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 64.64%. A draw had a probability of 19.3% and a win for St Mirren had a probability of 16.09%.
The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.85%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.74%) and 1-0 (8.79%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.89%), while for a St Mirren win it was 1-2 (4.5%). The actual scoreline of 6-0 was predicted with a 0.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Celtic would win this match.