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 53.25%. A draw had a probability of 26.6% and a win for Riga FC had a probability of 20.16%.
The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 0-1 with a probability of 15.36%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (11.27%) and 1-2 (8.9%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.12%), while for a Riga FC win it was 1-0 (8.26%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 15.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 0-1 win for Celtic in this match.