Scottish League Cup | Semi-Finals

Jan 14, 2023 at 5.30pm UK

Celtic Park

Celtic
2 - 0
Kilmarnock

Maeda (18'), Giakoumakis (90+5')

FT(HT: 1-0)

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Scottish League Cup clash between Celtic and Kilmarnock, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Celtic

All competitions

Scottish League Cup

Last Game: Celtic 2-0 Kilmarnock
Saturday, January 7 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership

Goals
for

Top scorers

Kilmarnock

All competitions

Scottish League Cup

Last Game: Celtic 2-0 Kilmarnock
Saturday, January 7 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership

Goals
for

Top scorers

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 86.43%. A draw had a probability of 9.3% and a win for Kilmarnock had a probability of 4.28%.

The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 3-0 with a probability of 11.8%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.04%) and 4-0 (9.47%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (4.36%), while for a Kilmarnock win it was 1-2 (1.38%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with an 11% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Celtic would win this match.

Result
Celtic	Draw	Kilmarnock
86.43% ( -0.06)	9.3% ( 0.03)	4.28% ( 0.03)

Both teams to score 45.03% (

0.16)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

73.77% (

0.04)

26.23% (

-0.04)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

53.49% (

0.05)

46.51% (

-0.05)

Celtic Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

95.96%

4.05% (

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

82.98% (

-0.01)

17.02% (

0.01)

Kilmarnock Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

46.93% (

0.17)

53.07% (

-0.16)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

13.31% (

0.11)

86.69% (

-0.1)

Score Analysis

Celtic 86.41%

Kilmarnock 4.28%

Draw 9.3%

Celtic	Draw	Kilmarnock
3-0 @ 11.8% ( -0.04) 2-0 @ 11.04% ( -0.03) 4-0 @ 9.47% ( -0.03) 3-1 @ 7.48% ( 0.01) 2-1 @ 7% ( 0.01) 1-0 @ 6.89% ( -0.02) 5-0 @ 6.08% ( -0.02) 4-1 @ 6% ( 0.01) 5-1 @ 3.85% ( 0.01) 6-0 @ 3.25% ( -0.01) 3-2 @ 2.37% ( 0.02) 6-1 @ 2.06% ( 0) 4-2 @ 1.9% ( 0.01) 7-0 @ 1.49% ( -0.01) 5-2 @ 1.22% ( 0.01) 7-1 @ 0.94% ( 0) Other @ 3.59% Total : 86.41%	1-1 @ 4.36% ( 0.01) 2-2 @ 2.22% ( 0.02) 0-0 @ 2.15% ( -0.01) Other @ 0.57% Total : 9.3%	1-2 @ 1.38% ( 0.01) 0-1 @ 1.36% ( 0) Other @ 1.54% Total : 4.28%