We said: Celtic 2-1 Aberdeen
Both teams have had impressive starts to the 2024-25 season, and although they drew 2-2 in their previous encounter, Celtic were clearly the dominant side, leading us to expect a similar outcome this time with a victory for the Bhoys.
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 77.2%. A draw had a probability of 14.5% and a win for Aberdeen had a probability of 8.26%.
The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 2-0 with a probability of 12.2%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (10.47%) and 1-0 (9.47%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.88%), while for an Aberdeen win it was 0-1 (2.67%). The actual scoreline of 6-0 was predicted with a 1.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Celtic would win this match.