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 48.44%. A win for Hibernian had a probability of 29.91% and a draw had a probability of 21.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.95%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-3 (5.94%) and 0-1 (5.86%). The likeliest Hibernian win was 2-1 (6.9%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 5.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Celtic would win this match.