We said: Dundee United 0-3 Celtic
Celtic have picked up exactly where they left off last season and appear to be as dominant as ever, and, given the hosts' shaky start, we do not see them springing any surprises and predict a relatively routine win for Postecoglou's men.
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 81.68%. A draw had a probability of 12.2% and a win for Dundee United had a probability of 6.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 0-2 with a probability of 12.41%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-3 (11.57%) and 0-1 (8.87%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (5.8%), while for a Dundee United win it was 1-0 (2.07%). The actual scoreline of 0-9 was predicted with a 0.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Celtic would win this match.