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 65.54%. A draw had a probability of 20.2% and a win for St Johnstone had a probability of 14.31%.
The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 2-0 with a probability of 11.77%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (11.52%) and 2-1 (9.8%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.59%), while for a St Johnstone win it was 0-1 (4.69%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with an 11.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 2-0 win for Celtic in this match.