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 87.58%. A draw had a probability of 9.5% and a win for St Johnstone had a probability of 2.97%.
The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 2-0 with a probability of 15.76%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (15.13%) and 1-0 (10.95%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (4.28%), while for a St Johnstone win it was 0-1 (1.49%). The actual scoreline of 7-0 was predicted with a 1.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Celtic would win this match.