We said: Celtic 3-0 Livingston
Although Livingston will relish the chance to test themselves at Celtic Park, it comes at a time when they may be distracted by transfer talk. With that in mind, we expect Celtic to cruise to a comfortable win, keeping a clean sheet in the process.
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 92.16%. A draw had a probability of 6.2% and a win for Livingston had a probability of 1.69%.
The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 3-0 with a probability of 15.37%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (13.59%) and 4-0 (13.03%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (2.83%), while for a Livingston win it was 0-1 (0.83%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 15.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted a 3-0 win for Celtic in this match.