Having drawn two of the last three meetings against Celtic, Dundee United will want to frustrate the Hoops once again and build momentum with a positive result on Saturday.
However, Postecoglou's men are in fine form at present, scoring at least twice in six of their last seven matches, and they should have no problems in securing all three points at Parkhead.
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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 81.25%. A draw had a probability of 12.8% and a win for Dundee United had a probability of 5.98%.
The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 2-0 with a probability of 13.6%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (12.11%) and 1-0 (10.18%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.07%), while for a Dundee United win it was 0-1 (2.27%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 10.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Celtic would win this match.
