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 64.3%. A draw had a probability of 19.9% and a win for Kilmarnock had a probability of 15.77%.
The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 0-2 with a probability of 10.53%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (9.97%) and 1-2 (9.91%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.38%), while for a Kilmarnock win it was 1-0 (4.44%). The actual scoreline of 0-5 was predicted with a 1.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Celtic would win this match.