Scottish Premiership

Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 3

Aug 14, 2022 at 12pm UK

Rugby Park

Kilmarnock
0 - 5
Celtic

McKenzie (21'), Donnelly (42'), Lafferty (60'), Armstrong (78')

FT(HT: 0-3)

Furuhashi (7'), Jota (35'), Jenz (45+1'), Starfelt (76'), Giakoumakis (82')
Maeda (61'), McGregor (85')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Scottish Premiership clash between Kilmarnock and Celtic, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Kilmarnock

Last Six:

Last Game: Rangers 2-0 Kilmarnock
Saturday, August 6 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
10	Dundee United	2	-1	1
11	Kilmarnock	2	-2	1
12	Ross County	3	-4	0

Celtic

Last Six:

Last Game: Ross County 1-3 Celtic
Saturday, August 6 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
1	Rangers	3	7	9
2	Celtic	2	4	6
3	Motherwell	3	1	6

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 60.8%. A draw had a probability of 20.7% and a win for Kilmarnock had a probability of 18.52%.

The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.93%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (9.44%) and 0-1 (9.11%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.59%), while for a Kilmarnock win it was 2-1 (5.05%). The actual scoreline of 0-5 was predicted with a 1.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Celtic would win this match.

Result
Kilmarnock	Draw	Celtic
18.52% ( -0.41)	20.68% ( -0.3)	60.8% ( 0.72)

Both teams to score 56.89% (

0.27)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

60.38% (

0.72)

39.61% (

-0.72)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

38.03% (

0.74)

61.96% (

-0.74)

Kilmarnock Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

65.09% (

-0.02)

34.9% (

0.02)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

28.36% (

-0.02)

71.64% (

0.02)

Celtic Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

87.39% (

0.43)

12.61% (

-0.43)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

61.28% (

0.89)

38.72% (

-0.89)

Score Analysis

Kilmarnock 18.52%

Celtic 60.8%

Draw 20.68%

Kilmarnock	Draw	Celtic
2-1 @ 5.05% ( -0.09) 1-0 @ 4.63% ( -0.16) 2-0 @ 2.44% ( -0.09) 3-2 @ 1.83% ( -0) 3-1 @ 1.77% ( -0.03) Other @ 2.79% Total : 18.52%	1-1 @ 9.59% ( -0.17) 2-2 @ 5.23% ( -0.01) 0-0 @ 4.4% ( -0.15) 3-3 @ 1.27% ( 0.02) Other @ 0.19% Total : 20.68%	1-2 @ 9.93% ( -0.01) 0-2 @ 9.44% ( -0) 0-1 @ 9.11% ( -0.15) 1-3 @ 6.86% ( 0.11) 0-3 @ 6.51% ( 0.1) 2-3 @ 3.61% ( 0.05) 1-4 @ 3.55% ( 0.11) 0-4 @ 3.37% ( 0.11) 2-4 @ 1.87% ( 0.06) 1-5 @ 1.47% ( 0.07) 0-5 @ 1.4% ( 0.07) Other @ 3.69% Total : 60.8%