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 65.27%. A draw had a probability of 21.1% and a win for St Mirren had a probability of 13.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.53%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (12.94%) and 1-2 (9.52%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.95%), while for a St Mirren win it was 1-0 (5.2%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 9.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Celtic would win this match.