Livingston are enjoying a strong period of form right now, and they will not want to slip from the fourth place that they have worked so hard to achieve.
However, Celtic are battling in a title race where every point matters, and the ruthlessness they have shown this season could come out here in what will likely be a closely-fought game.
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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 62.31%. A draw had a probability of 21.8% and a win for Livingston had a probability of 15.86%.
The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.56%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (11.82%) and 1-2 (9.75%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.36%), while for a Livingston win it was 1-0 (5.51%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 6.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Celtic would win this match.