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 79.83%. A draw had a probability of 13.1% and a win for Motherwell had a probability of 7.03%.
The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 2-0 with a probability of 12.15%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (11.02%) and 1-0 (8.93%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.22%), while for a Motherwell win it was 0-1 (2.29%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with an 8.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Celtic would win this match.
