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 57.86%. A win for Rangers had a probability of 21.5% and a draw had a probability of 20.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.7%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (7.9%) and 1-0 (7.44%). The likeliest Rangers win was 1-2 (5.61%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.14%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 4.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Celtic would win this match.