Scottish Premiership

Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 21

Jan 7, 2023 at 3pm UK

Celtic Park

Celtic
2 - 0
Kilmarnock

Jota (45'), Taylor (51' og.)

FT(HT: 1-0)

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Celtic

All competitions

Scottish Premiership

Last Game: Rangers 2-2 Celtic
Monday, January 2 at 12.30pm in Scottish Premiership

Goals
for

Kilmarnock

All competitions

Last Game: Kilmarnock 0-0 St Mirren
Monday, January 2 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 88.76%. A draw had a probability of 8.2% and a win for Kilmarnock had a probability of 3.03%.

The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 3-0 with a probability of 13.61%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (12.74%) and 4-0 (10.91%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (3.9%), while for a Kilmarnock win it was 0-1 (1.22%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 12.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Celtic would win this match.

Result
Celtic	Draw	Kilmarnock
88.76% ( -1.22)	8.21% ( 0.72)	3.03% ( 0.51)

Both teams to score 37.23% (

2.73)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

71.42% (

-0.26)

28.58% (

0.26)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

50.54% (

-0.32)

49.46% (

0.33)

Celtic Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

95.95% (

-0.24)

4.05% (

0.25)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

82.97% (

-0.79)

17.03% (

0.79)

Kilmarnock Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

38.8% (

2.94)

61.2% (

-2.94)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

8.75% (

1.38)

91.25% (

-1.37)

Score Analysis

Celtic 88.74%

Kilmarnock 3.03%

Draw 8.21%

Celtic	Draw	Kilmarnock
3-0 @ 13.61% ( -0.59) 2-0 @ 12.74% ( -0.29) 4-0 @ 10.91% ( -0.7) 1-0 @ 7.95% ( -0.03) 5-0 @ 7% ( -0.59) 3-1 @ 6.69% ( 0.38) 2-1 @ 6.26% ( 0.47) 4-1 @ 5.36% ( 0.2) 6-0 @ 3.74% ( -0.39) 5-1 @ 3.44% ( 0.07) 6-1 @ 1.84% 7-0 @ 1.71% ( -0.22) 3-2 @ 1.64% ( 0.24) 4-2 @ 1.32% ( 0.17) Other @ 4.54% Total : 88.74%	1-1 @ 3.9% ( 0.36) 0-0 @ 2.48% ( 0.04) 2-2 @ 1.54% ( 0.25) Other @ 0.3% Total : 8.21%	0-1 @ 1.22% ( 0.13) 1-2 @ 0.96% ( 0.17) Other @ 0.86% Total : 3.03%