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 65.44%. A draw had a probability of 21.1% and a win for St Johnstone had a probability of 13.42%.
The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.72%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (13.09%) and 1-2 (9.48%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.94%), while for a St Johnstone win it was 1-0 (5.21%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 9.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Celtic would win this match.
