Scottish Premiership

Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 8

Oct 7, 2023 at 3pm UK

Celtic Park

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

Goals
for

Top scorers

Kilmarnock

All competitions

Scottish Premiership

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

Goals
for

Top scorers

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
Celtic	Draw	Kilmarnock
75.13% ( -0)	15.03% ( 0)	9.85% ( 0)

Both teams to score 53.14% (

-0.01)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

67.34% (

-0.02)

32.67% (

0.02)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

45.66% (

-0.02)

54.34% (

0.02)

Celtic Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

92.7% (

-0)

7.3% (

0.01)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

73.6% (

-0.01)

26.41% (

0.02)

Kilmarnock Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

57.32% (

-0.01)

42.68% (

0.01)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

20.98% (

-0)

79.02% (

0.01)

Score Analysis

Celtic 75.13%

Kilmarnock 9.85%

Draw 15.03%

Celtic	Draw	Kilmarnock
2-0 @ 10.67% ( 0.01) 3-0 @ 9.31% ( 0) 2-1 @ 9.09% ( 0) 1-0 @ 8.16% ( 0.01) 3-1 @ 7.93% ( -0) 4-0 @ 6.09% ( -0) 4-1 @ 5.19% ( -0) 3-2 @ 3.38% ( -0) 5-0 @ 3.19% ( -0) 5-1 @ 2.72% ( -0) 4-2 @ 2.21% ( -0) 6-0 @ 1.39% ( -0) 6-1 @ 1.18% ( -0) 5-2 @ 1.16% ( -0) Other @ 3.48% Total : 75.13%	1-1 @ 6.94% ( 0) 2-2 @ 3.87% ( -0) 0-0 @ 3.12% ( 0) 3-3 @ 0.96% Other @ 0.15% Total : 15.03%	1-2 @ 2.96% ( 0) 0-1 @ 2.65% ( 0) 0-2 @ 1.13% 2-3 @ 1.1% Other @ 2.01% Total : 9.85%