We said: Rangers 2-0 Aberdeen
Both teams desperately need points as the season starts to draw to a close, but for vastly different reasons, and the poor form that Aberdeen have right now will make this a tough task for them.
Rangers are hoping that Celtic will slip up at some stage during the run-in, and they shall have to be ready to capitalise on that, which is why they should take the victory here.
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 Rangers win with a probability of 80.46%. A draw had a probability of 13% and a win for Aberdeen had a probability of 6.58%.
The most likely scoreline for a Rangers win was 2-0 with a probability of 12.68%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (11.44%) and 1-0 (9.38%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.16%), while for an Aberdeen win it was 0-1 (2.27%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 9.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Rangers would win this match.