Scottish Premiership

Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 7

Dec 21, 2022 at 7.45pm UK

Celtic Park

Celtic
2 - 1
Livingston

Obileye (23' og.), Furuhashi (45')
Furuhashi (62'), Bernabei (86')

FT(HT: 2-1)

Devlin (45+2')
Omeonga (47'), Montano (57'), Boyes (77')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Wednesday's Scottish Premiership clash between Celtic and Livingston, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Celtic

All competitions

Scottish Premiership

Last Game: Aberdeen 0-1 Celtic
Saturday, December 17 at 12.30pm in Scottish Premiership

Goals
for

Livingston

All competitions

Scottish Premiership

Last Game: QPR 2-1 Livingston
Tuesday, November 29 at 1pm in Club Friendlies 1

Goals
for

Top scorers

We said: Celtic 3-0 Livingston

There are some who believe that Celtic will win every single match this season, such is the form in which they have started the campaign in. While unlikely, it is difficult to see where Celtic drop points, with another comfortable victory expected on Saturday afternoon. 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 84.99%. A draw had a probability of 10.6% and a win for Livingston had a probability of 4.43%.

The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 2-0 with a probability of 13.39%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (12.97%) and 4-0 (9.42%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (5.03%), while for a Livingston win it was 0-1 (1.73%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 7.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Celtic would win this match.

Result
Celtic	Draw	Livingston
84.99% ( 0.72)	10.58% ( -0.48)	4.43% ( -0.24)

Both teams to score 39.7% (

0.14)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

66.97% (

1.27)

33.02% (

-1.27)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

45.24% (

1.45)

54.75% (

-1.45)

Celtic Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

94.52% (

0.38)

5.48% (

-0.38)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

78.61% (

1.08)

21.38% (

-1.08)

Livingston Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

42% (

-0.02)

57.99% (

0.02)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

10.41% (

-0.01)

89.59% (

0.01)

Score Analysis

Celtic 84.98%

Livingston 4.43%

Draw 10.58%

Celtic	Draw	Livingston
2-0 @ 13.39% ( -0.27) 3-0 @ 12.97% ( 0.04) 4-0 @ 9.42% ( 0.25) 1-0 @ 9.22% ( -0.41) 2-1 @ 7.3% ( -0.15) 3-1 @ 7.07% ( 0.02) 5-0 @ 5.47% ( 0.27) 4-1 @ 5.13% ( 0.13) 5-1 @ 2.98% ( 0.14) 6-0 @ 2.65% ( 0.19) 3-2 @ 1.93% ( 0) 6-1 @ 1.44% ( 0.1) 4-2 @ 1.4% ( 0.03) 7-0 @ 1.1% ( 0.1) Other @ 3.5% Total : 84.98%	1-1 @ 5.03% ( -0.22) 0-0 @ 3.18% ( -0.22) 2-2 @ 1.99% ( -0.04) Other @ 0.39% Total : 10.58%	0-1 @ 1.73% ( -0.12) 1-2 @ 1.37% ( -0.06) Other @ 1.33% Total : 4.43%