We said: Rangers 1-3 Celtic
Of course, Rangers invariably rise to the occasion when they come up against Celtic, but the Bhoys have been operating on a different level to their Old Firm rivals in recent times.
Boasting a 13-point lead at the summit of the Premiership table, Celtic are expected to flex their muscles and reach a fifth Scottish Cup final in seven seasons.
Read more.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 38.36%. A win for Rangers had a probability of 37.94% and a draw had a probability of 23.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.4%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (6.83%) and 0-2 (5.37%). The likeliest Rangers win was 2-1 (8.35%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.68%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 6.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Celtic would win this match.