After failing to score in their last match against Ross County, that could potentially be followed up by another match without scoring for Hearts, considering Celtic's strong record on home soil.
The Hoops will be driven to secure the Premiership title as soon as possible, and three points this weekend would all but do that for them no matter what the Rangers result will be, as their goal difference is significantly superior.
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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 68.92%. A draw had a probability of 18.2% and a win for Hearts had a probability of 12.83%.
The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 2-0 with a probability of 11.3%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (10.03%) and 2-1 (9.7%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.62%), while for a Hearts win it was 0-1 (3.83%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 4.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Celtic would win this match.
