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 87.37%. A draw had a probability of 9.4% and a win for Hamilton Academical had a probability of 3.19%.
The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 2-0 with a probability of 14.93%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (14.59%) and 4-0 (10.69%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (4.37%), while for a Hamilton Academical win it was 0-1 (1.49%). The actual scoreline of 5-1 was predicted with a 2.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Celtic would win this match.
