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 51.45%. A win for Rangers had a probability of 26.32% and a draw had a probability of 22.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.53%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.54%) and 2-0 (7.23%). The likeliest Rangers win was 1-2 (6.55%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.94%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 7.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Celtic would win this match.