A well-rested Dundee command plenty of respect from their visitors as they try to launch an assault on the European places, and a few Celtic eyes may already be fixed on the impending visit of Rangers.
However, it has been over 22 years since Celtic were bested by their Boxing Day hosts, and while inconsistency is still a major problem for Rodgers's side, they should encounter few obstacles en route to victory this week.
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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 56.84%. A win for Dundee had a probability of 22.37% and a draw had a probability of 20.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.64%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (7.63%) and 0-1 (7.22%). The likeliest Dundee win was 2-1 (5.77%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.13%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 5.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Celtic would win this match.