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 71.86%. A draw had a probability of 16.5% and a win for St Johnstone had a probability of 11.62%.
The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 0-2 with a probability of 10.56%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.44%) and 0-3 (8.69%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.65%), while for a St Johnstone win it was 2-1 (3.42%). The actual scoreline of 0-5 was predicted with a 2.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Celtic would win this match.