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Scottish League Cup | Quarter-Finals
Sep 23, 2021 at 7.45pm UK
Celtic Park
Raith Rovers

Celtic
3 - 0
Raith Rovers

Jota (26'), Abada (40'), Turnbull (47')
FT(HT: 2-0)

Zanatta (54')
Zanatta (59')

The Match

Preview

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

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 76.1%. A draw had a probability of 15.2% and a win for Raith Rovers had a probability of 8.69%.

The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 2-0 with a probability of 12.48%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (10.38%) and 1-0 (10%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.22%), while for a Raith Rovers win it was 0-1 (2.89%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 10.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Celtic would win this match.

Result
CelticDrawRaith Rovers
76.1%15.2%8.69%
Both teams to score 47.16%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
62.36%37.64%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
40.11%59.89%
Celtic Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
91.75%8.25%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
71.17%28.83%
Raith Rovers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
51.4%48.6%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
16.33%83.67%
Score Analysis
    Celtic 76.1%
    Raith Rovers 8.7%
    Draw 15.2%
CelticDrawRaith Rovers
2-0 @ 12.48%
3-0 @ 10.38%
1-0 @ 10%
2-1 @ 9.01%
3-1 @ 7.49%
4-0 @ 6.48%
4-1 @ 4.67%
5-0 @ 3.23%
3-2 @ 2.7%
5-1 @ 2.33%
4-2 @ 1.69%
6-0 @ 1.35%
6-1 @ 0.97%
Other @ 3.32%
Total : 76.1%
1-1 @ 7.22%
0-0 @ 4.01%
2-2 @ 3.25%
Other @ 0.73%
Total : 15.2%
0-1 @ 2.89%
1-2 @ 2.6%
0-2 @ 1.04%
Other @ 2.16%
Total : 8.7%

How you voted: Celtic vs Raith Rovers

Celtic
80.4%
Draw
9.8%
Raith Rovers
9.8%
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