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Partick Thistle
Scottish Premiership Playoffs | Final | 1st Leg
Jun 1, 2023 at 8pm UK
TBC
Ross County

Partick
2 - 0
Ross County

Fitzpatrick (9'), Graham (45')
FT(HT: 2-0)

Tillson (41'), Harmon (45+3')
Smith (17')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's Scottish Premiership Playoffs clash between Partick Thistle and Ross County, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Ayr 0-5 Partick
Friday, May 26 at 7.45pm in Scottish Premiership Playoffs
Last Game: Kilmarnock 3-1 Ross County
Sunday, May 28 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership

We said: Partick Thistle 3-1 Ross County

The two teams enter Thursday's clash in contrasting form, with Partick hoping to build on their impressive unbeaten run and take advantage of the first leg on home soil. The Jags are scoring goals for fun at present and we can see them having more joy in the final third against a leaky Ross County backline. 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 Partick Thistle win with a probability of 55.48%. A draw had a probability of 24% and a win for Ross County had a probability of 20.56%.

The most likely scoreline for a Partick Thistle win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.18%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.37%) and 2-1 (9.7%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.38%), while for a Ross County win it was 0-1 (6.68%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 10.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Partick Thistle would win this match.

Result
Partick ThistleDrawRoss County
55.48%23.95%20.56%
Both teams to score 49.66%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
49.1%50.89%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
27.22%72.77%
Partick Thistle Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
81.79%18.21%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
50.78%49.22%
Ross County Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
60.72%39.28%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
24.01%75.98%
Score Analysis
    Partick Thistle 55.48%
    Ross County 20.56%
    Draw 23.95%
Partick ThistleDrawRoss County
1-0 @ 12.18%
2-0 @ 10.37%
2-1 @ 9.7%
3-0 @ 5.89%
3-1 @ 5.51%
3-2 @ 2.57%
4-0 @ 2.51%
4-1 @ 2.34%
4-2 @ 1.1%
Other @ 3.32%
Total : 55.48%
1-1 @ 11.38%
0-0 @ 7.15%
2-2 @ 4.53%
Other @ 0.89%
Total : 23.95%
0-1 @ 6.68%
1-2 @ 5.32%
0-2 @ 3.12%
1-3 @ 1.66%
2-3 @ 1.41%
0-3 @ 0.97%
Other @ 1.4%
Total : 20.56%

How you voted: Partick vs Ross County

Partick Thistle
70.0%
Draw
20.0%
Ross County
10.0%
60
Head to Head
Aug 17, 2019 3pm
Second Round
Partick
3-2
Ross County
Miller (80'), Penrice (96'), Saunders (114')
Palmer (102'), Mansell (106')
Spittal (60'), Patton (105')
Fontaine (95')
Apr 13, 2019 3pm
gameweek 33
Ross County
0-0
Partick

Kelly (82')

Gordon (72')
Feb 23, 2019 3pm
gameweek 25
Partick
2-4
Ross County
Fitzpatrick (21'), Elliott (24')
Bannigan (50'), Anderson (78'), McMillan (79')
Stewart (47', 74'), Lindsay (64'), Mckay (79' pen.)
Mullin (18'), Watson (35'), Spence (45')
Dec 22, 2018 3pm
gameweek 18
Ross County
2-0
Partick
Mckay (26' pen.), Stewart (79')
Draper (71')

Bannigan (57'), Scobbie (61')
Oct 6, 2018 3pm
gameweek 8
Partick
0-2
Ross County

Bannigan (8'), Keown (38'), Erskine (55'), Elliott (55')
Mullin (14'), Mckay (56' pen.)
Draper (28')
Draper (90')
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