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 Chelsea win with a probability of 40.14%. A win for Celtic had a probability of 38.97% and a draw had a probability of 20.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Chelsea win was 2-1 with a probability of 7.5%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-1 (4.96%) and 3-2 (4.84%). The likeliest Celtic win was 1-2 (7.39%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (7.57%). The actual scoreline of 1-4 was predicted with a 2.3% likelihood.