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 73.13%. A draw had a probability of 15.6% and a win for St Mirren had a probability of 11.27%.
The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 2-0 with a probability of 9.73%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.19%) and 3-0 (8.48%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.02%), while for a St Mirren win it was 1-2 (3.32%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Celtic would win this match.