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 Rangers win with a probability of 42.91%. A win for Celtic had a probability of 31.37% and a draw had a probability of 25.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Rangers win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.08%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.93%) and 2-0 (7.37%). The likeliest Celtic win was 0-1 (8.36%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.22%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 7.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Rangers would win this match.