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 75.66%. A draw had a probability of 14.6% and a win for Slovan Bratislava had a probability of 9.75%.
The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.15%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (9.13%) and 2-1 (8.95%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.64%), while for a Slovan Bratislava win it was 1-2 (2.93%). The actual scoreline of 5-1 was predicted with a 2.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Celtic would win this match.