Both teams desperately need points as the season starts to draw to a close, but for vastly different reasons, and the poor form that Aberdeen have right now will make this a tough task for them.
Rangers are hoping that Celtic will slip up at some stage during the run-in, and they shall have to be ready to capitalise on that, which is why they should take the victory here.
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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 Rangers win with a probability of 80.46%. A draw had a probability of 13% and a win for Aberdeen had a probability of 6.58%.
The most likely scoreline for a Rangers win was 2-0 with a probability of 12.68%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (11.44%) and 1-0 (9.38%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.16%), while for an Aberdeen win it was 0-1 (2.27%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 9.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Rangers would win this match.