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 71.19%. A draw had a probability of 16.7% and a win for St Johnstone had a probability of 12.11%.
The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 0-2 with a probability of 10.28%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.47%) and 0-3 (8.45%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.69%), while for a St Johnstone win it was 2-1 (3.54%). The actual scoreline of 0-6 was predicted with a 1.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Celtic would win this match.