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Ross County
Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 2
Aug 12, 2023 at 3pm UK
Global Energy Stadium
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Ross County
2 - 0
St Johnstone

Turner (40'), Randall (51')
White (55'), Leak (69')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Gordon (16'), Steven (89')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Celtic 4-2 Ross County
Saturday, August 5 at 12.30pm in Scottish Premiership
Last Game: St Johnstone 0-2 Hearts
Saturday, August 5 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership

We said: Ross County 2-1 St Johnstone

After a difficult start to the season, both teams will be desperate to get three points on the board to get things moving in a positive direction. St Johnstone struggled in the Scottish League Cup as well, creating a very poor beginning to the entire campaign and that is why Ross County could just edge this one. 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 41.7%. A win for Ross County had a probability of 32.89% and a draw had a probability of 25.4%.

The most likely scoreline for a St Johnstone win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.4%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.85%) and 0-2 (6.92%). The likeliest Ross County win was 1-0 (8.17%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.02%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 5.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted that Ross County would win this match.

Result
Ross CountyDrawSt Johnstone
32.89% (-0.027999999999999 -0.03) 25.41% (-0.0069999999999979 -0.01) 41.7% (0.034000000000006 0.03)
Both teams to score 55.6% (0.015999999999998 0.02)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
51.87% (0.024999999999999 0.02)48.13% (-0.026000000000003 -0.03)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
29.71% (0.024000000000001 0.02)70.29% (-0.025000000000006 -0.03)
Ross County Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
72.16% (-0.0049999999999955 -0)27.84% (0.0040000000000013 0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
36.57% (-0.0050000000000026 -0.01)63.43% (0.0030000000000001 0)
St Johnstone Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
77.04% (0.027000000000001 0.03)22.95% (-0.027000000000001 -0.03)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
43.26% (0.040000000000006 0.04)56.73% (-0.041000000000004 -0.04)
Score Analysis
    Ross County 32.9%
    St Johnstone 41.7%
    Draw 25.4%
Ross CountyDrawSt Johnstone
1-0 @ 8.17% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
2-1 @ 7.69% (-0.0039999999999996 -0)
2-0 @ 5.23% (-0.0070000000000006 -0.01)
3-1 @ 3.28% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
3-2 @ 2.41% (0.00099999999999989 0)
3-0 @ 2.23% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
4-1 @ 1.05% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
Other @ 2.85%
Total : 32.9%
1-1 @ 12.02%
0-0 @ 6.39% (-0.0069999999999997 -0.01)
2-2 @ 5.66% (0.0020000000000007 0)
3-3 @ 1.18% (0.0010000000000001 0)
Other @ 0.15%
Total : 25.4%
0-1 @ 9.4% (-0.0019999999999989 -0)
1-2 @ 8.85% (0.0039999999999996 0)
0-2 @ 6.92% (0.0039999999999996 0)
1-3 @ 4.34% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
0-3 @ 3.39% (0.004 0)
2-3 @ 2.78% (0.004 0)
1-4 @ 1.6% (0.0029999999999999 0)
0-4 @ 1.25% (0.0030000000000001 0)
2-4 @ 1.02% (0.002 0)
Other @ 2.15%
Total : 41.7%

How you voted: Ross County vs St Johnstone

Ross County
77.8%
Draw
22.2%
St Johnstone
0.0%
9
Head to Head
May 24, 2023 7.45pm
Gameweek 37
Ross County
3-3
St Johnstone
Dhanda (54' pen.), White (69'), Baldwin (90')
White (18'), Watson (41')
May (24', 51'), McGowan (90+5')
Apr 8, 2023 3pm
Dec 17, 2022 3pm
Gameweek 17
Ross County
1-2
St Johnstone
White (22')
Crawford (77', 79')
Sep 17, 2022 3pm
Feb 26, 2022 3pm
Gameweek 28
Ross County
3-1
St Johnstone
Charles-Cook (35', 53'), Hungbo (66')
Iacovitti (48')
Hendry (24')
Hendry (26'), Gilmour (82')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Celtic1514104444043
2Aberdeen16104230181234
3RangersRangers1510232791832
4Motherwell168172226-425
5Dundee UnitedDundee Utd166642519624
6St Mirren176382228-621
7Dundee165472729-219
8Kilmarnock174581834-1617
9Hibernian173682129-815
10Ross County173681333-2015
11St Johnstone1742112032-1214
12Hearts1734101826-813


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