Celtic usually fare well against Kilmarnock, and we think that the Scottish champions will cruise past the newly-promoted side to begin the season with three consecutive victories. Read more.

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 60.8%. A draw had a probability of 20.7% and a win for Kilmarnock had a probability of 18.52%.

The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.93%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (9.44%) and 0-1 (9.11%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.59%), while for a Kilmarnock win it was 2-1 (5.05%). The actual scoreline of 0-5 was predicted with a 1.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Celtic would win this match.

Result
Kilmarnock	Draw	Celtic
18.52% ( -0.41)	20.68% ( -0.3)	60.8% ( 0.72)

Both teams to score 56.89% (

0.27)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

60.38% (

0.72)

39.61% (

-0.72)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

38.03% (

0.74)

61.96% (

-0.74)

Kilmarnock Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

65.09% (

-0.02)

34.9% (

0.02)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

28.36% (

-0.02)

71.64% (

0.02)

Celtic Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

87.39% (

0.43)

12.61% (

-0.43)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

61.28% (

0.89)

38.72% (

-0.89)

Score Analysis

Kilmarnock 18.52%

Celtic 60.8%

Draw 20.68%

Kilmarnock	Draw	Celtic
2-1 @ 5.05% ( -0.09) 1-0 @ 4.63% ( -0.16) 2-0 @ 2.44% ( -0.09) 3-2 @ 1.83% ( -0) 3-1 @ 1.77% ( -0.03) Other @ 2.79% Total : 18.52%	1-1 @ 9.59% ( -0.17) 2-2 @ 5.23% ( -0.01) 0-0 @ 4.4% ( -0.15) 3-3 @ 1.27% ( 0.02) Other @ 0.19% Total : 20.68%	1-2 @ 9.93% ( -0.01) 0-2 @ 9.44% ( -0) 0-1 @ 9.11% ( -0.15) 1-3 @ 6.86% ( 0.11) 0-3 @ 6.51% ( 0.1) 2-3 @ 3.61% ( 0.05) 1-4 @ 3.55% ( 0.11) 0-4 @ 3.37% ( 0.11) 2-4 @ 1.87% ( 0.06) 1-5 @ 1.47% ( 0.07) 0-5 @ 1.4% ( 0.07) Other @ 3.69% Total : 60.8%