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Scottish League Cup | Group Stage
Jul 27, 2024 at 3pm UK
McDiarmid Park
East Fife

St Johnstone
5 - 1
East Fife

Sidibeh (15', 44'), Mbunga-Kimpioka (28', 90+1'), Kirk (88')
FT(HT: 3-0)
Trouten (64')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Scottish League Cup clash between St Johnstone and East Fife, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Alloa 3-2 St Johnstone
Tuesday, July 23 at 7.45pm in Scottish League Cup
Last Game: East Fife 4-0 Brechin
Tuesday, July 23 at 7.45pm in Scottish League Cup

We said: St Johnstone 2-1 East Fife

St Johnstone will be determined to produce a response after suffering a surprise defeat against East Fife, and while we expect them to be tested by a confident East Fife team, we believe that the Scottish Premiership side will do enough to clinch all three points. 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 47.97%. A win for East Fife had a probability of 26.51% and a draw had a probability of 25.5%.

The most likely scoreline for a St Johnstone win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.3%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.32%) and 2-0 (8.68%). The likeliest East Fife win was 0-1 (7.9%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.13%). The actual scoreline of 5-1 was predicted with a 0.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that St Johnstone would win this match.

Result
St JohnstoneDrawEast Fife
47.97% (0.025999999999996 0.03) 25.51% (-0.0040000000000013 -0) 26.51% (-0.024000000000001 -0.02)
Both teams to score 51.63% (-0.012 -0.01)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
48.37% (-0.0040000000000049 -0)51.63% (0.0039999999999978 0)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
26.58% (-0.0040000000000013 -0)73.41% (0.0030000000000001 0)
St Johnstone Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
78.47% (0.0080000000000098 0.01)21.53% (-0.0079999999999991 -0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
45.4% (0.012 0.01)54.6% (-0.013000000000005 -0.01)
East Fife Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
65.79% (-0.022999999999996 -0.02)34.2% (0.022000000000006 0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
29.1% (-0.023999999999997 -0.02)70.9% (0.024000000000001 0.02)
Score Analysis
    St Johnstone 47.97%
    East Fife 26.51%
    Draw 25.51%
St JohnstoneDrawEast Fife
1-0 @ 11.3%
2-1 @ 9.32% (0.0010000000000012 0)
2-0 @ 8.68% (0.0069999999999997 0.01)
3-1 @ 4.77% (0.0019999999999998 0)
3-0 @ 4.45% (0.0049999999999999 0)
3-2 @ 2.56%
4-1 @ 1.83% (0.002 0)
4-0 @ 1.71% (0.0030000000000001 0)
4-2 @ 0.98%
Other @ 2.37%
Total : 47.97%
1-1 @ 12.13%
0-0 @ 7.37% (0.0019999999999998 0)
2-2 @ 5% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
3-3 @ 0.92% (-0.001 -0)
Other @ 0.1%
Total : 25.51%
0-1 @ 7.9% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
1-2 @ 6.51% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
0-2 @ 4.24% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
1-3 @ 2.33% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
2-3 @ 1.79% (-0.002 -0)
0-3 @ 1.52% (-0.002 -0)
Other @ 2.24%
Total : 26.51%

How you voted: St Johnstone vs East Fife

St Johnstone
78.6%
Draw
7.1%
East Fife
14.3%
14
Head to Head
Jul 14, 2018 3pm
Group Stage
St Johnstone
0-0
East Fife
(Aggregate 0-0 | St Johnstone win 5-4 on penalties)
McBride (52'), Watson (73')
rhs 2.0
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