Partick 1–2 Celtic: Result & Stats | FA Cup

Partick

FT

1 – 2

HT: 0 – 1

Celtic

1/18/2020

FA Cup · 4th RoundThe Energy Check Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 9+ matches

Partick30%

×Draw28%

Celtic42%

✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side

Model

49.7%

Always home

44.3%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 49.7% correct across 106,786 matches, vs 44.3% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.7% correct · Away picks 47.3% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

PartickExpected goals in this matchCeltic

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

1.07

1.31

Partick

1.07

Celtic

1.31

Celtic creates 22% more chances

Season form · 9 home / 11 away

1.78

creates per match

2.18

0.44

allows per match

0.36

creates per match

Partick

1.78

Celtic

2.18

allows per match

Partick

0.44

Celtic

0.36

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

Partick+0.00on par

Celtic+0.00on par

Total goals

Under58
Over42

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

No52
Yes48

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Partick ↓

Celtic →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–09%

0–112%

0–28%

0–33%

0–41%

1

1–010%

1–113%

1–29%

1–34%

1–41%

2

2–05%

2–17%

2–25%

2–32%

2–41%

3

3–02%

3–12%

3–22%

3–31%

3–40%

4

4–01%

4–11%

4–20%

4–30%

4–40%

Most likely 1–1 (13%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5

91%9%1.5

69%31%2.5

42%58%3.5

22%78%4.5

9%91%

Double chance

Partick or draw

58%

Partick or Celtic

72%

Draw or Celtic

70%

Winning margin

Partick wins by 2+

12%

Celtic wins by 2+

19%

Team goals

Partick 1+ goals

66%

Partick 2+ goals

29%

Partick 3+ goals

9%

Celtic 1+ goals

73%

Celtic 2+ goals

38%

Celtic 3+ goals

14%

Draw no bet

Partick (draw refunded)

42%

Celtic (draw refunded)

58%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

35%

Both score & under 3

13%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Partick at home — creates 1.78, concedes 0.44 · 9 matches

Celtic away — creates 2.18, concedes 0.36 · 11 matches

⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Partick attack 1.78 + Celtic defence 0.36 → ÷2 → 1.07

Celtic attack 2.18 + Partick defence 0.44 → ÷2 → 1.31

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 42%?"

Partick scores more

30%

level

28%

Celtic scores more

42%

Celtic at 42% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

injuries & suspensions
the matchday lineup
motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
weather & pitch condition
in-game coaching decisions

So 42% does not mean "Celtic will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff