Aberdeen have been in poor form as of late, and a fixture against the league leaders is not the easiest of games to take on next after failing to win within the division this year.
Celtic will be hoping to continue their impressive performances on Wednesday, with the Hoops heading into the game on the back of 15 without a loss, they should be set to extend that.
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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 55.29%. A draw had a probability of 22.4% and a win for Aberdeen had a probability of 22.28%.
The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.86%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (9.4%) and 0-2 (8.85%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.47%), while for an Aberdeen win it was 2-1 (5.84%). The actual scoreline of 2-3 was predicted with a 3.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Celtic would win this match.
