Scottish Premiership

Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 17

Dec 22, 2021 at 7.45pm UK

McDiarmid Park

St Johnstone
1 - 2
Ross County

Butterfield (19')
Bryson (28'), Butterfield (83'), Gordon (87')

FT(HT: 1-1)

Charles-Cook (15'), Callachan (69')
Vokins (50'), White (63')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Scottish Premiership clash between St Johnstone and Ross County, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

We said: St Johnstone 0-1 Ross County

Both teams desperately need three points in this match, with a draw not being beneficial to either of them, but that could set things up to be quite close and cagey. However, with the form that they are enjoying as of late Ross County should be able to just squeeze through to earn three points, especially with their improved defensive performances lately. 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 St Johnstone win with a probability of 37.28%. A win for Ross County had a probability of 34.49% and a draw had a probability of 28.2%.

The most likely scoreline for a St Johnstone win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.69%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (7.85%) and 2-0 (6.94%). The likeliest Ross County win was 0-1 (11.13%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.22%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 7.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted that Ross County would win this match.

Result
St Johnstone	Draw	Ross County
37.28%	28.23%	34.49%

Both teams to score 47.05%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

40.85%

59.15%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

20.42%

79.58%

St Johnstone Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

69.49%

30.51%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

33.27%

66.73%

Ross County Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

67.7%

32.29%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

31.2%

68.8%

Score Analysis

St Johnstone 37.28%

Ross County 34.48%

Draw 28.23%

St Johnstone	Draw	Ross County
1-0 @ 11.69% 2-1 @ 7.85% 2-0 @ 6.94% 3-1 @ 3.11% 3-0 @ 2.75% 3-2 @ 1.76% 4-1 @ 0.92% Other @ 2.27% Total : 37.28%	1-1 @ 13.22% 0-0 @ 9.85% 2-2 @ 4.43% Other @ 0.72% Total : 28.23%	0-1 @ 11.13% 1-2 @ 7.47% 0-2 @ 6.29% 1-3 @ 2.82% 0-3 @ 2.37% 2-3 @ 1.67% Other @ 2.73% Total : 34.48%