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 77.82%. A draw had a probability of 14.6% and a win for Livingston had a probability of 7.56%.
The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 2-0 with a probability of 13.42%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (11.18%) and 1-0 (10.73%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.95%), while for a Livingston win it was 0-1 (2.78%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 2.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Celtic would win this match.