We said: Dundee United 1-2 Celtic
Dundee United will be hoping the home advantage shall help them on Monday as they compete against one of the strongest teams in Scotland for the right to play in the semi-finals.
However, the Hoops should have enough quality to progress into next stage of the competition, offering a lot of experience both offensively and defensively.
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 Celtic win with a probability of 72.3%. A draw had a probability of 17.1% and a win for Dundee United had a probability of 10.58%.
The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 0-2 with a probability of 12.4%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (10.73%) and 0-3 (9.56%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.14%), while for a Dundee United win it was 1-0 (3.52%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 9.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Celtic would win this match.