Celtic 2-0 Livingston - Scottish Premiership - December 23, 2023 - Match Guide, Data Analysis, Standings - Football

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

Furuhashi (46'), Scales (51')

FT(HT: 0-0)

Holt (67')

The Match

Form, Standings, Stats

Celtic

All competitions

Scottish Premiership

Last Game: Celtic 0-2 Hearts
Saturday, December 16 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership

Goals
for

Top scorers

Livingston

All competitions

Last Game: Aberdeen 2-1 Livingston
Wednesday, December 20 at 7.45pm in Scottish Premiership

Goals
for

Top scorers

We said: Celtic 3-0 Livingston

Despite poor results recently, Celtic will see facing Livingston as the ideal fixture to get back on track in their attempt to remain top of the Scottish Premiership. The attacking qualities of the Hoops should be too much for the Lions, who will still look to put out a stern test. 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 84.38%. A draw had a probability of 10.4% and a win for Livingston had a probability of 5.27%.

The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 3-0 with a probability of 11.09%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.67%) and 4-0 (8.64%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (4.8%), while for a Livingston win it was 1-2 (1.68%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 10.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Celtic would win this match.

Result
Celtic	Draw	Livingston
84.38% ( 0.12)	10.36% ( -0.06)	5.27% ( -0.05)

Both teams to score 48.15% (

-0.08)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

73.38% (

0.09)

26.62% (

-0.09)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

53% (

0.11)

47% (

-0.11)

Celtic Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

95.57% (

0.03)

4.43% (

-0.03)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

81.76% (

0.1)

18.24% (

-0.1)

Livingston Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

50.38% (

-0.1)

49.62% (

0.1)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

15.61% (

-0.07)

84.39% (

0.08)

Score Analysis

Celtic 84.37%

Livingston 5.27%

Draw 10.36%

Celtic	Draw	Livingston
3-0 @ 11.09% ( 0.02) 2-0 @ 10.67% ( -0.01) 4-0 @ 8.64% ( 0.04) 3-1 @ 7.77% ( -0.01) 2-1 @ 7.48% ( -0.03) 1-0 @ 6.85% ( -0.02) 4-1 @ 6.06% ( 0.01) 5-0 @ 5.39% ( 0.04) 5-1 @ 3.77% ( 0.01) 6-0 @ 2.8% ( 0.03) 3-2 @ 2.72% ( -0.01) 4-2 @ 2.12% ( -0) 6-1 @ 1.96% ( 0.01) 5-2 @ 1.32% ( 0) 7-0 @ 1.25% ( 0.01) Other @ 4.47% Total : 84.37%	1-1 @ 4.8% ( -0.03) 2-2 @ 2.62% ( -0.02) 0-0 @ 2.2% ( -0.01) Other @ 0.73% Total : 10.36%	1-2 @ 1.68% ( -0.01) 0-1 @ 1.54% ( -0.01) Other @ 2.04% Total : 5.27%

How you voted: Celtic vs Livingston

Celtic

92.3%

Draw

7.7%

Livingston

0.0%

Head to Head

Sep 23, 2023 12.30pm

Gameweek 6

0-3

de Lucas (13'), Shinnie (66'), Bradley (70'), Lawal (74'), Parkes (80')

Hatate (14' pen.), O'Riley (48'), Maeda (90+5')
Johnston (22'), Scales (26')
Hart (28')

Feb 1, 2023 7.45pm

Gameweek 24

3-0

Taylor (29'), Maeda (33'), Furuhashi (45+2')

Dec 21, 2022 7.45pm

Gameweek 7

2-1

Obileye (23' og.), Furuhashi (45')

Devlin (45+2')

Oct 30, 2022 12pm

Gameweek 13

0-3

Furuhashi (9'), Taylor (53'), Jota (87')

Mar 6, 2022 12pm

Gameweek 30

1-3

Shinnie (56')
Fitzwater (14'), Omeonga (38'), Anderson (79')

Maeda (17'), Devlin (46' og.), Forrest (55')
O'Riley (88')