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Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 7
Dec 21, 2022 at 7.45pm UK
Celtic Park
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Celtic
2 - 1
Livingston

Obileye (23' og.), Furuhashi (45')
Furuhashi (62'), Bernabei (86')
FT(HT: 2-1)
Devlin (45+2')
Omeonga (47'), Montano (57'), Boyes (77')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Aberdeen 0-1 Celtic
Saturday, December 17 at 12.30pm in Scottish Premiership
Last Game: QPR 2-1 Livingston
Tuesday, November 29 at 1pm in Club Friendlies 1

We said: Celtic 3-0 Livingston

There are some who believe that Celtic will win every single match this season, such is the form in which they have started the campaign in. While unlikely, it is difficult to see where Celtic drop points, with another comfortable victory expected on Saturday afternoon. 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 84.99%. A draw had a probability of 10.6% and a win for Livingston had a probability of 4.43%.

The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 2-0 with a probability of 13.39%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (12.97%) and 4-0 (9.42%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (5.03%), while for a Livingston win it was 0-1 (1.73%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 7.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Celtic would win this match.

Result
CelticDrawLivingston
84.99% (0.72199999999999 0.72) 10.58% (-0.482 -0.48) 4.43% (-0.242 -0.24)
Both teams to score 39.7% (0.14 0.14)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
66.97% (1.27 1.27)33.02% (-1.273 -1.27)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
45.24% (1.446 1.45)54.75% (-1.449 -1.45)
Celtic Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
94.52% (0.375 0.38)5.48% (-0.377 -0.38)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
78.61% (1.081 1.08)21.38% (-1.082 -1.08)
Livingston Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
42% (-0.018000000000001 -0.02)57.99% (0.017000000000003 0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
10.41% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)89.59% (0.0080000000000098 0.01)
Score Analysis
    Celtic 84.98%
    Livingston 4.43%
    Draw 10.58%
CelticDrawLivingston
2-0 @ 13.39% (-0.27 -0.27)
3-0 @ 12.97% (0.040000000000001 0.04)
4-0 @ 9.42% (0.246 0.25)
1-0 @ 9.22% (-0.407 -0.41)
2-1 @ 7.3% (-0.151 -0.15)
3-1 @ 7.07% (0.018999999999999 0.02)
5-0 @ 5.47% (0.265 0.27)
4-1 @ 5.13% (0.131 0.13)
5-1 @ 2.98% (0.143 0.14)
6-0 @ 2.65% (0.187 0.19)
3-2 @ 1.93% (0.0049999999999999 0)
6-1 @ 1.44% (0.101 0.1)
4-2 @ 1.4% (0.035 0.03)
7-0 @ 1.1% (0.101 0.1)
Other @ 3.5%
Total : 84.98%
1-1 @ 5.03% (-0.224 -0.22)
0-0 @ 3.18% (-0.218 -0.22)
2-2 @ 1.99% (-0.042 -0.04)
Other @ 0.39%
Total : 10.58%
0-1 @ 1.73% (-0.12 -0.12)
1-2 @ 1.37% (-0.062 -0.06)
Other @ 1.33%
Total : 4.43%

How you voted: Celtic vs Livingston

Celtic
87.1%
Draw
0.0%
Livingston
12.9%
31
Head to Head
Oct 30, 2022 12pm
Mar 6, 2022 12pm
Livingston
1-3
Celtic
Shinnie (56')
Fitzwater (14'), Omeonga (38'), Anderson (79')
Maeda (17'), Devlin (46' og.), Forrest (55')
O'Riley (88')
Oct 30, 2021 3pm
Sep 19, 2021 3pm
Livingston
1-0
Celtic
Shinnie (25')
Devlin (1'), Holt (18'), Lewis (21')

Welsh (64'), Bolingoli-Mbombo (88')
Apr 10, 2021 3pm
Celtic
6-0
Livingston
Forrest (30'), Turnbull (38'), Fitzwater (50' og.), Elyounoussi (54', 66'), Christie (87')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Celtic1614204444044
2RangersRangers1611232891935
3Aberdeen17104331211034
4Motherwell178272327-426
5Dundee UnitedDundee Utd176742519625
6St Mirren187382429-524
7Dundee175482730-319
8Hibernian184682430-618
9Kilmarnock184681935-1618
10Hearts1844102027-716
11Ross County183691435-2115
12St Johnstone1842122134-1314


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