Hearts may have been improved since the appointment of Critchley, but Celtic are undoubtedly the stronger side heading into this game, and we expect the visitors to comfortably win this one.
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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 59.65%. A draw had a probability of 20.4% and a win for Hearts had a probability of 19.99%.
The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.79%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (8.39%) and 0-1 (7.83%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.14%), while for a Hearts win it was 2-1 (5.33%). The actual scoreline of 1-4 was predicted with a 3.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Celtic would win this match.