Celtic have been in strong form as of late and even though they lost their most recent outing, the squad will no doubt have the belief that they can get back to winning ways.
Their attacking qualities will likely prove to be too much for the visiting team, especially considering their poor form as of late.
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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 78.21%. A draw had a probability of 14% and a win for Aberdeen had a probability of 7.82%.
The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 2-0 with a probability of 12.06%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (10.62%) and 1-0 (9.13%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.6%), while for an Aberdeen win it was 0-1 (2.5%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Celtic would win this match.
