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Scottish Premiership
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Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 8
Oct 7, 2023 at 3pm UK
Celtic Park
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Celtic
3 - 1
Kilmarnock

Hatate (22'), Palma (33'), Taylor (82')
Taylor (68'), Scales (76')
FT(HT: 2-0)
Watson (72')
Mayo (28'), Vassell (76')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Celtic

All competitions
Scottish Premiership
Last Game: Celtic 1-2 Lazio
Wednesday, October 4 at 8pm in Champions League

Kilmarnock

All competitions
Scottish Premiership
Last Game: Kilmarnock 1-1 St Mirren
Saturday, September 30 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership

We said: Celtic 4-0 Kilmarnock

 Kilmarnock might have picked up a surprise victory when they last faced the Hoops, but it is unlikely that will take place this time. Celtic have been too strong for most teams this season, particularly offensively, and that should be the case this weekend. 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 75.13%. A draw had a probability of 15% and a win for Kilmarnock had a probability of 9.85%.

The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.67%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (9.31%) and 2-1 (9.09%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.94%), while for a Kilmarnock win it was 1-2 (2.96%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 7.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Celtic would win this match.

Result
CelticDrawKilmarnock
75.13% (-0.0049999999999955 -0) 15.03% (0.0030000000000001 0) 9.85% (0.0040999999999993 0)
Both teams to score 53.14% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
67.34% (-0.015000000000001 -0.02)32.67% (0.018000000000001 0.02)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
45.66% (-0.019000000000005 -0.02)54.34% (0.021000000000001 0.02)
Celtic Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
92.7% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)7.3% (0.0061 0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
73.6% (-0.013000000000005 -0.01)26.41% (0.016000000000002 0.02)
Kilmarnock Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
57.32% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)42.68% (0.009999999999998 0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
20.98% (-0.004999999999999 -0)79.02% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)
Score Analysis
    Celtic 75.13%
    Kilmarnock 9.85%
    Draw 15.03%
CelticDrawKilmarnock
2-0 @ 10.67% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
3-0 @ 9.31% (0.0010000000000012 0)
2-1 @ 9.09% (0.00099999999999945 0)
1-0 @ 8.16% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
3-1 @ 7.93% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
4-0 @ 6.09% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
4-1 @ 5.19% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
3-2 @ 3.38% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
5-0 @ 3.19% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
5-1 @ 2.72% (-0.0020000000000002 -0)
4-2 @ 2.21% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
6-0 @ 1.39% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
6-1 @ 1.18% (-0.0010000000000001 -0)
5-2 @ 1.16% (-0.0010000000000001 -0)
Other @ 3.48%
Total : 75.13%
1-1 @ 6.94% (0.0029999999999992 0)
2-2 @ 3.87% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
0-0 @ 3.12% (0.0030000000000001 0)
3-3 @ 0.96%
Other @ 0.15%
Total : 15.03%
1-2 @ 2.96% (0.00099999999999989 0)
0-1 @ 2.65% (0.0020000000000002 0)
0-2 @ 1.13%
2-3 @ 1.1%
Other @ 2.01%
Total : 9.85%

How you voted: Celtic vs Kilmarnock

Celtic
90.9%
Draw
9.1%
Kilmarnock
0.0%
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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Celtic1110103132831
2Aberdeen11101024101431
3RangersRangers11713168822
4Dundee UnitedDundee Utd125431813519
5Motherwell116141514119
6St Mirren134361722-515
7Dundee123361824-612
8Kilmarnock123361525-1012
9Ross County132651021-1112
10St Johnstone133191627-1110
11Hearts132381420-69
12Hibernian121561118-78
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