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Scottish Cup | Fifth Round
Feb 8, 2025 at 5.30pm UK
Celtic Park
Raith Rovers

Celtic
5 - 0
Raith Rovers

Maeda (6', 45+2', 77'), McCowan (47'), Yang (56')
FT(HT: 2-0)

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Scottish Cup clash between Celtic and Raith Rovers, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Celtic 6-0 Dundee
Wednesday, February 5 at 7.45pm in Scottish Premiership
Last Game: Dunfermline 3-1 Raith Rovers
Saturday, February 1 at 3pm in Scottish Championship

We said: Celtic 4-0 Raith Rovers

While the visitors may name a rotated side in anticipation of their upcoming Champions League fixture, they remain strong favourites to secure a resounding victory on Saturday. Read more.

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 84.59%. A draw had a probability of 10.7% and a win for Raith Rovers had a probability of 4.72%.

The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 2-0 with a probability of 12.83%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (12.53%) and 4-0 (9.18%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (5.08%), while for a Raith Rovers win it was 0-1 (1.74%). The actual scoreline of 5-0 was predicted with a 5.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Celtic would win this match.

Result
CelticDrawRaith Rovers
84.59% (0.078999999999994 0.08) 10.69% (0.00099999999999945 0) 4.72% (-0.086099999999999 -0.09)
Both teams to score 41.65% (-0.719 -0.72)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
68.07% (-0.511 -0.51)31.92% (0.506 0.51)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
46.52% (-0.6 -0.6)53.47% (0.596 0.6)
Celtic Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
94.65% (-0.082999999999998 -0.08)5.35% (0.077999999999999 0.08)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
78.99% (-0.23399999999999 -0.23)21% (0.229 0.23)
Raith Rovers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
44.01% (-0.723 -0.72)55.99% (0.718 0.72)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
11.53% (-0.426 -0.43)88.46% (0.422 0.42)
Score Analysis
    Celtic 84.58%
    Raith Rovers 4.72%
    Draw 10.69%
CelticDrawRaith Rovers
2-0 @ 12.83% (0.22 0.22)
3-0 @ 12.53% (0.16 0.16)
4-0 @ 9.18% (0.068999999999999 0.07)
1-0 @ 8.77% (0.196 0.2)
2-1 @ 7.45% (-0.033 -0.03)
3-1 @ 7.27% (-0.069 -0.07)
5-0 @ 5.38% (0.014 0.01)
4-1 @ 5.32% (-0.077 -0.08)
5-1 @ 3.12% (-0.061 -0.06)
6-0 @ 2.62% (-0.0069999999999997 -0.01)
3-2 @ 2.11% (-0.068 -0.07)
4-2 @ 1.54% (-0.057 -0.06)
6-1 @ 1.52% (-0.038 -0.04)
7-0 @ 1.1% (-0.008 -0.01)
5-2 @ 0.9% (-0.039 -0.04)
Other @ 2.94%
Total : 84.58%
1-1 @ 5.08% (0.0029999999999992 0)
0-0 @ 2.99% (0.082 0.08)
2-2 @ 2.16% (-0.058 -0.06)
Other @ 0.45%
Total : 10.69%
0-1 @ 1.74% (0.01 0.01)
1-2 @ 1.48% (-0.031 -0.03)
Other @ 1.51%
Total : 4.72%

How you voted: Celtic vs Raith Rovers

Celtic
Draw
Raith Rovers
Celtic
81.3%
Draw
18.8%
Raith Rovers
0.0%
16
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Fifth Round
Celtic
4-0
Raith Rovers
Scales (23'), Giakoumakis (68'), Maeda (71'), Bitton (88')

Mackie (83'), Matthews (87')
Sep 23, 2021 7.45pm
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3-0
Raith Rovers
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Zanatta (54')
Zanatta (59')
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Raith Rovers
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