Scottish Premiership

Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 26

Jan 27, 2021 at 7.45pm UK

Celtic Park

Celtic
2 - 0
Hamilton

Griffiths (12'), Edouard (48')

FT(HT: 1-0)

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The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Wednesday's Scottish Premiership clash between Celtic and Hamilton Academical, 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 83.48%. A draw had a probability of 10.9% and a win for Hamilton Academical had a probability of 5.6%.

The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 3-0 with a probability of 11.16%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.06%) and 4-0 (8.46%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (5.09%), while for a Hamilton Academical win it was 1-2 (1.78%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with an 11.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Celtic would win this match.

Result
Celtic	Draw	Hamilton Academical
83.48%	10.92%	5.6%

Both teams to score 47.77%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

71.85%

28.14%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

51.06%

48.93%

Celtic Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

95.15%

4.84%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

80.48%

19.51%

Hamilton Academical Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

50.2%

49.79%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

15.48%

84.51%

Score Analysis

Celtic 83.47%

Hamilton Academical 5.6%

Draw 10.92%

Celtic	Draw	Hamilton Academical
3-0 @ 11.16% 2-0 @ 11.06% 4-0 @ 8.46% 3-1 @ 7.79% 2-1 @ 7.71% 1-0 @ 7.31% 4-1 @ 5.9% 5-0 @ 5.12% 5-1 @ 3.57% 3-2 @ 2.72% 6-0 @ 2.59% 4-2 @ 2.06% 6-1 @ 1.8% 5-2 @ 1.25% 7-0 @ 1.12% Other @ 3.88% Total : 83.47%	1-1 @ 5.09% 2-2 @ 2.69% 0-0 @ 2.41% Other @ 0.72% Total : 10.92%	1-2 @ 1.78% 0-1 @ 1.68% Other @ 2.14% Total : 5.6%