Scottish League Cup | Second Round
Aug 15, 2021 at 3pm UK
Celtic Park
Celtic3 - 2Hearts
The Match
Match Report
Odsonne Edouard finished off a slick attack in the 29th minute.
Preview
Sports Mole previews Sunday's Scottish League Cup clash between Celtic and Hearts, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
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 46.54%. A win for Hearts had a probability of 31% and a draw had a probability of 22.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.06%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (6.56%) and 2-0 (6.1%). The likeliest Hearts win was 1-2 (7.24%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.75%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 4.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Celtic would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Celtic | Draw | Hearts |
| 46.54% | 22.46% | 31% |
| Both teams to score 65.29% |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
