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 74.08%. A draw had a probability of 15.5% and a win for Ross County had a probability of 10.41%.
The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 0-2 with a probability of 10.62%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.21%) and 0-3 (9.1%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.17%), while for a Ross County win it was 2-1 (3.11%). The actual scoreline of 1-4 was predicted with a 5.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Celtic would win this match.