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Scottish Premiership
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Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 1
Aug 4, 2024 at 4.30pm UK
Celtic Park
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Celtic
4 - 0
Kilmarnock

Hatate (17'), Scales (40'), Kuhn (59'), Ralston (90+4')
FT(HT: 2-0)

Donnelly (70'), Lyons (84')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Scottish Premiership clash between Celtic and Kilmarnock, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Celtic

All competitions
Scottish Premiership
Last Game: Chelsea 1-4 Celtic
Saturday, July 27 at 9pm in Club Friendlies 1

Kilmarnock

All competitions
Scottish Premiership
Last Game: Cercle Brugge 1-0 Kilmarnock
Thursday, August 1 at 7pm in Europa League

We said: Celtic 3-1 Kilmarnock

 Although Kilmarnock posed challenges to Celtic last season, the hosts have continued their excellent form through their pre-season friendlies. Additionally, Celtic's strong record in league openers should see them come into the game as clear favourites. Read more.

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 83.4%. A draw had a probability of 11% and a win for Kilmarnock had a probability of 5.63%.

The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 3-0 with a probability of 11.16%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.09%) and 4-0 (8.42%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (5.12%), while for a Kilmarnock win it was 1-2 (1.78%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with an 8.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Celtic would win this match.

Result
CelticDrawKilmarnock
83.4% (0.16000000000001 0.16) 10.97% (0.026 0.03) 5.63% (-0.1931 -0.19)
Both teams to score 47.71% (-1.667 -1.67)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
71.69% (-1.231 -1.23)28.3% (1.223 1.22)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
50.88% (-1.536 -1.54)49.11% (1.529 1.53)
Celtic Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
95.1% (-0.2 -0.2)4.89% (0.194 0.19)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
80.35% (-0.59599999999999 -0.6)19.65% (0.59 0.59)
Kilmarnock Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
50.17% (-1.647 -1.65)49.83% (1.641 1.64)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
15.46% (-1.176 -1.18)84.54% (1.17 1.17)
Score Analysis
    Celtic 83.39%
    Kilmarnock 5.63%
    Draw 10.97%
CelticDrawKilmarnock
3-0 @ 11.16% (0.37 0.37)
2-0 @ 11.09% (0.51 0.51)
4-0 @ 8.42% (0.172 0.17)
3-1 @ 7.78% (-0.101 -0.1)
2-1 @ 7.73% (0.0030000000000001 0)
1-0 @ 7.35% (0.433 0.43)
4-1 @ 5.87% (-0.156 -0.16)
5-0 @ 5.08% (0.037 0.04)
5-1 @ 3.54% (-0.143 -0.14)
3-2 @ 2.71% (-0.168 -0.17)
6-0 @ 2.56% (-0.015 -0.02)
4-2 @ 2.04% (-0.156 -0.16)
6-1 @ 1.78% (-0.097 -0.1)
5-2 @ 1.23% (-0.112 -0.11)
7-0 @ 1.1% (-0.022 -0.02)
Other @ 3.94%
Total : 83.39%
1-1 @ 5.12% (0.07 0.07)
2-2 @ 2.69% (-0.129 -0.13)
0-0 @ 2.44% (0.174 0.17)
Other @ 0.72%
Total : 10.97%
1-2 @ 1.78% (-0.061 -0.06)
0-1 @ 1.7% (0.046 0.05)
Other @ 2.14%
Total : 5.63%

How you voted: Celtic vs Kilmarnock

Celtic
88.9%
Draw
6.3%
Kilmarnock
4.8%
63
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Celtic
Watkins (59')
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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Celtic1514104444043
2Aberdeen16104230181234
3RangersRangers1510232791832
4Motherwell168172226-425
5Dundee UnitedDundee Utd166642519624
6St Mirren176382228-621
7Dundee165472729-219
8Kilmarnock174581834-1617
9Hibernian173682129-815
10Ross County173681333-2015
11St Johnstone1742112032-1214
12Hearts1734101826-813
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