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UEFA Europa League · 2026

Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–0 NK Celje · UEFA Europa League

2–0Full-time analysis

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

Bayer 04 Leverkusen won 2–0.

Shots
175
Shots on target
83
Expected goals
1.930.9
Possession
56%44%

Full time

What the match recorded

Bayer 04 Leverkusen beat NK Celje 2–0. Recorded in this match (Bayer 04 Leverkusen – NK Celje): shots 17–5, shots on target 8–3, expected goals 1.93–0.9, possession 56%–44%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots17 shots5 shotsBayer 04 Leverkusen 17 shots, NK Celje 5 shots
  • Shots on target8 shots3 shotsBayer 04 Leverkusen 8 shots, NK Celje 3 shots
  • Expected goals1.93 xG0.9 xGBayer 04 Leverkusen 1.93 xG, NK Celje 0.9 xG
  • Possession56%44%Bayer 04 Leverkusen 56%, NK Celje 44%
  • Corners6 corners2 cornersBayer 04 Leverkusen 6 corners, NK Celje 2 corners
  • Fouls16 fouls10 foulsBayer 04 Leverkusen 16 fouls, NK Celje 10 fouls
  • Passes619 passes499 passesBayer 04 Leverkusen 619 passes, NK Celje 499 passes
  • Pass accuracy88.2%88.2%Bayer 04 Leverkusen 88.2%, NK Celje 88.2%
  • Shots inside box11 shots4 shotsBayer 04 Leverkusen 11 shots, NK Celje 4 shots
  • Blocked shots4 blocks1 blockBayer 04 Leverkusen 4 blocks, NK Celje 1 block
  • Goalkeeper saves3 saves7 savesBayer 04 Leverkusen 3 saves, NK Celje 7 saves
  • Offsides2 offsides1 offsideBayer 04 Leverkusen 2 offsides, NK Celje 1 offside

Season-opening preview

Current-season evidence is still building.

This competition's new season has only just started, so PitchMath does not yet hold enough completed matches for a current-season grade. The comparison below is last season's recorded data, shown as historical context.

1 / 2 matches toward the first current-season grade

Current season so far

Completed matches in the season being played. Kept separate from the historical block below.

  • Bayer 04 Leverkusen1 matches
  • NK Celje1 matches

Previous-season context

Recorded season totals from the source competition. Not current form.

These two clubs played in different competitions last season, so the values are shown side by side without ranking them against each other.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Competition
Bundesliga
Season
2025/26
Sample
34 matches
Profile grade
A
Data cutoff
25 May 2026
  • Goals scored2 goals/match
  • Goals allowed1.38 goals/match
  • Expected goals1.89 xG/match
  • Expected goals allowed1.35 xG/match
  • Shots15.1 shots/match
  • Shots allowed12.8 shots/match
  • Shots on target5.15 shots/match
  • Shots on target allowed5 shots/match
  • Possession59.2%
  • Corners5.59 corners/match
  • Corners allowed4.12 corners/match
  • Cards2.31 cards/match
  • Fouls8.59 fouls/match
  • Clean-sheet frequency24%
  • Scoring frequency88%

NK Celje

Competition
UEFA Europa League
Season
2025/26
Sample
4 matches
Profile grade
C
Data cutoff
20 May 2026
  • Goals scored2 goals/match
  • Goals allowed2 goals/match
  • Shots0 shots/match
  • Shots allowed0 shots/match
  • Shots on target0 shots/match
  • Shots on target allowed0 shots/match
  • Possession0%
  • Corners0 corners/match
  • Corners allowed0 corners/match
  • Cards2.5 cards/match
  • Fouls0 fouls/match
  • Clean-sheet frequency0%
  • Scoring frequency100%

How competition percentiles work

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade D · UnavailableUnavailable — unavailable
Season samples1 / 1home / away teams
Recent samples1 / 1last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
  • At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: goals_for, goals_against, xg_for, xg_against, shots, shots_on_target, possession, corners, cards, fouls.
  • The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
Analysis cutoff: Wed, 16 Sept 2026, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4
TeamsBayer 04 LeverkusenNK Celje
CompetitionUEFA Europa League
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this