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 56.01%. A draw had a probability of 23.3% and a win for Aberdeen had a probability of 20.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.28%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.01%) and 2-1 (9.82%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.06%), while for an Aberdeen win it was 0-1 (6.24%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 10% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Celtic would win this match.