Celtic3 - 1Inverness
Form, Standings, Stats
Saturday, May 27 at 12.30pm in Scottish Premiership
Friday, May 5 at 7.45pm in Scottish Championship
We said: Celtic 4-1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Celtic are understandably the firm favourites to come out on top and clinch another domestic treble, but a well-rested and fired-up Inverness outfit cannot be entirely written off this weekend. The potential absence of Furuhashi would be a major blow for the Hoops, but they have several other attacking threats that should be capable of firing Postecoglou's side to a comfortable victory at Hampden Park. 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 85.82%. A draw had a probability of 9.6% and a win for Inverness Caledonian Thistle had a probability of 4.56%.
The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 3-0 with a probability of 11.61%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.96%) and 4-0 (9.22%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (4.5%), while for a Inverness Caledonian Thistle win it was 1-2 (1.47%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 7.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Celtic would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Celtic | Draw | Inverness Caledonian Thistle |
85.82% ( 0.13) | 9.62% ( 0.01) | 4.56% ( -0.14) |
| Both teams to score 45.92% ( -1.43) |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
