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 65.02%. A draw had a probability of 19.8% and a win for Falkirk had a probability of 15.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.79%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (10.18%) and 2-1 (9.89%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.33%), while for a Falkirk win it was 0-1 (4.4%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 7.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Celtic would win this match.
