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 59.65%. A draw had a probability of 20.4% and a win for Hearts had a probability of 19.99%.
The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.79%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (8.39%) and 0-1 (7.83%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.14%), while for a Hearts win it was 2-1 (5.33%). The actual scoreline of 1-4 was predicted with a 3.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Celtic would win this match.