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 81.71%. A draw had a probability of 12.4% and a win for St Johnstone had a probability of 5.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 0-2 with a probability of 13.12%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-3 (11.97%) and 0-1 (9.59%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (5.89%), while for a St Johnstone win it was 1-0 (2.15%). The actual scoreline of 1-4 was predicted with a 5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Celtic would win this match.