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 53.2%. A win for Aberdeen had a probability of 25.47% and a draw had a probability of 21.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.42%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (6.88%) and 0-1 (6.72%). The likeliest Aberdeen win was 2-1 (6.3%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.2%). The actual scoreline of 1-5 was predicted with a 1.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Celtic would win this match.