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 64.68%. A draw had a probability of 21.5% and a win for St Johnstone had a probability of 13.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.88%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (13.02%) and 2-1 (9.48%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.1%), while for a St Johnstone win it was 0-1 (5.38%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 3.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Celtic would win this match.