The Match
Preview
Sports Mole previews Saturday's Scottish Premiership clash between Celtic and Motherwell, 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 84.83%. A draw had a probability of 11.1% and a win for Motherwell had a probability of 4.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 2-0 with a probability of 15.24%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (13.93%) and 1-0 (11.1%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (5.14%), while for a Motherwell win it was 0-1 (1.87%). The actual scoreline of 6-0 was predicted with a 2.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Celtic would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Celtic | Draw | Motherwell |
84.83% ( -1.28) | 11.07% ( 0.9) | 4.1% ( 0.38) |
| Both teams to score 34.67% ( -0.3) |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
