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 56.64%. A draw had a probability of 23.2% and a win for Motherwell had a probability of 20.15%.
The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.47%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (10.21%) and 1-2 (9.82%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.03%), while for a Motherwell win it was 1-0 (6.2%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 10.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Celtic would win this match.