Hearts will be sure to provide a tough test for Celtic due to the attacking qualities they have, and so far this season their performances have been impressive.
However, the Hoops are operating at an extremely high level right now having taken the momentum from last season into the new campaign, which is why they should have enough quality to edge this one.
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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 79.87%. A draw had a probability of 13.3% and a win for Hearts had a probability of 6.86%.
The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 2-0 with a probability of 12.63%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (11.27%) and 1-0 (9.43%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.3%), while for a Hearts win it was 0-1 (2.35%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 12.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted a 2-0 win for Celtic in this match.
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