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 67.28%. A draw had a probability of 18.4% and a win for Dundee United had a probability of 14.27%.
The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 0-2 with a probability of 10.28%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.77%) and 0-1 (9.02%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.57%), while for a Dundee United win it was 2-1 (4.07%). The actual scoreline of 0-5 was predicted with a 2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Celtic would win this match.