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 Rangers win with a probability of 49.41%. A win for Celtic had a probability of 26.57% and a draw had a probability of 24%.
The most likely scoreline for a Rangers win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.61%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.56%) and 2-0 (8.13%). The likeliest Celtic win was 0-1 (6.69%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.3%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 9.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Rangers in this match.