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 Reserves win with a probability of 53.04%. A win for East Stirlingshire had a probability of 29.78% and a draw had a probability of 17.13%.
The most likely scoreline for a Celtic Reserves win was 1-2 with a probability of 7.11%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-3 (5.95%) and 2-3 (5.07%). The likeliest East Stirlingshire win was 2-1 (5.13%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (6.05%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 4.2% likelihood.