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 71.74%. A draw had a probability of 18.6% and a win for St Johnstone had a probability of 9.65%.
The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 0-2 with a probability of 14.75%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (14.23%) and 0-3 (10.19%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.62%), while for a St Johnstone win it was 1-0 (4.16%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 14.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 0-2 win for Celtic in this match.