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 61.31%. A draw had a probability of 19.9% and a win for Kilmarnock had a probability of 18.75%.
The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.81%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (8.69%) and 0-1 (7.97%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.99%), while for a Kilmarnock win it was 2-1 (5.07%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with an 8.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Celtic would win this match.