated by 4. Celtic's recent output lagged their position: 8th on form over five rounds while 3rd in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2.33 scored and 0.83 conceded per game, Celtic 2.17 and 2.5, with the league averaging 1.31.
Celtic's unbeaten run stood at 8. The last-five ledger: Bayer 04 Leverkusen 7/15, Celtic 13/15.
The venue was BayArena in Leverkusen, with room for 30,210 spectators. The referee was A. Sidiropoulos, with 94 matches in our database and 2.7 yellows per game on average. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 3-2 full-time score.